1. Prepare Your Concepts and Materials
First, consider the message you want to deliver and find relevant videos for it. This step is especially important for those looking to create professional videos, like ads and other promotional content.
If you're just making quick edits to a video you shot on your device, this shouldn't take much time.
2. Open KineMaster and Create a Project
After downloading the app on your phone, launch it. When you open KineMaster, you'll be welcomed by a landing page with an option to start a new project or continue editing a previous one.
To start a new project, tap on Create new project (the Plus sign in the middle button) and select an aspect ratio for your video.
The aspect ratio you choose largely depends on where you intend to publish the video. For instance, 16:9 is suitable for YouTube, while 9:16 is best for Instagram. For smaller screen sizes, you can use 1:1.
Next, tap on Media to open the Media Browser section. This is filled with folders containing images and videos.
Select the video clip you want to work on, which will import it to the project window. Then, hit the checkmark at the top-right to save the video clip. Repeat this process to add more video clips, if desired.
3. Trim Your Video
To trim your video, select the video clip you want to customize, and the border will appear in light yellow. Tap on the scissors icon (Trim/Split menu) at the top right-corner to open several trimming options in the same area.
This opens four options to choose from: Trim to Right of the Playhead, Trim to Left of Playhead, Split at Playhead, and Split and Insert Freeze Frame.
To cut the clip to only video that appears after the current position, select Trim to Right of Playhead. The trimmed video will then have a shorter duration.
You can also set the clip to only include content before the current position using the Trim to Left of Playhead option. To divide a video clip into two, use Split at Playhead.
To see your progress, hit the play button and watch the video as you edit. If you're satisfied with the results, tap on the checkmark at the top to save.
4. Add Video Transitions
Choose the video you want to add transitions between. You'll see a Plus (+) on the sidelines of each video clip. To add transitions, tap on Plus; many options will appear on the right.
You can select from options like classic transitions, 3D transitions, picture-in-picture, text transitions, and more.
After picking the one you want, tap the tick mark in the upper section to save your choice. For this example, we selected Classic Transitions > Crossfade.
To preview the transitions, move the slider to where the transition is and hit the play button.
5. Add Text to a Video
To add text to your videos, hit the Layer icon to open a window of options. From the options, choose Text.
Write out your text and press OK to display some small text across the video. Tap-and-drag the text to make it larger or smaller.
Tap the Aa symbol, on the right, to select a font type that matches your video's tone. Then, hit the checkmark in the top-right corner to save your changes. You can also add other elements to your text: color, shadow, background, and animation effects.
There are many attractive animation effects you can add to your text. For this tutorial, we used In Animation > Letter by letter.
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