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  1. Adobe XD User Guide
  2. Introduction
    1. What's new in Adobe XD
    2. Common questions
    3. Design, prototype, and share with Adobe XD
    4. System requirements
      1. Hardware and software requirements
      2. Adobe XD, Big Sur, and Apple silicon | macOS 11
    5. Workspace basics
    6. Change app language in Adobe XD
    7. Access UI design kits
    8. Accessibility in Adobe XD
    9. Keyboard shortcuts
    10. Tips and tricks
    11. Adobe XD subscription options
    12. Changes to XD Starter Plan
  3. Design
    1. Artboards, guides, and layers
      1. Get started with artboards
      2. Use guides and grids
      3. Create scrollable artboards
      4. Work with layers
      5. Create scroll groups
    2. Shapes, objects, and path
      1. Select, resize, and rotate objects
      2. Move, align, distribute, and arrange objects
      3. Group, lock, duplicate, copy, and flip objects
      4. Set stroke, fill, and drop shadow for objects
      5. Create repeating elements
      6. Create perspective designs with 3D transforms
      7. Edit objects using Boolean operations
    3. Text and fonts
      1. Work with drawing and text tools
      2. Fonts in Adobe XD
    4. Components and states
      1. Work with components
      2. Work with nested components
      3. Add multiple states to components
    5. Masking and effects
      1. Create a mask with shapes
      2. Work with blur effects
      3. Create and modify gradients
      4. Apply blend effects
    6. Layout
      1. Responsive resize and constraints
      2. Set fixed padding for components and groups
      3. Create dynamic designs with stacks
    7. Videos and Lottie animations
      1. Work with videos
      2. Create prototypes using videos
      3. Work with Lottie animations
  4. Prototype
    1. Create interactive prototypes
    2. Animate prototypes
    3. Object properties supported for auto-animate
    4. Create prototypes with keyboard and gamepad
    5. Create prototypes using voice commands and playback
    6. Create timed transitions
    7. Add overlays
    8. Design voice prototypes
    9. Create anchor links
    10. Create hyperlinks
    11. Preview designs and prototypes
  5. Share, export, and review
    1. Share selected artboards
    2. Share designs and prototypes
    3. Set access permissions for links
    4. Work with prototypes
    5. Review prototypes
    6. Work with design specs
    7. Share design specs
    8. Inspect design specs
    9. Navigate design specs
    10. Review and comment design specs
    11. Export design assets
    12. Export and download assets from design specs
    13. Group sharing for enterprise
  6. Design systems
    1. Design systems with Creative Cloud Libraries
    2. Work with document assets in Adobe XD
    3. Work with Creative Cloud Libraries in Adobe XD
    4. Migrate from linked assets to Creative Cloud Libraries
    5. Work with design tokens 
    6. Use assets from Creative Cloud Libraries
  7. Cloud documents
    1. Cloud documents in Adobe XD
    2. Collaborate and coedit designs
    3. Coedit documents shared with you
  8. Integrations and plugins
    1. Work with external assets
    2. Work with design assets from Photoshop
    3. Copy and paste assets from Photoshop
    4. Import or open Photoshop designs
    5. Work with Illustrator assets in Adobe XD
    6. Open or import Illustrator designs
    7. Copy vectors from Illustrator to XD
    8. Plugins for Adobe XD
    9. Create and manage plugins
    10. Jira integration for XD
    11. Slack plugin for XD
    12. Zoom plug-in for XD
    13. Publish design from XD to Behance
  9. XD for iOS and Android
    1. Preview on mobile devices
    2. Adobe XD on mobile FAQ
  10. Troubleshooting
    1. Known and fixed issues
      1. Known issues
      2. Fixed issues
    2. Installation and updates
      1. XD appears as not compatible on Windows
      2. Error code 191
      3. Error code 183
      4. Issues installing XD plugins
      5.  Prompt to uninstall and reinstall XD on Windows 10
      6. Issues with preferences migration
    3. Launch and crash
      1.  XD crashes when launched on Windows 10
      2.  XD quits when you sign out of Creative Cloud
      3. Issue with subscription status on Windows
      4. Blocked-app warning when launching  XD on Windows
      5. Crash dump generation on Windows
      6. Crash log collection and sharing
    4. Cloud documents and Creative Cloud Libraries
      1. Issues with XD cloud documents
      2. Issues with linked components
      3. Issues with libraries and links
    5. Prototype, publish, and review
      1. Unable to record prototype interactions on macOS Catalina
      2. Issues with publish workflows
      3. Published  links do not appear in browsers
      4. Prototypes do not render correctly in browsers
      5. Commenting panel suddenly showing up on shared links
      6. Unable to publish libraries
    6. Import, export, and working with other apps
      1. Import and export in XD
      2. Photoshop files in XD
      3. Illustrator files in XD
      4. Export to After Effects from XD
      5. Sketch files in XD
      6. Third-party apps not visible in Export

Learn how to use videos in Adobe XD to create immersive design experiences.

XD allows you to import videos, adjust basic video settings, and control playback. After setting video playback and wiring your prototype, you can preview it before sharing.

Import video, adjust settings, and set a playback option
Import video, adjust settings, and set a playback option

Suggested reading

4 steps to create and share video interactions

Get started by importing your video, and adjusting video settings. Then, set a playback option, preview the prototype, and share it with stakeholders for review.

Import video

Import video

Adjust video settings

Adjust video settings

Set a playback option

Set a playback option

Preview and share

Preview and share

Import video

To import your video into XD, drag it to an artboard. Alternatively, choose File > Import.

Video file format

MP4

Video compression (codec)

 H.264

Audio codec

AAC

Maximum size

25 MB

Maximum resolution

4 K

If your video does not meet the requirements given in the table, you get an error when importing it into XD.

Convert or trim your video for it to meet these requirements. Adobe Media Encoder is highly recommended.

Convert or trim video using Media Encoder

You can use Adobe Media Encoder to quickly and easily prepare your video for import into XD.

Download Adobe Media Encoder

Follow the steps given below:

  1. Open Media Encoder. Navigate to File > Add Source, locate your video, and then click Open.

  2. Locate your video in the Queue, and click the Preset link.

    Click the Preset link of the video
    Click the Preset link of the video

  3. In the Export Settings window, do the following:

    1. Ensure that the Format is H.264.
    2. To reduce your video size to below 15 MB, trim the video, or choose a Preset with a lower resolution. As you trim the video or try different presets, you can find the estimated file size in the lower-right corner of the window. A recommended preset is High Quality 720p HD.
    3. Click OK.

    A recommended preset is High Quality 720p HD.

    Select the Format as H.264, and trim the video or choose a lower resolution Preset
    Select the Format as H.264, and trim the video or choose a lower resolution Preset

  4. In the Queue, click the green play button in the upper-right corner to export.

  5. Open XD and import the video.

Adjust video settings

Once imported, the first frame of the video is displayed on canvas. When you select the video in Design mode, you see a play icon   in its upper-left corner.

To preview the video or adjust settings, click the button   in the Video section of the Property Inspector. The Heads Up Display (HUD) opens. In the HUD:

  • You can preview the video by clicking Play  .
  • You can trim video, change thumbnail, set playback to loop, or disable audio.

Trim the video

Trim the video
Trim the video

  1. Click Trim  .
  2. Select a clip by dragging the start and stop points on the slider.
  3. Click the check mark   to save the clip.

Frames are not deleted when you trim them. Click Trim   again to recover the frames.

Change video thumbnail

Change video thumbnail
Change video thumbnail

  1. Click the Thumbnail icon   to open the explorer. 
  2. Browse and choose an image.
  3. Click Import.

To delete a thumbnail, click Delete  .

Set playback to loop

Set playback to loop
Set playback to loop

Use the Loop playback toggle to enable or disable playing the video on loop.

Enable or disable audio

Enable or disable audio
Enable or disable audio

Click the speaker icon (  |  ) to mute or unmute the soundtrack in the video.

Set a playback option

Set a playback option for your video
Set a playback option for your video

After adjusting video settings, control when your video will play by choosing a playback option.

In Design mode, in the Video section of the Property Inspector, choose a preset:

  • Play on tap (default)  
  • Play automatically
  • No playback

Choosing a playback option in Design mode automatically creates interactions for your video in Prototype mode.

To learn more about the video playback options and customizations, see Create prototypes using videos.

Preview prototype and share

Preview prototype in-app, on a mobile device, or on a browser
Preview prototype in-app, on a mobile device, or on a browser

After wiring the prototype, use any of these options to preview it:

When your design is ready to be shared with stakeholders, set appropriate access permissions and publish the prototype or design specs link, and share it.

Current limitations

  • You can import only MP4 videos into XD, with each video less than 25 MB.
  • You can import a maximum of 20 unique videos in an XD document.
  • Video assets can't be exported from File > Export. However video will be available in design specs.
  • Only one video plays at a time.
  • When the Action type is not Auto-Animate, initiating another trigger stops video playback.
  • Playing videos automatically could conflict with artboard or Lottie animation Time triggers.
  • You can't override videos in a Repeat Grid.
  • Apart from the first video, other videos in a Repeat Grid will have No playback set as the default.
  • Flip options are disabled for video in the Transform section of the Property Inspector.
  • Fill and Border properties are not available for videos.
  • Rounded corners are not available for videos in the Appearance section of the Property Inspector.

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