How to add images to your video in Screen Studio
You are editing a Screen Studio recording and want to drop in an image - a logo in the corner, a screenshot to explain a step, a diagram, a title card, a quick piece of b-roll. You looked for a way to add it to the timeline and could not find one. You are not missing it. Screen Studio does not currently let you place an image onto a recording.
This guide covers what Screen Studio supports today for images, what is missing, the workarounds people use, and how to add image overlays and b-roll in Tight Studio if you need that now.
What Screen Studio supports today
Screen Studio does use images in one place: the background. You can set a solid color, a gradient, or an image as the backdrop that sits behind your recording, and the library of backgrounds is well developed. This is documented in the official guide and shown across the changelog.
What Screen Studio does not let you do, as of May 2026, is add an image to the recording itself:
- Place a logo or watermark in a corner of the video
- Drop a screenshot, diagram, or chart on screen at a specific timestamp
- Add a still-image title card between sections
- Bring in any image as an overlay or as inline b-roll on the timeline
The background is behind everything and stays for the whole recording. It is not the same as putting an image on top of the video at the moment you mention it, then taking it away again.
The official feature request: “Add still images to the timeline” is an open request on Screen Studio’s public feedback hub with 44 upvotes, currently at “In Review”: hub.screen.studio/p/add-still-images. Screen Studio’s team is small and ships deliberately, so this is a known gap with no public timeline, not an oversight.
Workarounds in Screen Studio
If you are staying in Screen Studio and need an image in the video, there are two options. Neither puts the image on the timeline.
Workaround 1: Put the image on screen before you record
Open the image in Preview, Quick Look, or a browser tab, and record your screen with the image already visible. Screen Studio captures it as part of the recording.
- Works for: a planned demo where you know exactly when the image should appear
- Does not work for: adding an image after the fact, or making it appear and disappear at precise timestamps without it being part of the original screen capture
Workaround 2: Export from Screen Studio, composite in another editor
Export your Screen Studio recording as MP4 and import it into a tool that supports image layers - Final Cut, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, ScreenFlow, Camtasia. Add the logo, screenshots, and b-roll there.
- Works for: situations where you have time and own a second editor
- Does not work for: quick turnaround, or anyone who chose Screen Studio specifically to avoid a separate editor
The two-tool route defeats much of the reason people pick Screen Studio (one fast app, no timeline editor needed), and the record-it-in-frame approach is too rigid for most tutorials. If putting images on the video is a requirement, the practical answer is to use a recorder that supports it natively.
How to add images to your video in Tight Studio
Tight Studio is the all-in-one screen recorder for tutorials, demos, course videos, and social cuts, and it has a media library you can pull images and clips from directly onto the timeline.
Adding an image
- Open your recording in the Tight Studio editor.
- Open the Media panel and click Import. Tight Studio accepts PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, and WEBP (and video files like MP4 and MOV).
- Drag the image from the media library onto the timeline.
- Position and size it on the video preview. An image can sit as an overlay (a logo in the corner, a screenshot floating over the recording) or inline on the main track as full-frame b-roll or a title card.
- Adjust its start time and end time so it appears and disappears exactly when you want. Tune scale, position, and opacity, and add a fade, slide, or scale entrance/exit if you want it to animate in and out.
Imported images and clips render in both the live preview and the final export, so what you arrange is what you ship.
A note on AI-generated media
Tight Studio also has an optional AI media generator (text-to-image and image-to-video) inside the same panel. That is a separate paid feature. Importing your own images and dragging them onto the timeline - the workflow above - is free and does not require a subscription.
Why we built it this way
Tutorials and demos almost always need a logo, a screenshot, or a quick cutaway, and forcing that into a second editor breaks the one-app workflow that makes a screen recorder fast. Putting images directly on the timeline keeps the whole edit in one place.
Comparing image support
| Capability | Screen Studio | Tight Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Image as a background | Yes | Yes |
| Image overlay on the recording (logo, screenshot) | No | Yes |
| Image as inline b-roll / title card on the timeline | No | Yes |
| Per-image start/end time | No | Yes |
| Position, scale, opacity controls | No | Yes |
| Entrance / exit animation on an image | No | Yes (fade / slide / scale) |
| Import common formats (PNG, JPG, GIF, WEBP) | N/A | Yes |
Frequently asked questions
Can you add an image to a Screen Studio video?
You can set an image as the background behind your recording, but you cannot place an image on top of the recording on the timeline. There is no image-overlay or b-roll feature. To put a logo or screenshot in the video you have to record it in frame or composite it in a separate editor.
Does Screen Studio plan to support images on the timeline?
It is an open request. “Add still images to the timeline” has 44 upvotes and is at “In Review” status on Screen Studio’s public feedback hub. There is no public ship date.
Is the Screen Studio background the same as an image overlay?
No. The background sits behind the recording for the whole video. An overlay sits on top of the recording and can appear and disappear at specific times. Screen Studio has the first, not the second.
How do I add a logo or screenshot to a recording in Tight Studio?
Open the Media panel, import the image, and drag it onto the timeline. Position it as a corner overlay or full-frame, set its start and end time, and adjust scale and opacity. Importing your own images is free.
Will I lose my Screen Studio recordings if I switch to Tight Studio?
No. Export your Screen Studio recording as MP4, bring it into Tight Studio, and add images and b-roll on top of the existing video. You do not have to re-record.
How much does Tight Studio cost?
Tight Studio has a free tier with limits on Add Clip and shareable videos, plus a paid plan for unlimited recording, exporting, and sharing. Importing your own images onto the timeline is free; the optional AI media generator is a paid feature. See tight.studio for the latest pricing.