Edit your video files

Use HubSpot's clip editor to edit your videos directly from the files tool. You can create clips from a video, edit transcripts, and more. You can also use Breeze AI to get clip suggestions when editing longer videos.

After updating your video, you can export the edited clips for publishing directly from the files tool. Learn more about managing your video files. 

Create clips from a video

To create clips from a video:

• In your HubSpot account, navigate to Content > Files.
• From the files tool, click the name of the file.
• At the bottom, click Remix into other content. Then, select Video clips. 

Trim and edit your video clip using the video transcript

In the video editor, you can trim and edit your video clip by adding or removing words or pauses from the video transcript. 

• In the left panel, review a transcript of the video used. The sections not included in the clip will be greyed out and displayed with a strikethrough. 
• To review the transcript for just the remixed clip, in the top right, click Clip. This option will be greyed out if the full transcript is selected. 
• To review the transcript for the entire video, in the top right, click Full. 
• To view sections without spoken audio in the transcript, at the top, click to turn on the Show pauses toggle.
  • Each dot represents 0.5 seconds without spoken audio.
  • You can highlight the dots and then click Trim to remove sections without spoken audio from the clip.

• To add a section back to the video, highlight a section that has been greyed out and and click Add to clip. 
• To remove a section from the video, highlight a section and click Trim. 
• To edit the content in the transcript, click the word that you'd like to edit and select Edit word. In the pop-up box, enter your new word and click Save. 
• To create an entirely new clip, highlight a section and select Only select this. This'll create a new clip based on the highlighted section.
  • Any previously added or removed sections or pauses will be disregarded. 
  • To review the clip, in the top right, click Clip. 

Crop and edit your video clip display

• In the right panel, click Crop to begin editing the video. 
• To edit the aspect ratio for your video, click the first dropdown menu and select from Portrait (9:16), Landscape (16:9), or Square (1:1).
• After editing the aspect ratio of your video, if your clip canvas has extra space above or on the sides, you can also choose from the following:
  • Fit to canvas: adjust the video to fit within the selected aspect ratio. To set the background color, click the Background dropdown menu. Then, select a color. This color will fill in the background where your clip canvas has extra space above or on the sides.
  • Fill canvas: expand the clip to fill the entirety of the cropped area. When selecting this option, you can drag and drop the clip within the clip previewer to decide what part of the video should be retained.

Add video clip captions

You can add captions to your video clip based on the transcript. Design your caption and set your caption's position. 

• In the left sidebar menu, click the caption icon. 
• In the left panel, select your caption style. You can choose from six default styles. Alternatively, click + Add new custom caption style to create a custom caption. 
• In the Font size section, enter or edit the font size for your caption. 
• In the Position section, select the vertical height for your caption. By default, all captions are centered in the video. 
   

Add branding to your video clip 

Add a brand or watermark to your video. A preview of the brand image will appear on the video in the right panel. 

• In the left sidebar menu, click the branding icon. 
• In the Image section, add a brand image to your video. You can select an image from the files tool, upload a new image, or import your company logo from your brand kit. 
• In the Size section, select the size for your brand image. You can select from small, medium, or large. 
• In the Position section, select the location where you'd like your brand image to appear in the video. 
• In the Opacity section, use the slider to determine the opacity of your brand image. 
  
  

Create and apply templates to your video clip 

• In the left sidebar menu, click the templates icon. 
• Click + Create New. 
• In the dialog box, enter a name for your template. 
• Select the checkboxes next to the settings that you'd like to include in your template. 
• After setting up your template, at the bottom, click Create. The template will automatically appear in the panel with the details for each setting. 
   

• To use a template, hover over the template and click Apply. 
  • The design selections will be applied to the current clip.
  • You can apply multiple templates into a clip.
     

Export your video clip 

After setting up your video, to export a clip:

• In the top right, click Export. After exporting your file, you'll be taken back to your Video Details with the Variations tab open. 
• When your export is complete, you'll receive an email notification.

Please note: after exporting your clip, a new video will be saved to the files tool by default.

Use Breeze AI clip suggestions

Use Breeze AI in the content remix tool to get clip suggestions for longer videos:

• In your HubSpot account, navigate to Content > Remix.
• In the top right, click Start remixing.
• In the editor, click Add content. 
• In the left panel, select Video. Click Upload a file to upload a new video or click Browse file manager and select an existing video from the files tool.
• At the bottom, click Add content. 
• Click the + plus icon. 
• In the left panel, click the checkbox next to the video option. 
• At the bottom, click Next. 
• Add custom instructions, select an aspect ratio, and enter the number of clips that should be created. Then, click Generate.
• Click the Video clips output for a preview of the generated clips.
• To save a clip, click Save and edit in app. You'll be directed to the clip editor where you can further refine the clip.