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Add Border/Frame to Video for Instagram, YouTube and More Platforms

Last Updated: 2023. 11. 30

Summary

Here is a detailed tutorial on how to add a simple black/white border or elegant frame to video. Follow steps below and you will find putting a border around a video can’t be easier. No experience, no skill is needed.

You can see videos with border or frame nearly on every social media platforms. The thin margin around the video helps change aspect ratio and delivers a sense of consistency. Lots of video creators also choose to add some elegant-designed frames to video to attract more views.

Now, whether you want to add simple black border, white border or colored border to video, we've got you covered! Here are 4 easy ways to put a border around a video. Check them out and follow.

Also Read: How to Crop a Video into Circle >

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Part 1. Add A Border to Video Online

Part 2. Add A Frame to Video on PC

Part 3. Add A Frame to Video on Mac

Part 4. Add A Frame to Video on Mobile

Part 1. Add A Border to Video Online

Adding a border to video online is the best because you don't have to download anything on your computer. Besides, most online video editors are much easier to operate than software or apps.

The right online video editor to add a frame to video is FlexClip. Upload your video to the timeline, use Picture in Picture feature, you have successfully added a border to the video without changing the video aspect ratio. Sick of the default black border? Change the border color at your will!

Besides that, you have access to numerous royalty-free elements to make your border an elegant frame. Lots of professional video templates with frames are also ready to be customized. Click on the Create a Video button and get started now!

Create a Video

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Step 1

Start with an empty video background

Once you enter the editing page, you will see a 3-second long black background video. Drag the slider to extend the background video so that it is of the same length of your video. If you want a border in white, red, yellow instead of black, click on the painting icon, pick a color you like and apply it to the background video.

Start with An Empty Video Background

Step 2

Add Border to Your Video

Drag and drop your video to the Media section from a local folder. Alternatively, you can click the three horizontal dots next to the Local Files button and then upload a video to FlexClip from your phone, or cloud services like Google Drive, OneDrive.

Add Text to Your Video

Click on the As as Layer button, your video will automatically appear above the background video. Drag your video until the background video looks like a border.

How to Add Border to Videos - Use Picture in Picture Effect

Step 3

Level Up Your Border

Simple black or white borders are boring. FlexClip offers you several ways to enrich your borders. Let's check them out.

Decorate Your Border with Ornaments: Go to Elements, you can search from thousands of stickers, like flowers, confettis, ribbons to decorate your video frames.

Decorate Your Video Frames

Use Already-Made Borders: Go to Elements > Border, you can find numerous video frames in different styles like realistic album borders, old film, phone and computer mockups. Drag any border to the preview window first, and then drag the video inside, you have added an elegant border to your video.

Use Built-in Video Frames

Step 4

Download and Share

Preview your video. If you are satisfied with it, export to your computer. You can also one-click share to social media platforms, or cloud services. Generating a short link for a video is also allowed.

Download & Share Your Video

Part 2. Add A Frame to Video on Windows

If you are on Windows, the best software to add border to video is Premiere Pro. Adobe Premiere Pro, as one of the leading video editors in film production industry, helps you add border to video in a most natural way. The border will always go well with video. However, the process could be sort of complicated for a beginner in video editing.

It is worth to mention, Adobe Premiere Pro doesn't have already-made frames. To turn a border to frame, you will need other resources and manually add to your video.

Step 1

Upload your video clip to the Premiere Pro, create a sequence and drag it to the timeline.

Step 2

Go to the Effects panel next to the timeline. Search for the Grid. Drag the Grid effect to video in timeline.

Search for Grid Effect

Step 3

Move to Effect Controls on the top left corner and make some adjustment on parameters. First, change both anchors to zero. Then click on the Size From and select Width & Height Sliders.

Step 4

Change the Width and Height to your video's resolution. In most cases, the video resolution is 1920*1080.

Step 5

Insert a number for border according to your needs. Most people will set the border thickness to 50. Set the blend mode as normal.

Set Border Thickness

In case you still don't know how to add a frame to video with Adobe, here is a video tutorial.

Add Border to Video on Adobe Premiere Pro Video Tutorial

Part 3. Add A Frame to Video on Mac

iMovie wins the throne of the best video editor for Mac. iMovie is powerful and equipped on every Mac and iOS devices. It would be easy to add frame to video on iMovie. However, please noted that iMovie currently supports videos in only 16:9. It might fail you if you want to add a border to video for Instagram or TikTok.

Step 1

Open an empty project and drag your video to iMovie's My Media section.

Step 2

Go to the Backgrounds, select a background you like and drag it to the timeline.

Add Background Video to Timeline

Step 3

Drag your video above the background. Extend the background by dragging the slider to make it equal to the length of the video.

Step 4

Go to Picture in Picture effects, drag the your video to extend or move it around until you have a perfect border.

Add Border to Video with iMovie

Step 5

iMovie automatically adds a fade in, fade out for your video. To get rid of them, go to the timeline, drag the little square on your video to both ends of the timeline.

Remove Fade In/Out Transition

This is a video tutorial of adding borders to video with iMovie.

Add Border to Video on Mac iMovie Video Tutorial

Part 4. Add A Frame to Video on Mobile

VideoFrame - Video Collage is an impressive video border application for phones. It helps you combine multiple photos and videos into amazing collage. Of course, the collage will be framed. With over 100 adjustable frames, rounded corners, shadows, plenty of patterns and an easy color picker, your work will have a unique look.

Step 1

Open an empty project and drag your video to iMovie's My Media section.

Step 1

Install Video Frame - Video Collage App and launch it.

Step 2

Go to Edited Videos and select the video from THE Gallary.

Step 3

Tap the Plus Monitor icon, choose any frame you like.

Video Frame Application Overview

The Bottom Line

With the detailed steps above, you can easily add border to videos. As you can see, FlexClip is indeed a nice tool to add border to a video. By the way, FlexClip can also help you make other video edits, like inserting photos to a video. Give it a try!