# Add screenshots, footage, or music

By default, the video uses animation only: recreated product screens, animated scenes, and no music. You can make it more real with screenshots of your app, your own video clips, or a music bed under the voice.

All three are optional. Ask Claude during the interview or at any time later.

## Before you begin

- Use only content you're allowed to use. You need a licence for any music or footage, and screenshots and screen recordings must show demo data only, never real customer data.
- Have the files on your computer, and know where they are.

## Add screenshots of your app

Real screenshots look more convincing than recreated screens. Claude can take them only if your app runs on your computer with demo data.

1. Start the demo version of your app on your computer, or tell Claude how to start it.
2. Tell Claude which two to four screens matter most, for example, "the inbox, the project page, and the reports dashboard."
3. Claude captures each screen at 1600 × 1000 pixels and adds it to the matching scene, with zooms and labels timed to the voice.

You can also take the screenshots yourself and send them to Claude. Use the same size, 1600 × 1000 pixels.

**Result:** The product scenes show your real app.

## Add your own footage

Use this to replace a scene's animation with a real clip, for example a screen recording of your app or a short establishing shot.

1. Tell Claude where the clip is, and which scene it should replace. For example:

   ```text
   Use ~/Videos/dashboard-demo.mp4 instead of the dashboard scene.
   ```

2. Tell Claude what kind of clip it is:
   - a **screen recording**, which Claude frames on your brand background;
   - a **full-screen clip**, which fills the whole picture.
3. If the clip has a slow start, tell Claude how many seconds to skip.

**Result:** The clip plays in that scene's place, in time with the voice. The voice recording doesn't change.

If you use AI-generated footage, check it for mistakes, such as missing safety equipment or impossible details.

## Add music

1. Tell Claude where the music file is, and confirm that you have a licence for it.
2. Claude places the music well below the voice and fades it out at the end.
3. Review the result. If the music is too loud or too quiet, tell Claude.

**Result:** The music plays under the voice and fades out over the closing logo.

## Related topics

- [Change a finished video](change-a-video.md)
- [Permissions and licences](../prerequisites.md#permissions-and-licences)