Dynamic Video with Partial Background URL
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Dustin
I want to create a dynamic video where the background URL is used for only part of the video. Currently, the system only allows a single URL for the entire video background. It would be beneficial to have the option to switch the background URL partway through the video to enhance creativity and flexibility in video creation.
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Abe Dearmer
Hi Dustin, thanks for the request. To make sure we scope this correctly, can you share a bit more about how you’d want the background URL to change mid video?
1) Timing and triggers
- Should the switch happen at a specific timestamp (for example at 0:07), or based on a scene/slide boundary?
- Would you ever need multiple switches (A to B to C), or just one change per video?
2) What “background URL” means in your setup
- Are these direct image URLs, hosted video URLs, or web page URLs being rendered as the background?
- Do you need the background to animate/move, or is it a static asset?
3) Editing and UX expectations
- Would you expect this to be configured in the editor timeline (like chapters/scenes), or via an API/template variable (for example background_url_1, background_url_2 with start/end times)?
- Do you need a crossfade/transition between backgrounds, or a hard cut?
4) Output and constraints
- Is this for a single video you generate once, or for dynamic generation at scale (for example per recipient)?
- Any requirements around aspect ratios, mobile playback, or load time (since switching URLs mid playback can impact performance)?
If you can provide an example of the two URLs you’d want to use (or the types of URLs) and the exact timestamps where you’d switch, we can better evaluate the best approach and what it would take to support.