Can I save different versions of my video in Clipchamp?
Applies ToClipchamp for personal accounts Clipchamp for work accounts

You can create and save different versions of videos and also make copies of video editing projects. The options that are available to you depend on the version of Clipchamp you're using.

In Clipchamp for personal accounts, as you work on a video editing project Clipchamp saves progress automatically and there is no Save button you have to click.

When you're done and want to save a copy of the finished video to your computer, select Export in the top right of the editor user interface and follow the prompts.

In addition, to save different versions of a video while you're in the process of editing it, you can either

  1. create a copy of an existing editing project on your Clipchamp homepage so that you can make different edits to each project copy and export separate video versions.

  2. Or you can make all edits in one project and export the edited video after each change.

The advantage of the first method is that you can keep one "original copy" of a project on your Clipchamp homepage that can act as the base version or template, and then create copies to make edits without affecting the "original copy".

This way you can always return to the original project version without having to undo multiple edits. This is helpful for more complex projects if you want to keep an existing version of your video before making changes or if you want to create two different versions of the same video.

The advantage of the second method is that you can undertake all edits in one project without having to keep track of multiple copied versions. This can be more efficient if the changes you want to make to each copy are small and it's quick to undo some changes to get back to the "base version" of the project.

How to copy a video project in Clipchamp's personal version

On your Clipchamp dashboard, locate the video you would like to copy. Click on the three dots button to open video options. Next, click on the make a copy button. This will make a duplicate of your video that you can edit independently of the original.

An image of a users dashboard.

If you're already editing that video, exit the project and return to the Clipchamp home page. You can do this by clicking the Clipchamp logo in the top left corner of the editor, then clicking on the back to home button.

An image of a user returning to the homepage by clicking on the Clipchamp logo in the editor.

What to do if your video copy doesn't appear

If the copy doesn't appear immediately on the Clipchamp homepage, try reloading the page. The first time you open the copied project, you might need to relink the media files, including the video, audio, and image files you added to the project. The quickest way to do this is by relinking the entire folder in which you store the files. Clipchamp will only upload the ones relevant to the project.

Copied projects and content backup

When you're creating copies of editing projects and have the content backup feature enabled, make sure to keep all media assets in copied projects' media libraries. If you remove a media asset from a project's library, it will get removed from content backup and therefore also from other editing projects where the media file in question is in use.

If this happens to a media asset that you still need in a project, you'll need to re-add it from your computer.

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