we're going to show you some of the
basics of how to use filmora
such as how to edit video add
transitions
add effects and export files
use the clickable sections below to skip
to different parts of this tutorial
open filmora and choose which aspect
ratio you'd like to edit in here
choose new project here if you want to
open an existing project
you can select open project here or
browse your project library here
let's open a new project
to add media simply drag and drop files
into the timeline
here you can find your imported clips
under project media
in the media section here the clips will
show their file names and thumbnails
you can zoom in and out of the timeline
by clicking and dragging here
on the timeline there are video tracks
for all visual content
and audio tracks for sound content
videos with audio attached are collected
inside the video track only
but you can separate the video and audio
by right-clicking and selecting
detach audio
your video preview window plays your
edit
move the red playhead to play from
different points of the timeline
the lock button here locks the track to
prevent modification
the i button disables the track
add or remove tracks using the manage
tracks button here
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to move a clip just click and drag
you can move within a track or move a
clip to another track
the clip on the top video track is
always shown above tracks placed below
on windows use control and z to undo any
changes you make
on mac use command in z
to adjust the clip length click and drag
from its edges
to split a clip into pieces place the
red playhead on the point you'd like to
cut
and click the scissor icon the clip will
now be split into two separate clips
which can be moved and edited
independently
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double-click on a clip to adjust the
properties here
there are several sections to this such
as video
audio color
and animation you can enable and disable
each using the check marks
let's try adjusting a clip enable
transform
and adjust the rotation scale and
position properties
you'll see how the clip is being
modified in the preview window
you can also edit these properties
directly in the preview window by using
its nodes
find other useful tools here such as
opacity
stabilization and colour correction
select the titles tab here to add titles
to your video
click on any ready template to import a
new text clip on your timeline here
this can be moved and edited just like
the other clips
click the clip to get to the text
property section here
to adjust text font color
and other properties you can add motion
to the text using the animation tab here
go to the transitions tab here to choose
a transition
drag and drop on the start or end of a
clip to add the transition
or drop between two adjacent clips to
transition between them
these transitions can be modified or
edited in properties
just like other clips
go to the effects tab to find effects
that can be dragged and dropped onto
your clips
these will appear under image properties
as video effects
where they can be adjusted
to save your project go to file and save
project as
click the export button here to export
your edit
you can choose from a range of templates
here
under local you can choose custom video
properties including format
resolution and frame rate click export
to begin exporting