Adobe Express: Trimming video starts and ends
Adobe Express
Demo summary
Using the 'Trim Video' quick action, the creator demonstrates dragging handles to remove a flubbed intro and a trailing outro from a recording.
Step-by-step
- Navigate to Quick Actions and select Trim Video
- Drag and drop your video file into the upload area
- Wait for the media to finish uploading
- Drag the start handle to the right to remove the unwanted intro
- Drag the end handle to the left to remove the trailing outro
- Click Download to export the trimmed video
Watch out for
- You must wait for the media to finish uploading before you can begin trimming
Tips
- Look for visual cues in the video, such as a hand gesture or a specific phrase, to identify the correct spot to trim
Highlights
“really easily uploaded the video to Adobe Express. Trim the front, trim the back. Now I'm exporting it out. It's ready to go.”
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