Knowledge Base

Learn how to use every Bitcut feature — step-by-step guides for creating short-form video content on iPhone.

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B-Roll & Overlays

B-Roll placement, overlays, and picture-in-picture.

What is B-Roll? B-roll is supplementary footage that plays over your main clips — used to cover cuts, add visual interest, and illustrate narration.
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Auto B-Roll Placement Bitcut automatically detects silent sections in your timeline and fills them with B-roll clips for seamless visual coverage.
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Manual B-Roll Insertion Drag B-roll clips onto the overlay track, adjust their position and duration, and trim them independently from the main timeline.
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Overlay Effects & Transitions Add fade in/out, cross dissolve, and opacity control to your overlay and B-roll clips for polished transitions.
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Picture-in-Picture Mode Show a smaller video window over your main video — ideal for reaction videos, screen recordings with facecam, and tutorials with a speaker.
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