Intro to Komodo's Video Editor

How to Use Komodo's Video Editor

Komodo's [video editor](https://komododecks.com/products/video-editor) is great for:

- Making video messages more professional (e.g., removing pauses and fixing mistakes)
- Combining multiple videos (e.g., adding personalized intros to standard demos)
- Updating video libraries (e.g., updating SOPs without re-recording the entire process)

It's built with Komodo's CaptureFusion technology, which enables you to:

- Capture content via uploads or screen recordings
- Fuse ideas together with native editing and creative tools

## How to use Komodo's video editor
Here's how to use Komodo's video editor in your browser—no app download necessary.

### 1. Access the video editor
There are two ways to open Komodo's video editor:
1. Use Komodo to create a new screen recording, with or without a guide. When you finish the recording, you'll see a popup like the one below. Select **Save & Edit Video**.

2. Go to your Komodo dashboard and select **Recordings** from the top menu. Find the video you want to edit, and click the three dots to open the menu. From the menu, select **Edit**.

### 2. Generate an AI-powered video transcript
When you open the video editor, Komodo automatically transcribes the video. We use our own internal AI model, which is based on OpenAI's Whisper.

The transcript automatically displays on the timeline below the video. To view the complete transcript click **Transcript** in the left menu.


### 3. Remove pauses with one click
Want to make your presentation or video message more concise? To remove all empty space anywhere in the video, click **Remove Pauses**.

The video timeline and duration will adjust automatically. The video transcript displays line breaks where the editor removed pauses.

### 4. Mute select audio clips
Need to mute moments with background noise or audio errors? To mute audio, click **Select Range** and then select any part of the timeline. Right click to bring up the menu, and click **Toggle Mute**.

Any muted parts of the video will display as line breaks in the video transcript.

### 5. Re-record over audio mistakes
Prefer to fix mistakes instead of muting them? To replace existing audio, click **Select Range** and then select the words you want to fix. Right click to bring up the menu, and click **Re-record Audio**.


You'll see a popup like the one below. Click **Record** to capture new audio and **Stop** to end the recording.

Use the sliders to trim any unnecessary audio from the beginning or end of the recording.

Click **Reset** to re-record as many times as necessary. Then click **Save** to add the audio to the video.
The editor will transcribe the new audio automatically. You'll see it reflected on the video timeline and noted as a "Re-Recorded Audio" clip in the transcript.

Note that you can also re-record audio directly from the video transcript. To do so, right-click any word in the transcript. From the menu, click **Re-record Audio**. Then follow the same steps as above to re-record.
### 6. Remove select audio
Need to delete errors or outdated audio clips? Click **Select Range** and then select any part of the timeline. Right click to bring up the menu, and click **Delete**.

You can also remove individual words directly from the video transcript. To do so, right-click any word in the transcript. From the menu, click **Delete**.

### 7. Add new audio clips
Want to add a few words to a video? Right click anywhere on the video timeline and select **Insert Audio**.

You'll see an audio recorder popup like the one below. Click **Record** to start capturing and **Stop** to end the recording.

Use the sliders to trim the beginning or end of the clip and click **Save**.

The editor will automatically transcribe the audio and add it to the timeline. You'll also see it listed as a "Re-Recorded Audio" clip in the transcript.

### 8. Trim any part of a video
Need to make more substantial edits to a video? To trim the video, right click anywhere on the timeline to bring up the menu. From the menu, select **Trim**.

You'll see a popup like the one below. Use the sliders to adjust the beginning or end of the area you want to trim. Instead of using the sliders, you also have the option to enter timestamps.

### 9. Split and move clips
Want to reorder video segments? To split the video into two clips, select any point on the timeline and click the **Split** button. If necessary, repeat the process to turn the video into multiple clips.

To reorder segments, select any clip. Then drag and drop it to another location on the timeline.

### 10. Merge existing Komodos
Want to combine two or more Komodos into a single video? Click **Add** in the left menu. Then scroll through your recordings library and select the video you want to insert.

The video editor will automatically add the video's transcript as a second track.

To add more videos, repeat the steps above. You can use Komodo's editing tools to adjust the audio or video for any or all tracks.
### 11. Upload and insert new content
Prefer to add a video that isn't already in your recordings library? Click **Add** in the left menu. Either drag and drop an MP4 or MOV video file into the editor or click **Browse Files** to locate a video file in one of these formats.

Note that any video you upload will be added to your recordings library.
### 12. Track edit history and revert to earlier versions
Need to undo an edit? Use the **Undo** and **Redo** buttons in the top menu to adjust the most recent change.
To view a complete list of all the edits you've applied to the video, click **History** in the left menu.

Click the three dots next to any version. From the menu, select **Restore to This Version**. Then resume editing or proceed to publish the video.
### 13. Share edited videos with captions
When you've finished editing the video, click the **Publish** button in the upper right corner. You'll see a popup like the one below.

Here, you can adjust the following video settings:

- Allow attachments
- Enable feedback
- Add a password
- Set an expiration date
- Adjust the default playback rate

To share the video URL, click the **Copy Link** button in the upper right corner. If the video has an attached guide, you'll see an option to share just the video or the video with the guide.

To embed the video, return to your recordings library. Click the three dots next to any edited video. From the menu, select **Embed Item**. Then click the **Copy Code** button and paste the embed code into your website.

Viewers will be able to see the final transcript by enabling closed captions.

## What to know about limitations for the beta video editor
As of November 2023, Komodo's video editor is in beta. In its current iteration, it has one main limitation: the beta video editor doesn't support downloads.

However, you can distribute edited Komodos via URL or embed. You can also add edited Komodos to a landing page using our [page builder](https://komododecks.com/products/page-builder). This option is great for creating training and onboarding documentation, sales enablement content, and much more.

Have questions or want to provide feedback? Join the [Komodo community](https://community.komododecks.com/) to connect with our team and share ideas with fellow users.