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Last Updated: 2023. 10. 18

If you ask, can Google Photos edit videos? Our answer is yes, you are able to use Google Photos to edit any video. Part 1 shows you how to use Google Photos to edit videos. In case you find Google Photos is not powerful enough, refer to Part 2 to get a more powerful tool to edit videos on Google Photos. Let’s get started.

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Table of Contents

Part 1. How to Edit Videos in Google Photos

Part 2. More Powerful Google Photos Video Editor

Part 1. How to Edit Videos in Google Photos

Here are things you must know. You have to use the Google Photos mobile app to access video editing tools. The desktop version of Google Photos is only able to help you generate a themed video from photos and videos you uploaded.

Google Photos video editing features include:

Trim, crop, rotate, mute, or export a still image from a video.

Adjust video brightness, contrast, shadows, warmth, tint, skin tone and more (Google One membership required).

Stabilize your video.

Add filters, add video effects (Google One membership required).

Draw on or highlight your video (Android phone only).

Next up, we will use an Android phone as an example to show you how to edit videos in Google Photos. The steps are pretty simple thanks to Google Photos’ simple interface.

Trim the Video

Step 1

Launch Google Photos on your phone. It will display all your photos and videos. Play the video you want to edit and click on the Edit icon.

Step 2

Drag the slider so that only necessary parts of the video are left.

Mute the Video

Step 1

Open your clip with Google Photos, click on the Edit icon.

Step 2

Click on the volume button to disable all sounds on your video.

Extract a Frame from Video

Step 1

Choose a video and open it up with Google Photos, click on the Edit button.

Step 2

Play the video and stop at the frame where you want to extract.

Step 3

Click on the Export Frame button to download.

Stabilize the Video

Step 1

Open your video with Google Photos, click on the Edit button as usual.

Step 2

Go to Video > Stabilize.

Step 3

Wait for a few seconds until it changes to blue. The processing time very depends on the video.

Video Section on Google Photos App

Crop/Rotate/Flip

Step 1

After clicking on the Edit tab, click on the Crop icon, which is right next to the video button.

Step 2

You will see lots of options. Click on the crop icon, four dots will appear on your video. Drag to crop your video. You can click on the second icon, which is rotate. Each time you click on Rotate, the video will be rotated 90 degrees. You can also use the perspective features to alter the angle of your clip.

Crop Section on Google Photos App

Video Adjustment

Step 1

Select one video and click on Edit to get started.

Step 2

Click on Adjust, lots of options will appear. Drag the slider to change video brightness, contrast, warmth, and more.

Adjust Section on Google Photos App

Add Filter

Step 1

Select one video and click on Edit to get started.

Step 2

Click on Filters. Click on each filter, you can add it to the video for preview. Try each of them and find one that’s best for your video.

Filter Section on Google Photos App

Doodle a Video

Step 1

Go to the Edit option as usual, click on Markup on the More tab.

Step 1

Use different pens and colors to add drawings to your clip.

Step 3

Erase previous drawings with the undo option.

More Section on Google Photos App

Part 2. More Powerful Google Photos Video Editor

Indeed, Google Photos has only limited video editing features, besides, not all of them are available if you don’t have a Google One membership. To better meet your needs, here is an alternative tool to edit videos that’s far better than Google Photos - FlexClip.

Aside from all video editing features that Google Photos has, FlexClip provides you with over 50 transitions, widgets, emojis, and millions of royalty-free music, photos, and videos to level up your work. Editing features like curve speed, screen recorder, background remover enable you make any edits you want.

What’s far beyond imagination, AI has fully taken over some repetitive tasks. FlexClip’s AI text-to-speech tool can help add natural voiceover to your video in over 140+ languages. The AI script generator writes the best video scripts you can ever imagine within several seconds. The AI text-to-video tool pulls up images and photos related to texts you entered and generates a nice video! More AI tools are waiting to be explored.

FlexClip Overview

Conclusion

Now you are a master in editing Google Photos videos. If you find this post helpful, do remember to share it with others.

By the way, FlexClip is an all-in-one tool that you can use to create all sorts of videos due to its simple interface, easy-to-use editing tools, and AI integration. Give it a try right now!