Note: The screenshots in this article are from Clipchamp for personal accounts. The same principles apply to Clipchamp for work.
How to trim a video asset
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Click on the clip you'd like to trim so it's highlighted.
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Sidebars will appear on each end of the clip. Click and drag the handles on either side to adjust the length of your clip.
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Drag left to shorten or right to lengthen the clip.
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If you trim too much of your clip, simply drag the handle back to recover your footage.
How to trim an audio clip or image asset
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Click on the clip you want to trim so it's highlighted.
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Click on the handle on the side of the clip you want to trim.
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Drag the handles left to shorten or right to lengthen the clip.
Note: image clips can be extended beyond their default length, but audio clips can only be shortened.
How to trim multiple assets at once and delete gaps
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Hold down the shift key (Windows) or command key (MacBook) on your keyboard to use the multi-item editing feature.
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Select the assets you want to trim.
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Click and drag the handles to adjust the length of the selected clips.
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Right-click on a gap that has appeared between two clips.
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Select the delete all visual gaps button from the dropdown menu.
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Delete individual gaps by clicking on the trash can icon or the delete this gap button on the timeline.
How to zoom in or out of the timeline
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`Find the plus and minus buttons at the right end of the timeline.
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Click to zoom in and zoom out for more precise trimming.
Note: for more information on how to use the timeline, see working with the timeline.
How is trimming different from splitting and cropping a video?
Splitting a clip allows you to cut a clip in two at a specific point and edit the parts separately. Use this method to 'trim' by splitting the clip and then deleting the remaining part. To learn how to split a clip, see splitting or cutting video and audio clips.
Cropping a clip allows you to remove unwanted edges or black bars you see in the frame of a video or image to "zoom in" on it. It is different from trimming, which is shortening the duration of a clip. To learn how to crop an asset, see cropping a video.
