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Open a recording or video in the editor Open a FrameCast recording or any movie file in the Mac video editor to trim, caption and export it. The original file is never changed.
Where to find it Recording card in the corner → Edit , or menu bar icon → Open Video…
How to do it 1 Stop a recording. Its card appears in the corner of the screen. Press Edit on the card to open it in the editor.
2 To edit a file already on your Mac, click the FrameCast icon in the menu bar and choose Open Video… , then pick the movie.
3 The editor opens on the timeline with the whole take. Press Space to play it.
4 For a file you opened, Open a different video… in the Video card on the Export tab switches to another one.
Good to know If the corner card is turned off, the editor opens by itself when you stop recording. Exporting writes a new file. The recording or video you opened stays as it was.
Who can use it Free
Where it works Mac This guide answers How do I edit a recording after I stop? How do I open a video file in FrameCast? Where is the video editor? Can I edit a video I didn’t record with FrameCast? How do I get back to a recording I made earlier? Related guides Start a new video project from scratch
Start an empty project on the canvas size and frame rate you choose, then add videos, images and audio from your Mac.
Save a project to keep editing later
Save Project keeps the timeline, transcript and copies of every piece of media in one project file you can reopen, or save to your cloud.
Export from the iPhone editor as MP4, HEVC, ProRes, or GIF
Export your edit as a new recording (MP4 or HEVC) or as a ProRes or GIF file to send or save to Photos. The original is never changed.
Export an MP4 from the web editor
Render your edit as MP4 (H.264 or HEVC) or WebM on your computer, with the size, quality, and frame rate you pick, then download it.
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