# Video Layer (/materials-shading/color-and-texture/video-layer) The video layer allows you to upload videos and use them as a video texture on 2D and 3D objects. Uploading videos is a paid feature, you’ll need to have an active **Starter, Professional** or **Team** subscription to use it. ## How to create a Video Layer [#how-to-create-a-video-layer] To add a video layer, you’ll need to: 1. Select an object and add a new layer on the Material Panel. 2. Change the layer to **“Video”** by clicking on the dropdown on the newly created layer. 3. Open the **Video Layer** settings by clicking on the thumbnail. 4. Click on the **“Upload Video”** to upload a new video. You can also save your Video Layers as a video asset to reuse in other objects.

## How to Play, Pause, or Stop a Video Layer [#how-to-play-pause-or-stop-a-video-layer] When adding a new Video Layer, a Start Event is automatically created with a Video Action, making your video autoplay on scene load.

You can change the event to another type, here’s a list of events where the video action is supported: * [Start Event](/interaction-states-events-and-actions/events/start-event) * [Mouse Up Event](/interaction-states-events-and-actions/events/mouse-up-event) * [Mouse Down Event](/interaction-states-events-and-actions/events/mouse-down-event) * [Key Up Event](/interaction-states-events-and-actions/events/key-up-event) * [Key Down Event](/interaction-states-events-and-actions/events/key-down-event) With the Video Action, you can control if you want to Play, Pause or Stop a video layer. As well as other properties like video Volume, Delay and Loop.

> *Video Layer in action! ☝️ Drag to Orbit*