How to Trim a Video on Mac

Your friend has just sent you the video of the New year's party at your house. Now you need to trim the video and share them online. But the question is how. In this article, we will show you how to trim videos on Mac. Read on.

Part 1. How to Trim a Video on Mac

Filmora on Mac is the best tool for all your video editing needs. It not only has all the basic editing features like trimming, cutting and merging videos of all formats but also has advanced features like, speed ramping, motion tracking, audio ducking and audio denoise. Moreover, its unlimited effects & resources varies from stock media (giphy, unsplash, pixabay), to its own growing library of filmstock, to industry-leading special effects from Boris FX and Newblue FX.

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to trim a video on your Mac:

Step 1Import Video

Open Filmora and import the video by simply dragging and dropping the video into the project window. Filmora supports lots of video formats, including AVI, MP4, MOV, MKV, MPG, VOB, WMV and more.

Step 2Trim the video

There are two ways to trim a video in Filmora.

Option #1: Drag the edges of the clip to trim

Simply drag the edges of the clip to the point you want to trim. The clip automatically shortens by that length. You can move forwards and backwards to adjust the trimming.

Option #2: Trim to playhead

Another way to trim is to drag the playhead (red line that shows where the clip starts playing) and then right-click on the clip.

Choose the option "Trim Start to Playhead" to remove the clip from start of the clip to the playhead. Choose the option "Trim End to Playhead" to remove the clip from the playhead to the end of the clip.

Step 3Export video

Click on Export and choose the file format and location to export the final clip.

Part 2. Frequently Asked Questions

1. How to trim mp4/mkv/mov videos on mac?

Step1. Import the MP4/MKV/MOV video to Filmora

Step 2. Trim the MP4/MKV/MOV video by dragging the edge of the clips. Or, you can move the playhead to the place you want to trim, and choose Trim Start/End to Playhead option from the menu.

Step 3. Export the video in the desired format.

Please note, Filmora supports almost all the commonly-used video formats, including AVI, MP4, MOV, MKV, MPG, VOB, WMV and more. The steps remain the same.

2. How to trim a video in photos on mac?

Step 1. Double-click on the video that you want to edit.

Step 2. Click Edit.

Step 3. Drag the sliders on both sides of the video timeline to trim.

Step 4. Click Done, then click Save Video to overwrite the original or Save Video as New Clip to save as a new file.

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