This is How To document for teachers who are trying to improve their online and blended courses without purchasing complex software. Windows 10 arrives with the Photos Video Editor. It provides essential tools for teachers to edit their video for educational purposes.

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Video Editing with Photos Studio
Topics addressed in this document include:
• Adding title, section or credit panels to a video
• Shortening (Cropping/Trimming) a video
• Segmenting (Splitting) a video
• Add audio tracks (music narration) to a video
• Video filters
• Video Motion effects
• Adding 3D effects
• Exporting the video to MP4 format
We are using the Windows 10 Photos Video Editor
To use this tool, you must have a computer with the Windows 10 operating system.
Steps
1. Click on the Windows Start button
2. Locate the Photos app and open it
Note: The Photos app opens
3. Click on the Video Editor tab
4. Click on the New video project button
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5. In the pop-up menu that appears type the video title
6. In the Project library panel, click on the Add button

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7. In the drop-down menu, choose the source of a video clip
Note: Usually it is From this PC
8. Locate and choose the name of the video clip
9. Click on the Open button
10. Repeat steps 6 to 9 for each of your project’s video
clips
Note: After the clips have been loaded into the Project library, they will appear
as video clip thumbnails
11. Click on the video thumbnail that is the first to appear in the final video
12. Click on the Place in storyboard link
Note: The video clip now appears in the Storyboard timeline
13. Repeat these steps for each video clip
Note: The video clips now appear in the Storyboard timeline

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Note: A preview of the video appears in the Preview player
Note: the following sections are optional features that can be applied to create a
video
Add title card
Note: This adds a static text title, scene introductions and video credits if required
1. In the Storyboard section, click on the Add title card icon
2. A title card appears in the Storyboard timeline with a default duration of 3 seconds
3. Click on the Duration icon

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4. In the Duration pop-up, choose or type a time in seconds
5. Click on the Text icon
6. A text editor appears
7. Type text in the Title text box
8. Choose an Animated text style
9. Choose a Layout
10. Preview the animation

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11. Click on the Done button
12. Click on the Background icon
13. Choose a colour chip
14. Click on the Done button
Edit Video Clips
Note: There are many video editing features including:
• Trim
• Split
• Text
• Motion
• 3D Effects
• Filters
• Speed

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Trim
Trim allows you to slice off unwanted video segments from the front or at the end of a
video clip. This is sometimes known as cropping a video.
1. In the Storyboard section, select a clip thumbnail
2. Click on the Trim icon
3. Drag the Start of Trim indicator to a suitable point on the video timeline
4. Drag the End of Trim indicator to a suitable point on the video timeline
5. Click on the Done button
Note: The video clip has now been trimmed/cropped

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Split
Split allows you to segment a video clip into smaller clips.
1. In the Storyboard section, select a clip thumbnail
2. Click on the Split icon
3. Drag the Playback indicator to the point on the video time that the separation will
occur
4. Click on the Done button
Note: The video clip has now been made into two separate video clips

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Text
Text allows you to add text over the video clips using a variety of styles for a duration that
you choose.
1. In the Storyboard section, select a clip thumbnail
2. Click on the Text icon
3. A text editor appears
4. Type text in the Title text box
5. Choose an Animated text style
6. Choose a Layout

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7. On the video timeline, drag the Start and End of text points to indicate where the
text will appear over the video clip
8. Click on the Done button
Motion
Text allows you to add a motion path through a video clip. You cannot set the duration, so
the motion is gradual as the clip is playing.
1. In the Storyboard section, select a clip thumbnail
2. Click on the Motion icon
3. An editor appears
4. Choose one of the Motion thumbnails
5. Click on the Done button
Note: The video clip will move gradually
based on the Motion path selected

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3D Effects
This feature allows you to overlay animated graphics or insert 3D graphics over a video
clip. If required a 3D graphic can be attached to specific point on the video and the 3D will
follow the point throughout the clip
1. In the Storyboard section, select a clip thumbnail
2. Click on the 3D effects icon
3. An editor appears
4. Choose the Effects icon
5. Choose one of the effects
6. Choose a Volume level if available

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7. Set the Duration of the 3D Effect using the timeline
8. Click on the Done button
Note: The 3D effects feature also offers a 3D library with a bounty of 3D objects, this
tutorial does not cover these
Filters
Filters allows you to add a different emotional setting to your videos through a variety of
colour adjustments such as sepia to create the illusion of something that happened in the
past.
1. In the Storyboard section, select a clip thumbnail
2. Click on the Filters icon
3. An editor appears
4. Choose one of the Filters thumbnails
5. Click on the Done button

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Speed
The speed feature allows you sped up or slow down a video.
1. In the Storyboard section, select a clip thumbnail
2. Click on the Speed icon
3. A pop-up editor appears
4. Use the slider to set a playback speed
for the video clip
5. Click behind the pop-up
6. The speed of the clip has changed
Rotate
The Rotate feature allows you to rotate the orientation of the video.
1. In the Storyboard section, click on the Rotate icon
2. Continue to click on the Rotate icon until the orientation you require appears in the
preview pane
Add Background music
1. Above the Preview pane, click on the Background music icon
2. The Select background music pop-up appears, click on the
play buttons to preview the audio clips
3. Check the Sync your video to the music’s beat if your
video requires this option
4. Use the Music volume slider to adjust the sound level
5. Click on the Done button

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Add Custom audio (Background music or narration)
1. Above the Preview pane, click on the Custom audio icon
2. Click on the Add audio file icon
3. Locate and add your audio file from your device
4. A thumbnail of the audio clip appears
5. Click on the audio icon in this thumbnail
6. Check the options if required, Fade in or Fade out
7. Use the Music volume slider to adjust the sound level
8. Click anywhere on the editor to close this menu
9. On the video timeline, drag the Start of audio clip to indicate where the sound will
start to play in the video clip
10. Click on the Done button

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Finishing the Video
1. Above the Preview pane, click on the Finish video icon
2. In the Finish your video pop-up, choose the video quality
3. Click on the Export button
4. Choose the video’s destination folder
5. Type a name for the video
6. Click on the Export button
Note: Depending on the length and complexity of the video, this may take some
time.