Trim and Cut Using the Panopto Editor

To trim a video means taking off part of the beginning or ending of a video clip. Cutting a video is removing a piece from the video.

To trim or cut a recording, follow these steps.

Hover over the chosen recording (found in your Panopto folder, your playlist, or Files shared with me) to show the Edit button.

Click Edit.

screenshot of the Panopto webpage with "My folder" and "Edit" highlighted

The Panopto editor will open in a new tab. The timeline (the section where you will edit your video) is at the bottom of the editor.

To trim or cut the video, select the cut tool, and a dark gray line appears at the beginning and end of the timeline.

screenshot of the Panopto editor with th scissors icon highlighted and labeled "Cut tool"

Click and drag the gray line back and forth to "catch" the unwanted section, and release your mouse when you've caught it all. Note: The gray line will snap into position with the red one to allow precise cuts. Notice that the area you have trimmed is now grayed out.

Anything in the grayed out areas will not be displayed when the video is played.

When done, click Apply.