How to put together a video with your own files
Upload the photos and videos recorded on your phone: they'll appear in sequence in the editor, ready to get text, captions, and a soundtrack.
1 min readBasicUpdated on November 12, 2026
Where to find it in Cognizy
Video lesson coming soon. For now, follow the steps below.
Not every video needs to be born from AI. With your own files, you upload what you recorded and put it together in the editor. If the recording is someone talking to the camera, AI can cut the best moments and add captions.
Where to find it in Cognizy
Before you start
- Have the files ready on your computer: JPG, PNG, WebP, MP4, MOV, or WebM, up to 30 at a time.
- Creating and uploading files doesn't use credits. Letting AI cut the recording does.
Step by step
- Step 1:
Open and click New video.
- Step 2:
Choose Your files.
- Step 3:
Click Choose photos and videos and select the files, in the order they should appear. A photo stays on screen for 3 seconds; a video, for its own length. Choose more adds others.
- Step 4:
Choose the Format: 9:16 for Reels and Stories, 1:1 for the feed, or 16:9 for YouTube. If you recorded talking to the camera, turn on Let AI cut the recording.
- Step 5:
Click Open in editor.
- Step 6:
The editor opens with the files in sequence on the timeline. Add text, captions, and a soundtrack using the panels, and export when ready.
How to know it worked
The video opens in the editor with your files in the chosen order and is saved in the Videos list.
If something goes wrong
A file wasn't accepted.
Check the format: JPG, PNG, WebP, MP4, MOV, and WebM are accepted. Very large videos take longer to upload.
Next step
Edit the video in the editor and export it.
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