Backgrounds
The background modes every studio shares: a solid colour, an ambient gradient, your artwork blurred behind the scene, your own photo or a video.
The background is the ground every other element sits on. It is a layer like any other, except that it cannot be dragged out from underneath the composition.
The background modes
| Mode | What it is | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Solid | One flat colour | Type-led designs, high contrast, small file sizes |
| Ambient | A soft gradient between two colours that drifts | Almost anything; the safe default |
| Blurred | Your cover art, blurred and enlarged behind the scene | Making a video feel like it belongs to the release |
| Your image | Any photo you upload | Branded shows and specific looks |
| Video | A looping clip behind everything | Movement without a busy visualizer |
Why does blurred artwork look better here than a blur filter?
Because the blur is baked once at full size rather than applied live every frame. A live blur on a large image tiles on some graphics hardware and produces faint seams that are invisible while you work and obvious in the finished file.
Keeping text readable over a background
- Blurred artwork gives contrast for free, because the detail is gone
- A photo background usually needs darkening before type sits on it
- An ambient gradient is the most forgiving, because you choose both colours
Podcast backgrounds
Podcast, the video podcast studio, has its own set of ten animated scenes designed to loop for an hour without repeating visibly, plus the option of your own photo with darken and blur controls so hosts and captions stay readable.
Last updated 2026-09-15
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