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Make your first video

From your first sign-in to a finished video: what you see at each step, and what to press.

Written by Ben (Founder) · Updated November 5, 2026

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Sign in with Google, or with your email and a password. Montage makes your workspace for you and gives it 10 free credits.

A short welcome window opens: a word from Ben, one question (how you heard about Montage), then the plans. To start without paying, press Start with 10 free credits under the plans.

Your first video, step by step

  1. On Your first video, drop your footage, music or pictures, or pick them. No footage at hand? Under Nothing at hand? Use mine, pick one of Ben’s three examples.
  2. Each file shows two steps: Upload, then Prepare. Keep the page open while a file uploads. What the steps mean.
  3. In What should Montage make?, describe your video. How to describe it.
  4. Pick the shape if you want one: Vertical, Square or Horizontal.
  5. Press Make my video. If a file is still on its way, the button says Waiting for your footage… and Montage starts by itself once it is ready.

Once it is made

The video opens. It plays on the left; on the right are Ask (your conversation with Montage), Comments and History.

  • To change something, write it in Ask: « Make the titles bigger. »
  • To point at something, pause and click the picture: a comment opens at that spot and that moment.
  • To take the file, press Export at the top. Export a video.

The Free plan makes one video. A second video needs a plan. See the plans.

Questions

Can I leave the page while my footage gets ready?

Once a file is uploaded, yes: it says « you can leave » and the preparing goes on without you. While it is still uploading, keep the page open.

I ran out of free credits in the middle. Is my video lost?

No. Your video is kept, and Export still exports it, with the Montage mark. A plan gives you credits to keep changing it.

Can I use Montage on my phone?

Yes, in your phone’s browser. Phone videos.

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