Both video creators and viewers agree that when it comes to engaging video content, editing is everything.
Whether you want to polish up an important executive update from a town hall or remove a blooper from a product launch video, being able to cut out your video’s fluff can do wonders for your watch rate and behind-the-scenes flow.
With Vimeo, users can easily trim video content on both web and mobile. Our one-take video creation tool makes on-the-spot video editing easy. And with our AI-powered product features, you don’t need any advanced skills, tools, or even time to edit speech-based videos. We’ll show you how in this guide.
How to trim a video online in a web browser
Ready to get your videos in tip-top shape — no advanced technical skill required? Follow the instructions below to learn how to trim video online with Vimeo.
1. Choose or upload your video
Head to the player interface for the video you want to trim. If you haven’t uploaded a new video yet, don’t fret! Simply navigate to your upload page and drag and drop the file of your choice to get started. From there, click on the scissors icon to the left of your video upload to begin using our video trimming software.
2. Trim your content
Once clicked, you’ll have two options: trim or edit your video.
The trimmer gives users access to the text-based editing experience where they can trim or split their video with the timeline and edit footage straight from the audio transcript, making video editing as easy as editing a document.
The editor takes users to the Create editor, where they can customize their video using a library of templates, stitch clips together, and add a variety of effects.
Pro-tip: Use the timestamps on the bottom left corner to understand how many seconds of your video you are trimming.
3. Edit with text-based video editing
Editing your video can be as easy as editing a document with text-based video editing.
After users create a video, they can highlight words and phrases within the video transcript and choose to keep or delete the selected parts. When portions of the transcript are deleted, the editor also removes that portion of the video.
Vimeo’s video editing software can also help automatically remove word gaps and filler words.
4. Save your edits and share your video
Once you’ve edited your video clips to your heart’s content, hit “Save” to apply your changes. Then you can share your video with an unlisted link, website embed, or publish it directly to social media. (Or keep it all to yourself! We take your privacy seriously.)
How to trim a video on your mobile phone
Need to trim video on the go? We’ve got you. Learn how to trim a video on an iPhone and how to trim a video on an Android with the Vimeo mobile app.
1. Upload your video content
Just like on your desktop, you’ll need to upload some video content first. To do that, simply hit the (+) icon in the navigation bar at the bottom of your screen and select your video from your gallery.
2. Get to trimming
Once your media is uploaded, a trimming bar will appear in the editing timeline at the beginning and end of your video. Drag the handles of the trimming tool in the app to edit down your video — the same way you trim MP4 video content online — then hit “Next” when you’re happy with the edit.
3. Share it with the world
We’re constantly tinkering with the Vimeo app to give users a powerful experience in the palm of their hands. Once your video is edited the way you like it, go ahead and share as you would on a desktop: copy the link or embed code or publish to your social channels.
Video trimming FAQs
Answers to some of the most popular questions about video trimming.
Does trimming video reduce quality?
In the majority of cases, trimming video causes little to no major loss of video quality. It mostly depends on the tool (lose nothing with Vimeo’s video trimmer).
How do I trim a large video?
The results you’ll achieve when trimming a large video are less about the video file and more about the editing tools you use. Vimeo can help you trim videos up to two hours.
Is video trimming the same as cropping
Trimming video typically involves removing portions of content that can be added back if needed — and can be temporary. Cropping video usually means permanently removing portions of video content.
Start trimming your videos with ease using Vimeo
Ready to edit video the same way you edit text? With Vimeo’s video trimmer — and text-based video editor — you really don’t need any advanced technical skill or experience if you want to trim videos for the web or social media. Getting started is as easy as creating an account with Vimeo.
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