Cut Video for Instagram: 3 Best Free Ways (With Pictures)
Looking for some of the best ways to cut a video for Instagram?
In this article, we show you three free, easy methods to cut and shorten a video for Instagram.
How to Cut a Video for Instagram using Animaker Online
Most marketers and content creators post videos to Instagram from their laptop or desktop computer.
If that’s the case, you’d want to give Animaker’s trim tool a shot.
The tool works in your browser and lets you trim or cut a video to your desired length.
Also, it lets you download watermark-free videos.
The tool makes it super simple to trim a video for Instagram. Here’s how to use it:
- Open Animaker’s Trim tool and click on the Upload Video button.
- Upload the video you wish to cut or trim.
- Now click on the Trim icon to start cutting your video.
- Choose the beginning and end of your video using the handles on the left and right. Once you’ve cut a part of the video you want to use, save the changes by clicking on the green icon with a tick mark.
- Now click the download button in the top right corner of the app screen to start processing the video. Once done, you can download the trimmed video to your local computer.
That was quick! Take our video trimmer for a spin today! In the later sections, we cover how you can cut and split videos for Instagram on your Android or iOS device.
How to Trim a Video on Instagram using the Official App on Android or iOS
If you’re using Instagram on Android or iOS, you can use the app’s built-in video trimming feature to trim video for Instagram Story, Feed, etc.
Here’s how to use Instagram’s built-in video trimming functionality:
- Click on the plus (+) icon on the bottom of the app screen.
- Now pick the video you want to post, then click Next.
- Click on the Trim tab at the bottom to start trimming your video.
- Now hold and drag the slider’s handles on the left and right to select the part you want to use.
Quickly Split Lengthy Videos for Instagram using a Third-party App
If you want to post lengthy videos — videos that are typically several minutes in length — then you’d want to use a free third-party app such as Video Splitter for Instagram (for Android) and VIDEO-SPLITTER (for iOS).
The best part about using a third-party app is it lets you cut the video into shorter clips based on a custom duration of your choice.
Let’s say you want to post a video that’s 3 minutes long to your feed, if you were to choose a duration of 1 minute, your video will be split into 3 video clips that are a minute in length.
Any tool that you probably already use to trim videos for Instagram that you think does a better job? Any free app or online tool that could be added to this list? Please let us know in the comment section.
And if you’re looking for an easy way to edit your videos online, please feel free to check out our online video editor. It lets you quickly edit your videos for various social media channels with ease. Animaker’s video editor has been specifically made for non-designers, marketers, and anyone who doesn’t have any experience editing videos.
Trim Video for WhatsApp Status: 3 Best Free Ways
Looking for a tool to trim a video for WhatsApp Status online?
Is your video too long to be set as a WhatsApp status?
Your video can’t be set as a WhatsApp status if it’s longer than 30 seconds.
You’d have to cut it into shorter clips that are no more than 30 seconds in length.
In this article, we explore three best, free ways to trim a lengthy video into shorter clips that could be set as your WhatsApp status.
Trim Video for WhatsApp Status Online using Animaker
The status feature in WhatsApp Web lets you post WhatsApp status online right from your PC (Windows or Mac OS).
If you use WhatsApp Web on your desktop to post status, you can use Animaker’s video trimmer to cut/trim your lengthy videos into shorter clips.
With Animaker’s video trimmer, you can cut any part of a long video with ease.
Here’s how to trim a video for WhatsApp status online using Animaker:
- Open Animaker’s Video Trimmer and click on the Upload Video button.
- Now upload the video you want to trim.
- Next, click on the Trim icon in the top right corner of the canvas to start trimming the video.
- Now choose the beginning and end of your video using the handles on the left and right. Once you’ve trimmed the favorite part of the video, save the changes you’ve made by clicking on the green icon with a tick mark on the far right.
- Now click the Download button in the top right corner of the app screen to start processing the video. Once done, you can download the trimmed video to your local computer.
And that’s how super quick it is to trim a video using Animaker! In the following sections, we cover how you can trim or cut videos for WhatsApp status on your Android or iOS device.
Cut or Trim Videos for WhatsApp Status on Android
Oftentimes, you set your WhatsApp status using your smartphone. If you’re an Android user, you can use the built-in feature that WhatsApp offers you to trim a video.
However, WhatsApp’s built-in feature is only ideal for cutting videos that are about a minute in length. If your video happens to be even a little lengthier than that, you’re better off choosing a third-party app as it would let you quickly do this with much less hassle.
With a third-party app such as Video Splitter for WhatsApp Status, you can automatically split your long video into 30-second clips with just a simple click, rather than having to manually trim your video into 30-second clips several times until you’re done trimming down the entire video.
Also, using a third-party app, you can trim your video to a custom duration of your choice.
Split or Cut Videos for WhatsApp Status on iOS
If you’re an iOS user, you can:
- Use WhatsApp’s built-in feature to trim videos.
- Use the trimming functionality that comes preinstalled on iOS.
- Use a free third-party app such as VIDEO – SPLITTER.
Any tool that you probably already use to trim videos for WhatsApp status that you think does a better job? Any free tool we seem to have missed adding to this list? Please let us know in the comment section.
And if you’re looking for an easy way to edit your videos for social media, please feel free to check out our video editor. It’s got all the video editing tools you’d need to polish and post branded videos on your social channels. Moreover, it’s been specifically made for non-designers, marketers, and anyone who doesn’t have any experience editing videos.