Step-by-step tutorials for the Pluto Photos video editor, from trimming your first clip to green screen, stabilizing and export. Every step was run in the real app.
The video editor lives inside your media library, so the clips you already have are one click from the timeline and nothing is uploaded. It handles the edits most people actually make, such as trimming, titles, music, colour, green screen and export, and the same tools scale up to longer projects with several tracks.
How to Trim a Video: Cut the Start and End OfflineOpen the video in the editor, drag the two handles on the source bar to mark where it should start and end, click Add to put that section on the timeline, then save the edit. The original file is not changed.
Beginner
3 min
How to Split a Video and Delete a SectionClick the timeline ruler to place the playhead, select the clip and click Split at Playhead (or press S). Select the part you don't want and click Ripple Delete, so the rest slides together.
Beginner
3 min
How to Join Video Clips and Add TransitionsAdd each trimmed clip to the timeline in order. Select a clip, open the Timing tab, choose a Transition and drag the Crossfade slider to set its length. Drag clips to reorder them.
Beginner
5 min
How to Export a Video: Resolution, Format and QualityChoose the Resolution, Codec, Quality and FPS in the bar above the preview, then click Save Video Edit. The video is rendered on your computer and saved next to the original with _edit added.
Beginner
3 min
Text, captions and audio
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How to Add Text, Titles and Lower Thirds to a VideoClick the + in the Text Overlay lane of the timeline, choose a Style preset (Title, Lower Third, Caption or Credit), type your text and set its timing. It is burned into the video on export.
Beginner
4 min
How to Add Subtitles to a Video from an SRT FileClick + Subtitles and choose an .srt file. Each line becomes a text overlay with the right timing, which you can restyle or edit. Export with Subtitles set to Burn in.
Intermediate
4 min
How to Add Music or a Voiceover to a VideoWith a clip on the timeline, click + Add Audio and choose an MP3, WAV or AAC file. It appears in the Audio Overlays lane. Set where it starts, trim it and set its volume in the Properties panel.
Beginner
3 min
How to Add a Logo or Watermark to a VideoClick the + in the Watermark lane, choose Text or Image, set the placement, opacity and margin, then set its Start and Duration. It is burned into the exported video.
Intermediate
3 min
Color and effects
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How to Color Grade a Video with LUTsSelect the clip, open the Effects tab, scroll to Color Lookup (LUT) and choose a Preset, or load a custom .cube file. Fine-tune with the Color tab: exposure, contrast, saturation, white balance and more.
Intermediate
4 min
How to Add Cinematic Effects: Letterbox, Vignette and Film GrainSelect a clip, open the Effects tab and click a Look: Trailer, Dreamy, Retro or Noir. Or move the Letterbox, Vignette, Film Grain, Blur and Sharpen sliders yourself. Each effect becomes a block on the Effects track.
Intermediate
3 min
How to Remove a Green Screen Background (Chroma Key)Select the clip, open the Effects tab, find Green Screen, set the Key Color to your backdrop and click Enable. Drag Tolerance until the background disappears and the edges stay clean.
Intermediate
4 min
Motion, layers and repair
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How to Slow Down or Speed Up a VideoSelect the clip, open the Speed tab and drag the slider between 0.25x and 4x. Below 1x is slow motion and above 1x is fast. The timeline length updates to match.
Intermediate
2 min
How to Stabilize Shaky VideoSelect the clip, open the Motion tab and raise Stabilize. The preview shows the effect live. Choose Standard or Rolling Shutter Safe mode and use Wobble Crop and Jello Repair if needed. The final export runs a fuller two-pass analysis.
Intermediate
3 min
How to Add a Picture-in-Picture Overlay to a VideoTrim a section of a second source, then click the + in the Picture-in-Picture lane. It floats over the main video. Set its position, size, opacity, timing and volume in the Properties panel.
Intermediate
4 min
How to Blur Faces in a VideoSelect the clip, open the Effects tab, scroll to Face Blur and click Detect Faces. Pick Blur, Pixelate or Black box, set Strength and Size, and untick any face you want to leave visible.
