# Add photos and clips to a video

Use the video media picker or separate add-media window to attach uploaded, recent, Photo Studio or stock media to a project.

Canonical: https://docs.lead-knight.com/en/video-studio/add-media/

## What this window does

The video's media picker collects photos and video clips for a project. The desktop editor can open a separate **Choose photos and clips** window at a project's add-media route. Adding assets to that project is different from publishing a campaign or exporting a finished video.

## Before you start

Open the intended video project and stay in its workspace. You need write permission; a viewer sees **This video is read-only. You can't add media.** If **Video Studio** is not in the menu, it isn't enabled for that workspace yet.

## Select and add media

1. In the video creation flow choose **Choose media**, on a phone choose **+ Media**, or open the desktop editor's add-media action. The picker or separate window shows **Choose photos and clips**.
2. Choose the source:

| Source | What to select |
|---|---|
| **Upload** | Use **Choose files** to select accepted image or video files. Wait for upload/preparation rather than closing while it is still running. |
| **Recent** | Reuse available recent media in the workspace. |
| **Photo Studio** | Pick a saved photo. This source supplies images, not video clips. |
| **Stock** | Enter a stock-photo query and **Search**. This is an image source, not stock video. |

3. Select the intended items and check the selected-item count. Use **Load more** where offered to find more media. A caller that accepts only video does not offer image-only stock choices.
4. In a regular picker, choose **Use selected media**. It returns the selected assets to the calling creation/editor flow; inspect that flow before proceeding.
5. In the separate add-media window, choose **Add to video**. Wait for **Added. You can close this window.** The window attempts to close automatically; if it stays open, you can close it after the success message.
6. Return to the project. Review the imported media and arrange it in the [editor](https://docs.lead-knight.com/en/video-studio/edit-and-export/). Attaching a source asset does not imply that a finished video has been exported.

## If something goes wrong

| Symptom | Cause and recovery |
|---|---|
| No media found | Change source or stock query, or upload a file. |
| Thumbnail unavailable | A preview could not be shown; verify the selected asset before relying on it in the video. |
| Media failed to load | Retry loading; do not assume the project has received anything until the add action succeeds. |
| Video not found in current workspace | Return to the project's actual workspace and reopen its add-media action. |
| No permission to add media | Ask for workspace edit permission; opening the window alone does not grant access. |
| Window did not close | Close it manually only after **Added. You can close this window.** appears. An error is not a completed addition. |

## Related pages

- [Video Studio overview](https://docs.lead-knight.com/en/video-studio/overview/)
- [Edit and export](https://docs.lead-knight.com/en/video-studio/edit-and-export/)
- [Photo studio](https://docs.lead-knight.com/en/photo-studio/overview/)
- [Create a campaign manually](https://docs.lead-knight.com/en/campaigns/create-manual/)