InShot Video Editing Tutorial for Beginners

In this video editing tutorial, we will be learning how to use the free InShot mobile app to edit videos.

We will be seeing all the basics like setting the canvas size, importing the clips, trimming them, adding transitions, using the PIP (Picture in Picture) mode and a lot of other stuff too.

Here is the video:

This video is from our InShot Video Editing course, which has 22 videos. If you sign up for the course, you get access to the clips that were shown in the video.

In the course we take up a sample project of creating a commercial promo video for a travel company. This makes the learning practical and fun.

You can see all the details of this course by using the link below:

Inshot Video Editing Course

Video Summary

This comprehensive tutorial for the InShot app covers essential video editing workflows, from project setup to advanced techniques like blending and picture-in-picture (PIP).

Project Setup & Canvas

• Starting with “Blank”: Instead of selecting a video immediately, start with a “Blank” canvas. This allows you to set a uniform project size (e.g., 16:9 for YouTube, 9:16 for TikTok, or 1:1 for Instagram) before adding multiple clips with different dimensions [01:49, 02:34].
• Saving Drafts: The “Save” button in the top right is actually for exporting. To save your progress as a project you can return to, tap the back arrow and select “Save as Draft” [18:25, 18:53].

Basic Editing Tools

• Trimming & Splitting: You can cut clips using the Split tool and deleting the unwanted part [07:05]. Alternatively, highlight a clip and drag the side handles inwards to trim it manually [10:18].
• Reordering Clips: Long-press on the timeline to switch to a grid view where you can easily drag and reorder your video segments [11:51].
• Muting Audio: To remove background noise from all clips at once, select one clip, go to Volume, set it to 0%, and tap the double checkmark (“Apply to all”) [21:24, 21:56].

Advanced Techniques

• Picture-in-Picture (PIP): Use the PIP tool to overlay videos on top of each other. This is great for creating collages of multiple clips playing simultaneously [27:19, 29:22].
  • Borders & Masking: In PIP mode, you can add colored borders to clips for a professional collage look or use the Mask tool to change the video’s shape (e.g., into a circle or heart) [33:44, 34:35].
• Blending: Similar to photo editing, you can use the Blend tool in PIP mode to adjust the opacity of an overlaid video, allowing two scenes to be visible at once [38:50, 39:39].
• Blank Clips for Transitions: Adding a “Blank” clip is useful for creating intros, outros, or as a background for text overlays [23:16].

Workflow Strategy

The creator emphasizes building the “60-second foundation” first—getting all your clips onto the timeline in the correct order and length—before adding fancy effects like text or transitions. This prevents having to re-edit those effects later if you change a clip’s duration [08:51].