And while your options are a bit limited, you can certainly make some simple edits right from your iPhone .
Specifically, without installing any additional apps, you can trim the start and end of your video. And if you install the free iMovie app on your iPhone , you can make other changes to your video as well.
Edit a video by trimming the start or end of it
2. Find the video that you want to edit. If it's not at the end of your camera roll or otherwise easy to locate, you can tap Albums and then tap Videos to see a list of just the videos on the phone.
3. After selecting your desired video, tap Edit .
4. Play the video to move the video cursor away from the start of the timeline that's at the bottom of the screen. This cursor is called a "scrubber bar" in video lingo, and you can also drag it back and forth to speed through the video manually.
5. In the timeline, tap and drag the left-facing arrow (called an anchor) on the left-side of the video clip. As you drag it, the entire outline will turn yellow and you're trimming the start of the video.
6. Tap and drag the anchor on the right side of the clip to trim the end of the video.
7. For more careful editing, you can tap and hold an anchor . After a moment, it will zoom in on the clip so you can set the start or end point with more precision.
8. When you're done editing, tap Done and then tap Save as New Clip .
9. Your new clip will appear at the start of the All Photos folder in your Photos app.
Advanced editing with the iMovie app
Want to do more than just adjust the start and end point of your video? You have a lot more video editing options if you install a free Apple video editor called iMovie . With iMovie installed, for example, you can rotate video (a handy tool for times when you recorded video while holding the camera vertically).
In addition, you can use iMovie to select multiple video clips and still photos and combine them into a single movie. You can choose from among a half-dozen transitions (like dissolves, slides, and wipes) and insert them between these clips, as well.
iMovie also lets you add music, fade to and from black, and apply filters to your completed movies. Of course, it's not Adobe Premiere by a wide margin, but it's great for adding a professional polish to a video right from your iPhone.
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