# Trim a video

Keep the part you want without asking a model to recreate the scene.

Source: https://www.creativly.ai/docs/agent/trim-video

[Three-second trimmed product film showing steam rising from a blue coffee cup.](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/agent-trim-preview-1102f46916c2e9ad.mp4)

A five-second source, trimmed to the section from 1 to 4 seconds.

### Attach the clip

In Agent, choose **+ → Upload file** and select your video. Check that its attachment appears in the composer.

### Say which section to keep

Use start and end times so the cut is unambiguous.

> Can you make a tighter version of this clip? Keep just the section from 1 to 4 seconds, with the original picture and sound, and save it as a new MP4. No need to regenerate anything.

### Play and download the result

The new clip appears on the canvas alongside the source. Play it, check the cut, then use its download button or the link in chat.

![Agent workspace showing the trimmed video, its three-second duration, and the completed request in chat.](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/agent-trim-result-full-24330489223c3811.webp)

The completed example is a three-second MP4 with an audio track. The original remains available.

## Trimming is different from generating

A trim keeps a section of the existing footage. A generative edit changes its visual content. Say which you want, especially if keeping the exact scene matters.

This example was exported at **1280 × 720**, with **3 seconds** of video and audio. It was re-encoded, so it is not a lossless copy of the original file.

[Download the trimmed MP4](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/agent-trim-original-98b2a092160c6ee7.mp4) · [Download the five-second source](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/flow-campaign-02-original-a168bbe772701ffc.mp4)

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