How To Edit Videos On IPhone Or IPad: Crop, Overlay Text, Music, Flip, Merge, Etc

2023 Author: Gordon Kinson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-11-26 08:36

Many users immediately after shooting a video on the iPhone are faced with the need to edit their video. In this article, we will tell you how to crop, overlay text, music, flip, merge videos using standard functions, as well as special applications.

How to Crop Video (Change Length) on iPhone or iPad

1. Open the video in the Photos app and click the Edit button in the upper right corner.

2. At the bottom of the screen, click on the camera icon (this tool is called Video). Drag the sliders on the left and right to adjust the video duration. Click Finish.

3. Select Save as new video if you want to keep the original version of the file and the edited new video, or Save video if you want to make changes to the original video.

We talked about this in more detail in this material.

How to adjust brightness, contrast, exposure and other settings on video in iPhone or iPad

The Adjustment tool allows you to adjust the basic parameters of the video: lighting, contrast, exposure, tints, and others. Everything here is very similar to processing a photo. Using such a tool, you can, for example, turn a bright sunny day into a cloudy one or vice versa. This processing will allow you to set a particular mood for the video.

1. Open the video in the Photos app and click the Edit button in the upper right corner.

2. At the bottom of the screen, click on the slider icon.

3. Select the required parameter (there are 15 of them) and move the scale left or right to change the video editing. When finished, click Finish to save the results.

How to apply filters to videos on iPhone or iPad

The third button is responsible for filters. They are applied to all videos at once. It is possible to use 9 filters, including the most famous ones: sepia, noir, black and white, enhance cold or warm shades, etc. The tool also allows you to adjust the intensity of each mask on a scale from 0 to 100 units. Filters can dramatically change the style of an entire video.

1. Open the video in the Photos app and click the Edit button in the upper right corner.

2. At the bottom of the screen, click the Filters icon.

3. Select the desired filter and move the scale left or right to change the intensity of the applied effect. When finished, click Finish to save the results.

How to cut (crop, crop) video on iPhone

The fourth parameter is the cropping tool. This is a pretty useful feature with which you can crop the video in the required aspect ratio. A clip shot with a rectangular shape can become square, and from a large picture you can leave only an interesting element and observe it exclusively. This function may be in demand, because it often happens that something is clearly superfluous in the frame.

1. Open the video in the Photos app and click the Edit button in the upper right corner.

2. At the bottom of the screen, click the Crop icon.

3. To crop the video (cut out a fragment from the frame), drag the sides or corners of the frame that appears. If necessary, click the Reset button at the top of the screen to discard your changes. Click Finish to apply the changes.

How to mute video on iPhone or iPad

There is a built-in tool in iOS and iPadOS that allows you to remove sound from a video. Sometimes it turns out to be in demand if only a picture is required, and at the time of shooting, background sounds stand out a lot. Few people want to listen to the operator chewing or the conversations of strangers.

1. Open the video in the Photos app and click the Edit button in the upper right corner.

2. At the bottom of the screen, click on the camera icon (this tool is called Video).

3. In the upper left corner, click on the speaker icon. Click Finish to apply the changes.

How to flip, mirror, or correct perspective and format on video on iPhone

The tools to flip the video as well as change the perspective are found in the Trim (crop) section. Here you can also change the rotation of the video by 90 or 180 degrees (change the orientation of the video from vertical to horizontal and vice versa), align the picture relative to the planes: vertical, horizontal or diagonal, mirror the video, and change the aspect ratio.

1. Open the video in the Photos app and click the Edit button in the upper right corner.

2. At the bottom of the screen, click the Crop icon.

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- In order to flip the video 90 (180) degrees, use the button with the image of a square with an arrow, it is located at the top left of the screen.

- To flip the video to a more precise angle, use the Straighten slider below the video.

- In order to mirror the video, use the button with the image of two triangles with arrows located in the upper left corner of the screen.

- To change the video format (aspect ratio), for example, 16: 9, 9:16, square or custom, select the corresponding icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

- To correct the perspective in the video, use the Horizontal or Vertical sliders below the video.

How to add music to video on iPhone

The easiest way to add audio to your video is to use the iMovie app. The only caveat is that you need to save the tracks on the device, since in this case Apple Music and DRM-protected audio files will not work.

1. Open the Photos app and find the video to which you want to add music.

2. Click the Edit button in the upper right corner, and then click the ellipsis icon at the top of the screen.

3. Select the iMovie application (if it is not installed, you can download it for free at this link) and wait while it loads. If iMovie doesn't appear, click More and make sure the editor is activated.

4. Click the note icon and select the song you want to use. The tracks from the "Soundtracks" section are free to use.

5. To mute the audio on the original video track, click on the speaker button.

6. Click Finish to save the video.

The original video will be replaced with the new version. If you want to undo your changes, go to Photos → Edit → Revert.

How to add text to video on iPhone

iMovie is perfect for this task. With it, you can add animated text to your video.

1. Open the Photos app and select the video you want to add text to.

2. Click the Edit button in the upper right corner, then click the ellipsis at the top of the screen.

3. Select the iMovie application (if it is not installed, you can download it for free at this link) and wait while it loads. If iMovie doesn't appear, click More and make sure the editor is activated.

4. Tap the T-shaped icon and select the desired effect from the menu.

5. Click on the text to edit it and add any text. Click Finish to save the video.

6. Click the icon in the upper right corner of the screen to change the placement of titles.

As in the previous cases, the original video will be replaced with a new version with text. To undo changes, go to Photo → Edit → Redo.

How to merge (merge, merge) multiple videos on iPhone

iMovie provides the ability to combine multiple clips into one video. Other editors can be used for similar tasks, but iMovie is easy to use, and it is also a "native" Apple tool.

1. Open iMovie → Projects → New Project +.

2. On the next screen, click the "Movie" section.

3. Select the clips you want and click Create Movie.

4. To add further videos, click "+".

6. Edit the video if necessary.

6. Click “Finish” to save the project, then export the video by clicking the “Share” button at the bottom of the screen.

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