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Actual dark Video Editor with two uploaded blue-cup films, an eight-second timeline, a separate text track, and the headline Make room for slow mornings above the product. — Two product clips, one short edit. Uploads are on the left, the preview is on the right, and timing lives below.

Use the Video Editor to assemble existing footage. To change what happens inside a clip with a prompt and references, use AI video editing instead.

Bring in your footage

Open Uploads → Upload media and choose a video. Move the playhead before adding the next clip, then drag clips into the order you want on the timeline. Keep clips on the same track for a simple sequence; leave no gap between them.

Try the same source files: Terracotta clip · Studio clip. These are the original inputs, not an exported edit.

Keep the best moment

Select the clip, move the playhead to your cut, and choose the scissors — Split button. Select the unwanted piece and choose Delete. The uploaded source stays available.

Timeline close-up showing the scissors and delete controls, with a five-second source split into two pieces at about three seconds. — Split at the playhead. Here the first three seconds are kept and the remaining tail is removed.

Use Fit Timeline to see the whole sequence, or the zoom slider to work more precisely. Snapping helps line up clips.

Add the finishing touches

Text
Clip & sound
Format

Open Text, enter your headline, and choose Add Text. Select it to open Props, then set the font, weight, size and colour. Drag the text in the preview to position it.

Text properties showing Montserrat Bold, size 60, dark text, transparent fill and centre alignment. — The headline is a separate timeline item, so its position and duration are independent of the video.

Color changes the letters; Fill changes the background behind them. Click the colour swatch to open its picker.

Preview the whole edit

Choose Jump to start, then Play. Check both sides of each cut, the text's timing, and the sound—not just a single frame.

If a transition preview goes black

Keep a straight cut for this example. A fade transition made the later preview go black in our latest check; removing it restored playback. Transition playback needs another check before relying on it.

Export controls

The download icon at the top right opens Export. Choose the output size, decide whether to Include audio, select MP4, then choose Download MP4.

Export popover with Include audio enabled, Canvas 1920 by 1080, format choices, and Download MP4. — Export settings for a landscape 1920 × 1080 canvas.

Current export issue: MP4 export failed in our latest production check because of a browser security-policy error. No finished file was created. Keep your original media; an error or a closed export panel does not mean the download succeeded.

This standalone editor keeps its working project in this browser. Refreshing preserved this edit, but clearing browser data can remove local work. Do not treat it as a cloud backup or a project you can automatically reopen on another device.

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