If you want to include a clip from a longer video in your creative, you can trim content from the beginning or end of the video.
You can trim videos in the following ways:
- Trim a video that is already uploaded to Mixpo Studio. For steps, see Trimming a video in Mixpo Studio.
- Trim a video on your computer before you upload it to Mixpo Studio (Windows computers only). For steps, see Trimming a video on your computer.
Trimming a video in Mixpo Studio
If you use a Mac, or if you use a Windows computer and don't want to download the Mixpo Media Transcoder browser extension (see System requirements for using Mixpo), you can trim a video directly in Mixpo Studio.
Before you start
- Create an expanding In-Banner Video creative, a non-expanding In-Banner Video creative with a custom StartFrame, or an In-Stream Video creative. For steps, see Assembling a creative from a template or Assembling a creative from scratch.
To trim an uploaded video clip from within the Studio
- Navigate to the Division, Account, and Campaign of the creative.
- Click the Campaign Management tab, then click the Creatives tab.
- Click Edit for the creative. The Mixpo Studio opens.
- Click the Timeline Canvas tab.
- On the visual timeline at the bottom of the Timeline Canvas tab, select the video, then click Trim video.
- Drag the left handle to select where the video clip begins, and drag the right handle to select where the video clip ends. Click the Play button to preview the trimmed video, then make any adjustments.
- When you are satisfied, click OK.
- Click Save.
- To test that the creative appears the way that you want it to, return to the Mixpo Platform and click Preview.
Trimming a video on your computer
Trimming a video on your computer gives you greater control over when the trimmed video starts and finishes.
Trimming a video on your computer also reduces the file size of the ad, because only the trimmed video is uploaded to Mixpo Studio. The original file on your computer remains unaltered.
Before you start
- Create an expanding In-Banner Video creative, a non-expanding In-Banner Video creative with a custom StartFrame, or an In-Stream Video creative. For steps, see Assembling a creative from a template or Assembling a creative from scratch.
- You must use a Windows computer that meets the web browser requirements in System requirements for using Mixpo.
To trim a video on your Windows computer
- Navigate to the Division, Account, and Campaign of the creative.
- Click the Campaign Management tab, then click the Creatives tab.
- Click Edit for the creative. The Mixpo Studio opens.
- Click the Timeline Canvas tab.
- Click the Video tab, then click Computer.
- Select the video that you want to trim.
- Select the Edit start and end time of video clip check box, then click Open.
- On the progress bar, drag the left handle to select where the video begins, and drag the right handle to select where the video ends. Click the Play button to preview the trimmed video, then make any adjustments.
- Click Extract Clip. Only the extracted portion of the clip is imported into the Studio.
- To upload the extracted clip you imported, click Save.
- To save the creative, click Save.
- To test that the creative appears the way that you want it to, return to the Mixpo Platform and click Preview.