How to Edit a YouTube Video Using Filmora

Filmora9 is a popular video editing program. If you are new to YouTube and searching for the best applications you can use to edit your videos, your search stops here, Filmora9 has multiple features and editing options. In this article we will tell you how you can use Filmora9 to edit your videos for YouTube.

Download and Install Filmora

1. Go to google or any of your preferred browser
2. Search for Filmora9
3. Download and install Filmora9

Create Project

1. Go to start menu
2. Look for Filmora9 and launch the application.
3. A welcome screen will appear
4. Select new project
5. Wait while it loads
6. Follow the registration process.
7. Go to the film menu
8. Select Project settings option
9. Select the ratio the final cut your video will have.
10. You will have several different options. Including standard 16:9 or 4:3

Import Video and Start Editing

1. In the upper left corner of the video editor you'll be able to see the Import button, click on it and select the Import Media Files option
2. Navigate to the location on your hard drive where the footage you want to edit is stored.
3. Select the video, audio or photo files you want to use in your project, and click on the Import button.
4. In the Import menu, you will see Import with Instant Cutter Tool option as well.
   • The Instant Cutter Tool is designed to make trimming 4K and all other large video files as fast and easy as possible.
5. You can use the lens correction tools or the Fish Eye Distortion effect to enhance your videos with ease.

To cut or trim your videos

1. Drag them from the Media tab, and drop them on the timeline.
2. You can add as many video clips as you want
3. Each new file you add will be placed after the previous one
4. To rearrange them, you have to drag the files to the desired position on the timeline.
5. Press Play or hit the Spacebar to start previewing the video clips you've added to the timeline Or use the playhead to jump to a certain point in the video.
6. You should place the playhead in the exact position where the part of the video you'd like to cut starts and then perform the same action at the other end.
7. You can add visual effects to your videos.
8. You can add transitions or music in the background.
9. Click on the Text /Credit icon if you want to add opening titles, end credits or subtitles to a video.
10. The software offers a lot of different text templates you can use for a wide range of purposes.
11. Drag and drop the template you selected to the desired location on the timeline, and proceed to insert the appropriate text in the software's preview window.
12. Click on the Export button once you are done with editing the videos.
13. In the Output window, you can easily select the video file format in the Format menu, and optimize the video for Smartphones, iPads or gaming consoles such PS4 or Xbox One.