In Google Photos, you can edit your videos with special effects, filters, and more from your mobile device.
What you need
Download and install the Google Photos app.
- Some video editing features like crop, straighten, and filters are only available on Android devices with at least one GB of RAM that run on Android version 6.0 and later.
Edit your video
Trim, Mute, Stabilize, or Export a still from your video
- Open the video you want to edit.
- Tap Edit
.
- To trim the video to a different length: Tap and Drag the Trim Handles to select the portion of your video you want to keep.
- To save a copy of the video with your edits, at the bottom, tap Save copy.
- To mute your video: Tap
.
- To Stabilize your video: Tap
.
- To Export a frame from your video: Tap Export frame.
- To trim the video to a different length: Tap and Drag the Trim Handles to select the portion of your video you want to keep.
Crop or rotate
- Open the video you want to edit.
- Tap Edit
Crop.
- To crop the video to a different aspect ratio, like a square: Tap Aspect ratio
.
- To change the video’s perspective:
- Tap Transform
.
- Drag the dots to the edges of your video or tap Auto.
- Tap Transform
- To rotate a video 90 degrees, tap Rotate
.
- To make minor adjustments to straighten the video, use the dial above Rotate
.
- To make minor adjustments to straighten the video, use the dial above Rotate
- To automatically straighten the video, tap Auto.
- Tip: Auto straighten availability depends on the video.
- To crop the video to a different aspect ratio, like a square: Tap Aspect ratio
- To save a copy of the video with your edits, at the bottom, tap Save copy.
Adjust your video
Important: Your device must have at least 3 GB RAM and Android 8.0 and up.
- Open the video you want to edit.
- Tap Edit
Adjust.
- Select the type of effect you want to apply to your video and move the dial to make changes.
- When you’re finished, tap Done.
- To undo an adjustment, deselect the option or tap Cancel.
Video adjustments
- Tap Brightness
to adjust the exposure.
- Tap Contrast
to adjust the difference in tones.
- Tap White point
to adjust the brightest value.
- Tap Highlights
to adjust the detail in the brightest areas.
- Tap Shadows
to adjust the detail in the darkest areas.
- Tap Black point
to adjust the darkest value.
- Tap Saturation
to adjust the intensity of colors.
- Tap Warmth
adjust the color temperature.
- Tap Tint
to adjust the hue.
- Tap Skin tone
to adjust the saturation of the skin-colored tones.
- Tap Blue tone
to adjust the saturation of the blue tones, like sky or water.
- Tap Vignette
to reduce the brightness around the edges of the video.
- Tap HDR effect
to enhance brightness and contrast across the video.
Add a filter
In the color filters section, you can apply the usual filters, like Palma or Metro, to your video.
- Open the video you want to edit.
- Tap Edit
Filters.
- Select a filter.
- To change the strength of the filter on the video, tap the filter again and move the dial.
- To undo a filter, select None.
Important: Your device must have at least 3 GB RAM and Android 8.0 and up.
- Open the video you want to edit.
- Tap Edit
Effects.
- Select an effect.
- To undo an effect, tap None.
- Tap Save copy.
Tip: Types of effects include:
- B&W Film
- Light leak
- Lomo
- Dust mix
- Chromatic
- Fish Eye
Draw on or highlight a video
- Open the video you want to edit.
- Tap Edit
Markup.
- To draw, tap Pen
.
- To add highlights, tap Highlighter
.
- To draw, tap Pen
- When you’re finished, tap Done.
- To save a copy of the video with your edits, at the bottom, tap Save copy.