How to Trim a Video

Trimming a video is an important part of keeping the attention of your audience.

Getting rid of parts of a video at the start or at the end is an essential step because you want your first five seconds of a video to grab attention.

You can use simple tools in any video editing software to trim your video easily but remember this is different from splitting or cropping.

Key Takeaways:

• When you make a video you are trying to get the attention of people which is why trimming the beginning and end is necessary.
• You should start rolling the camera before the action to ensure that you capture it all.
• Beyond trimming, there are other ways to edit your film. Trimming takes place at the beginning or end.

“Trimming is a fundamental element of editing. Trimming usually refers to taking off either part of the beginning or end of a video clip. Sometimes this is referred to as trimming the top or tail (beginning or end).”

Read more: https://www.techsmith.com/blog/trim-videos/