Trim, split and cut out mistakes
Drag the ends of the footage to trim it. Press S to split it in two, X to cut a second at the playhead, or hold Shift and drag across a stretch to remove it.
Mac appChrome
Where to find it
- Video editor
- Pro
- Timeline
- Split
Trim the start or the end#
In Pro, click the footage on the timeline to pick it, then drag its left or right end. The rest of the video follows.
Split and cut#
- S
- Split the piece under the playhead in two, keeping every frame
- X
- Cut one second out at the playhead, so the video gets shorter
Both are also on the timeline’s toolbar, as Split and Cut. Double-clicking a piece splits it there too.
Remove a stretch#
- 1Hold ⇧ and drag across the footage on the timeline.The stretch is marked.
- 2Choose to remove it.Or zoom over exactly that stretch instead.
Read next
Remove long pausesPointerCam finds the stretches where nothing is said or done and offers to take them out. You choose what counts as a pause, and anything removed can come back.Join takes into one videoAdd another video or an image as a new piece, reorder pieces by dragging, and choose a transition at each join: a cut, a dissolve, a wipe, a slide and more.Speed up or slow down part of the videoMake any stretch play from 0.25× to 8×, such as a slow upload or a long form. The video’s length changes to match.
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