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Edit a video you already have

Bring an MP4, WebM, MOV or MKV into the library and it opens in the same editor. You can frame it, cut it, caption it and add close-ups by hand.

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Where to find it
  1. Library
  2. Import
  1. 1Open the library on pointercam.com, or in the Mac app.
  2. 2Choose Import at the top right, or drop the file anywhere on the library.MP4, WebM, MOV and MKV videos work, and PNG and JPEG screenshots too.
  3. 3Click the new card to open it in the editor.

What is different about an imported video#

A video recorded elsewhere has no track of your clicks, so it arrives without close-ups and without a guide. Everything else in the editor works the same way.

  1. 1Switch the editor to Pro with the switch at the top.
  2. 2Drag the playhead to the moment you want closer.
  3. 3Press + on the timeline’s toolbar and choose Zoom.A close-up lands on the timeline at the playhead, on a new zoom lane.
  4. 4Drag the block to move it, or drag its ends to make it longer or shorter.

Read next

Add a zoom by handMove the playhead to the moment, then press + on the timeline and choose Zoom. A close-up lands there for you to move, stretch and aim.Bring in a video or a pictureChoose Import in the library, or drop a file anywhere on it. MP4, WebM, MOV and MKV videos and PNG and JPEG pictures work.Export a videoPress Export, pick MP4 or GIF, a quality, a frame rate and a file size, then Export video. The file is made on your computer and saved to your Downloads.

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