Note: The screenshots in this article are from Clipchamp for personal accounts. The same principles apply to Clipchamp for work.
How to split a video clip for free
It's easy to cut a video, audio, image and any other media asset into smaller sections in Clipchamp. Use the scissors icon to the top left of the editing timeline in your Clipchamp project or click the S key as a keyboard shortcut. See below for a detailed guide.
First, start editing a new video and add your video, image, or audio file to the media library. For help with this, check out the adding video help article.
Step 1. Select the video clip you want to split and position the seeker
On the timeline, click the video you'd like to split. Your video will be highlighted green when selected. Next, move the seeker to the location on the timeline you would like to split your video clip.
Note: Use the timecode above the timelines as a guide. For example, place your seeker at 01:30:00 for 1min 30 seconds.
Step 2. Select the scissors icon
Next, click on the video splitter button (scissors icon) on the timeline to split your video. You can also use the S key on your keyboard to access the split tool shortcut.
Your video will now be split into two clips on the timeline.
Step 3. Delete unwanted split video clips
To remove any split footage from your timeline, just click on the clip so it's highlighted green, then click on the delete button (trash can icon). Your clip will automatically delete from the timeline.
Step 4. Preview and save your video
Before saving your new video, make sure to preview by clicking on the play button. When you’re ready to save, click on the export button and select a video resolution. We recommend saving all videos in 1080p video resolution. Paid subscribers can save in 4K video resolution.
How to split an audio clip online
The video splitter tool also lets you split audio files like stock music tracks, voice recordings, AI voiceovers and more. Follow the steps below to split audio online.
Step 1. Add your audio file to the timeline
Start by importing your audio file, select stock audio inside the content library tab, or separate audio from video.
Step 2. Select the audio clip and position the seeker
On the timeline, click the audio clip you'd like to split. The audio clip will be highlighted green when selected. Move the seeker to the location on the timeline you would like to split your audio clip.
Step 3. Select the scissors icon
Next, click on the splitter button (scissors icon) on the timeline to split your audio. You can also use the S key on your keyboard to access the split tool shortcut.
Your audio will now be split into two clips on the timeline.
Step 4. Delete unwanted split audio clips
To remove any split audio from your timeline, just click on the clip so it's highlighted green, then click on the delete button (trash can icon). Your clip will automatically delete from the timeline.
How to split video and audio clips at the same time
Hold down the shift key on your keyboard and select both the video and audio clip on the timeline. You can also click and drag your mouse across both assets, which will select both of them. Next, move the seeker to where you want to split them. Then select the Split button.
Note: If your audio is attached to your video, the audio will automatically split with the video.
What's the difference between splitting, trimming, and cropping a clip?
Splitting lets you cut an audio or video clip into two or more parts so you can edit, move or delete them.
Trimming allows you to drag the sides of a media asset inwards to shorten it or outwards to lengthen it. You can also trim a clip by splitting it and then deleting the remaining part as shown above. To learn how to trim a clip, see How to trim a video, audio, or image clip.
Cropping allows you to remove unwanted edges or black bars you see in the frame of a video to "zoom in" on it. See How to crop videos or images in Clipchamp.
