Importing video footage to Blender

Having a tool to edit and cut video is an excellent resource for Blender, but how can we import video footage to Blender? There are two ways to import or add media to the Video Sequencer. The first one is with the Add menu, where you can click at the option and choose from several alternatives (Figure 1.7):

Figure 1.7: Add menu

As you can see from the screenshot, we have an option to add the following:

  • Movie: Using this option will import a video file to the Sequencer.
  • Image: If you have to work with images, use this option. It will import either a single file or a sequence of images.
  • Sound: For music and ...

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