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This wikiHow teaches you how to use the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad to change the length of a video.
Steps
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1Open Photos on your iPhone or iPad. It’s the multicolored pinwheel icon labeled “Photos” typically found on the home screen.
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2Tap the Videos album.Advertisement
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3Tap the video you want to edit.
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4Tap Edit. It’s at the top-right corner of the screen. You’ll see two sliders at the bottom of the video—you’ll use these two sliders to highlight only the part of the video you want to keep.
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5Slide the left slider to the place you want the video to begin.
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6Slide the right slider to the place you want the video to end.
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7Tap Done. It’s at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
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8Select a saving option.
- Tap Trim Original to change the original video file.
- Tap Save as New Clip to create a new file for the trimmed video. Choose this option if you want to keep the original video as well as the new trimmed version.
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1. Open Photos.
2. Tap the Videos album.
3. Tap the video.
4. Tap Edit.
5. Slide the left slider to the beginning.
6. Slide the right slider to the end.
7. Tap Done.
8. Tap Trim Original or Save as New Clip.
