# Video Editor

The **Video Editor** allows you to quickly and easily make adjustments to your videos directly within the platform, and then save them as either a new **Asset** or a new **Version**. This feature is designed to let you make basic yet effective changes to your video in just a few clicks.

### 🔹 Step 1: Accessing and Opening the Video Editor

1. Go to the **Asset Detail Page** and select the video you want to edit.
2. Navigate to the **Customization** tab.
3. Click **Open Video Editor** to launch the editor.

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### 🔹 Step 2: Edit Video

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#### **1. Crop**

* Use the **CROP** tab to change the size or aspect ratio of the video.
* Check **Enabled** to activate the feature.
* Select a predefined Ratio: select standard Aspect Ratios or enter the ratio value
  * **X / Y Position**: Position of the crop frame
  * **Width / Height**: Desired width and height.

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#### 2. Trim

* Use the **TRIM** tab to set the start and end points of the video.
* Check **Enabled** to activate the feature.
* Enter values directly for:
  * **Timestamp**: Starting point
  * **Duration**: Playback length

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#### 3. Filter

* Use the **FILTER** tab to apply color effects or visual enhancements.
* Check **Enabled** to activate.
* Adjust the following parameters:
  * **Hue**: Adjust the tone (range 0–180).
  * **Saturation**: Increase for vivid colors, decrease for grayscale (range 0–100).
  * **Brightness**: Adjust overall brightness (range 0–100).
  * **Contrast**: Enhance sharpness or soften the image (range 0–100).

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#### 4. Layers

* Use the **LAYERS** tab to add text, images, logos, or overlays.
* **Add a new layer**: Click **ADD LAYER** → a new layer appears (Layer 1, 2...).
* **Select Asset**: Click to insert an image, logo, or video from your library.
* **Adjust settings**:
  * **X / Y Position**: Position on the frame.
  * **Width / Height**: Layer size.
  * **Opacity**: Value from 0 (transparent) to 1 (fully visible).
* **Delete Layer**: Click the **X** next to the layer name.

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#### 5. Output Settings

* Use the **SETTINGS** tab to configure technical output parameters:
  * **Target Frame Rate**: Set the frame rate (auto or a specific value from 1–60).
  * **Rotate Output**: Rotate the video (e.g., None).
  * **Remove Audio**: Check to remove all audio from the video.
  * **Audio Quality / Video Quality**: Set audio (high, medium, low) and video quality (maximum value = 10).
  * **Max Bitrate (Mbps)**: Set the maximum bitrate, e.g., 10 Mbps (up to 1152).

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### 🔹 Step 3: Saving the Video

After editing, you have two saving options:

* **SAVE AS ASSET**: Save the edited video as a **new asset** in the library (original video remains unchanged).
* **SAVE AS VERSION**: Save as a **new version** of the original asset (you can still access and restore the original version if needed).

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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask, we're always here to help!