Media & Tools in Icareus Studio: Adding and Editing Videos, Text, Audio and Images

Media Tools & Settings

Introduction



The Media Tools & Settings panel allows you to add and manage content in your project.
With the top four icons, you can add videos, text, audio and images. You can also add effects and styling to the added elements.
Use the bottom icon to access the project settings.

This article explains the different sections of the panel and how to use them.

Video

The Videos section allows you to search for and add video clips to your project. Once added to the timeline, videos can be edited and styled using the available settings.

Adding a video

Use the search field to find videos.



You can filter the results using the tabs at the top:
  1. All - Videos from all available sources
  2. Icareus Videos – Videos available in your account’s media library
  3. Free Videos – Copyright-free stock videos from Pexels (coming soon)
Click a video to add it to the timeline and on the preview canvas.

When a video clip is selected on the timeline, editing options become available.

Replacing a video

A thumbnail of the selected video is shown at the top of the Video panel.



Click the thumbnail to choose a different video.



The new video will replace the current one while keeping the existing settings, such as crop, position, animations, and styling.

Video Settings


Available video settings:
  1. Crop
  2. Position
  3. Volume
  4. Playback 

Crop

Adjust how the video is cropped.


  1. Choose from preset aspect ratios
  2. Resize the crop area directly in the preview by dragging the handles
  3. Click Reset to restore the original crop

Position

Set the video’s position within the preview canvas.

You can set the position to:
Top Left

Top Center

Top Right

Center Left

Center

Center Right

Bottom Left

Bottom Center

Bottom Right

Fill Canvas

 

Volume

Adjust the volume level of the video.
  1. Use the slider to increase or decrease volume
  2. Click to mute or unmute the audio
  3. Default: 100%


Playback Speed

Change the playback speed of the video.
  1. Available range: 0.25x to 4x
  2. Default: 1x


Enter Animations

Animate the video's entrance.
  1. 38 enter animations available
  2. Hover over an animation to preview it
  3. Default: None


Exit Animations

Animate the video's exit.
  1. 38 exit animations available
  2. Hover over an animation to preview it
  3. Default: None


Video Style

Fit

If the video’s aspect ratio differs from the preview canvas, you can adjust how it fits:
  1. Cover (default) – Expands the video to fully cover the available area without stretching. Excess parts are cropped.
  2. Contain – Fits the entire video inside the available area without stretching. Empty space may remain.
  3. Fill – Stretches the video to match the canvas aspect ratio.
Cover

Contain

Fill


Filter Preset

Apply a visual filter to the video clip.
  1. 10 preset filters available
  2. Default: None

Border Radius (px)

Adjust the roundness of the video’s corners using the slider.
  1. Default: 0 px (no rounding)

Border Radius: 0px (min)

Border Radius: 50px (max)

 Border radius also affects padding (if added):
Border Radius: 0px, Padding: 40px

Border Radius: 50px, Padding: 40px

 

Brightness (%)

Adjust the brightness level using the slider.
  1. Default: 100%

Notes
Adjusting brightness counts as a custom filter and changes the selected filter preset to Custom. If you select a different filter, the brightness setting will reset to 100%.
Brightness: 20%

Brightness: 100%

Brightness: 180%

 

Padding (px)

Add spacing around the video using the slider.
  1. Default: 0 px
Padding: 0px (min)

Padding: 100px (max)

 


Padding Background

Change the color and opacity of the padding area.
  1. Default: White, 100% opacity
  2. Click Reset to restore the default color.

How to pick a color:
  1. Use the color picker
  2. Enter hex code
  3. Enter rgb code
  4. Select a color preset
How to adjust opacity:
  1. Use the slider 0 → 100%


Text

The Text section allows you to add styled text elements to your project.

Text elements are added to the timeline and can be customized using animation and styling options.

Adding text

Nine text presets are available. Each preset defines a predefined layout and styling. The visual design of each preset (layout, decorative elements, and base styling) is predefined and cannot be modified.


You can still customize:
  1. The text content
  2. Position
  3. Font settings (family, weight, size, spacing)
  4. Colors (if supported by the preset)
  5. Enter and exit animations

Info
Some presets, such as gradient text styles, do not allow manual color adjustments.

Click a preset to:
  1. Add it to the timeline
  2. Open its editing panel


Text clips are added with a default duration. You can adjust the length by dragging the clip edges on the timeline.

Editing Text Content

At the top of the Text panel, enter the text you want to display.
By default, the text field contains the name of the selected preset.



Text Settings

Enter and Exit Animations

Text elements support the same 38 enter and exit animations available for video clips.
  1. Add an enter animation to the beginning of the text
  2. Add an exit animation to the end
  3. Hover to preview animations

Text Style

Font Family

Select the font from the dropdown menu.
  1. Default: font-sans


Font Weight

Choose the font weight.
Available options depend on the selected font.



Font Size

Adjust the text size using the slider.
Click the reset icon to restore the default size.





Info
The size of the text element can also be adjusted by dragging its handles directly in the preview canvas.

This method works independently from the Font Size slider:
  1. Changing the font size does not affect manual canvas resizing.
  2. Resetting the font size restores only the slider value.



Letter Spacing

Adjust spacing between letters using the slider.
Click the reset icon to restore the default spacing.



Text Alignment

Align the text inside the text element:
  1. Left
  2. Center (default)
  3. Right
Info
This setting aligns text inside the element only. It does not change the element’s position on the canvas.



Colors

Most text presets include:
  1. Text color
  2. Highlight color
Default colors depend on the selected preset.
InfoGradient text presets do not support manual color changes.

Audio

The Audio section allows you to add background music or sound effects to your project.
Selecting an audio file adds it to the timeline and opens its settings panel.

Adding audio

The panel displays a list of available audio files.



You can filter the list using the tabs at the top:
  1. All – All available audio files.
  2. Icareus Audio – Audio uploaded to Studio by you or other users in the same account. New audio can be added using the 'Browse files' box at the bottom of the panel.
  3. Free Audio – Copyright-free music from Pixabay.

Click an audio file to add it to the timeline.
When an audio clip is selected on the timeline, editing options become available.


Audio Settings

Track Name & Preview

The name of the audio file is displayed at the top of the panel.
Click the play icon to preview the track. Click it again to pause the preview.


Volume

Adjust the volume level of the audio clip.
  1. Use the slider to increase or decrease volume
  2. Click to mute or unmute the audio
  3. Default: 100%

Fade In

Set how long the audio takes to fade in from 0% volume to full volume.
  1. Default: 0.0 seconds
  2. Maximum: Up to the full length of the audio clip

The fade-in duration is also displayed on the audio clip in the timeline.


Fade Out

Set how long the audio takes to fade out from full volume to 0%.
  1. Default: 0.0 seconds
  2. Maximum: Up to the full length of the audio clip

The fade-out duration is also displayed on the audio clip in the timeline.

Image

The Images section allows you to add still images to your project.

Images are added to the timeline and can be edited and styled using similar controls as videos.

Add an Image

You can filter the image list using the tabs at the top:
  1. All – All available images.
  2. Icareus Images – Images uploaded to Studio by you or other users in the same account. New images can be added using the Upload option at the bottom of the panel.
  3. Free Images – Copyright-free images from Pexels (coming soon).


Click an image to add it to the timeline. Its editing panel will open automatically.

Replacing an Image

A thumbnail of the selected image is shown at the top of the Image panel.


Click the thumbnail to choose a different image.



The new image replaces the current one while keeping the existing settings, such as crop, position, animations, and styling.

Image Settings

Crop

Adjust how the image is cropped.
  1. Choose from preset aspect ratios
  2. Resize the crop area directly in the preview by dragging the handles
  3. Click Reset to restore the original crop

Position

Set the image’s position within the preview canvas.

You can align the image to:
  1. Center
  2. Any corner
  3. Any side
  4. Fill the entire canvas

Enter Animations

Animate the image's entrance.
  1. 38 enter animations available
  2. Hover over an animation to preview it

Exit Animations

Animate the video's exit.
  1. 38 exit animations available
  2. Hover over an animation to preview it

3D Layout Effects

Apply 3D layout effects to the selected image.
These effects add depth or perspective styling to the image within the canvas.
  1. Default: None


None

Tilt Up

Tilt Down

Left

Right

Book

Floating

Billboard

Skewed

 

Image Style

Fit

If the image’s aspect ratio differs from the preview canvas, you can adjust how it fits:

  1. Cover – Expands the image to fully cover the available area without stretching. Excess parts are cropped.
  2. Contain – Fits the entire image inside the available area without stretching. Empty space may remain.
  3. Fill – Stretches the image to match the canvas aspect ratio.

Filter Preset

Apply a visual filter to the image
  1. 10 preset filters available
  2. Default: None

Border Radius (px)

Adjust the roundness of the image’s corners using the slider.
  1. Default: 0 px
 Border radius also affects padding (if added).

Brightness (%)

Adjust brightness using the slider.
  1. Default: 100%

Padding (px)

Add spacing around the image.
  1. Default: 0 px

Padding Background

Change the color and transparency of the padding.
  1. Default: White
  2. Click Reset to restore the default color

Project Settings

The Project Settings panel allows you to configure global settings that affect the entire project.
You can access Project Settings from the Settings icon at the bottom of the left sidebar.


Background Color

Choose the background color for the preview canvas and the exported video.
  1. Default: White
  2. Click Reset to reset back to default


Show Alignment Guides

Enable or disable alignment guides on the preview canvas.

When enabled, guide lines appear while moving or resizing elements if they align with:
  1. Other elements on the canvas
  2. The center of the canvas
  3. The horizontal or vertical center lines

This helps with precise positioning and layout.

Save History

The Save History section lists previously saved versions of the project.



From here, you can:
  1. Load a previous save
  2. Delete individual save entries
  3. Click the Delete icon above the list to remove all saved versions
  4. Click the Refresh icon to update the list

Loading a previous save restores the project to that version.

    • Related Articles

    • Getting started with Icareus Studio

      Introduction The Icareus Studio editor is where you create and edit your videos. The interface is divided into several main areas: the top bar, media panel, preview canvas, and timeline. This article provides an overview of each section and links to ...

    • Timeline

      Introduction The timeline is where you arrange, edit, and control the timing of all elements in your project. Videos, images, text, and audio are placed on the timeline as clips. You can adjust their duration, layering, and playback timing to build ...

    • Timeline

      Introduction Timeline is probably the most important "tool" within Icareus Studio. It is the place where you make your video by combining videos, texts, audio clips, images and shapes. Timeline has several track types that represent the "layers" of ...

    • Introduction to Icareus Studio

      Icareus Studio is an easy-to use browser based video editor tool for all the marketing, communication, training and video content people that want to produce branded video content fast in Icareus Suite video cloud environment easily and fast without ...

    • Introduction to Settings

      Introduction Icareus Suite's Settings Management is a tool doe system administrator managing your own Icareus Suite account and users. Notice that part of the Settings are not even show for Cloud customer's system administrators, but are taken care ...