What is Microsoft Clipchamp

Microsoft Clipchamp is a web-based video editing tool that simplifies the process of video creation for everyone, including those without any editing background.

This video editor enables users to merge video clips, images, and audio files, along with incorporating visual enhancements like text overlays, transitions, and filters. Additionally, you can include royalty-free stock videos, music, sound effects, stickers, overlays, backgrounds, and much more. After completing your edits, you can easily save the videos straight to your device.

Based on your requirements, you have the option to select from two variants of the product. The personal edition is intended for single users, while the work edition is appropriate for groups and organizations.

Clipchamp for your organization

This edition of Clipchamp is overseen by your organization, providing you with a video editing tool for use in your workplace or educational institution, facilitating the integration of videos into your everyday tasks.

Clipchamp designed for professional or educational purposes is based on OneDrive and SharePoint, allowing smooth integration with your other Microsoft productivity applications like Stream, Teams, Outlook, and Viva Engage.

Licensing

You can use the work version of Clipchamp if your organization holds a subscription to Microsoft 365 Enterprise (E3 and E5) or Business (standard, premium) suites, or their corresponding educational licenses (A3, A5, starting July 2024).

Beyond the Clipchamp standard plan being included in the aforementioned Microsoft 365 licenses, the new Clipchamp premium plan can be added on to Microsoft 365 Enterprise or Business subscriptions.

Clipchamp standard and Clipchamp premium are also offered as independent subscriptions for work users who do not subscribe to the Microsoft 365 license plans listed above.

Free Clipchamp plan:

Free users can access all important editing features and tools in the video editor, such as:

• Easy video editing
• Auto composition powered by Microsoft AI
• Free filters and effects
• Basic stock media (audio, video, graphics, and stickers)
• Text to speech (AI voiceovers)
• Autocaptions
• Speaker coach
• Up to 1080p HD exports
• Unlimited watermark-free exports

Premium Clipchamp plan:

Subscribers can access all editing features and tools in the video editor:

• Unlimited watermark-free exports
• Up to 4K (UHD) export resolution
• Premium audio, image, and video stock media
• Premium filters and effects
• Brand kit for managing logos and colors
• Content backup

In addition, if you are on a Microsoft 365 personal or family plan, some (but not all) Clipchamp premium options are enabled for you.

Benefits of Clipchamp

While a lot of other editing software necessitates downloading an application, Clipchamp operates completely within your browser, leveraging distinct localized processing. Using the Clipchamp desktop application is optional and is based on web technologies working in the background.

Clipchamp is integrated in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem and is accessible for your most used applications such as Teams or SharePoint.

Clipchamp eliminates the need to upload your media files to a server for processing, allowing you to start working with your files more quickly. For further details, refer to: How Clipchamp manages and processes media files in editing projects.

Features

In Clipchamp you can explore easy and smart video editing features that can help you create amazing videos. You have access to state-of-the-art functionalities for creating, editing, and enhancing your videos. No downloads required.

1. Create

No expert knowledge is required to produce stunning voiceovers and videos—just drag and drop.

• Screen recorder: Use your browser to capture both your screen and sound.
• Camera recorder: Create the ideal video explainers by recording your screen and webcam.
• Templates and stock: To create visually striking videos, use a video template or utilize premium stock.
• GIF Maker: Add animation to your videos by turning any video clip into a GIF.
• Audio and voice recorder: To produce real voiceovers, record your voice using your microphone.
• Text to speech: Produce a faultless AI voiceover in international languages to create widely seen films.

2. Edit

Make expert edits with both basic and sophisticated editing tools.

• Trim and crop: To create visually striking videos, use the trim tool to clip media and the crop tool to eliminate extraneous footage.
• Resize: Use the video resizer tool to create and convert videos to the ideal aspect ratio size.
• Green Screen: Use eye-catching stock footage and special effects to replace your video’s background.
• Audio: You can freely alter the sound in your video by separating the audio from the video, deleting the audio, or adding stock music and sound effects in its place.

3. Enhance

Enhance the impact factor of your videos by adding finishing touches.

• Subtitles: Produce easily comprehensible videos with subtitles in any language.
• Silence remover: Automatically locate and eliminate unwanted pauses and silences in any type of media.
• Overlays: Use drag and drop to add text, images, and videos to your video footage.
• Brand kit: Use your brand’s font, colors, and logo to create instantly identifiable videos.
• Video enhancer: Modify brightness, saturation, contrast, and other aspects of your video to improve its quality.
• Background removal: Any image can have its background easily removed and replaced with stock footage, pictures, solid colors, and more.

User-friendly interface

The interface in Clipchamp is beginner-friendly, helping you quickly locate all the professional editing functions including the:

• Timeline
• Toolbar
• Floating toolbar
• Property panel

The interface is further customizable and is kept updated and modern.

Getting started with Clipchamp

To use Clipchamp in your company or school, your Microsoft 365 administrator must have it enabled. In that instance, there are multiple ways to access Clipchamp.

Some will be added over time, while others are currently accessible:

• Microsoft 365 App Launcher,
• Clipchamp start page in Microsoft 365 for the web (click Blank video to start a new editing project),
• Microsoft 365 Create page,
• On the web within OneDrive and SharePoint by clicking New, then selecting Clipchamp video.
• In the Clipchamp desktop app for Windows from app version 3.x.

You can also use Clipchamp with an existing video in OneDrive and SharePoint by finding the asset in the my files tab, right-clicking on it, and choosing Open, then Edit in Clipchamp.

Another option is to click on the Clipchampmenu item at the top of a video file that has been opened in Stream. The media file will be put into the media library and onto the project timeline, starting a new editing project. To view the Clipchamp option, you must have the proper access rights for the video in Stream.

How Clipchamp manages and processes media files in editing projects

Microsoft Clipchamp is available through its Windows software and in the browser. Behind the scenes, web technologies are used in both situations.

Working on a video editing project typically entails importing media items into the application, such as audio tracks, photos, and video clips, from your computer or internet storage.

Since Clipchamp is a web-based video editor, you may wonder if, when you put these media files into a project, they are being posted to an Internet server.

The answer is that Clipchamp allows for editing and exporting without requiring the uploading of media files to the cloud, which greatly speeds up and simplifies the process. This is a significant distinction from the setup of other video editors.

Important components of the video production process operate locally on your PC rather than online. This includes:

• All video previews while editing,
• The procedure for exporting finished videos so that the final file can be saved.

Your local computer processes your media files for editing when you use Clipchamp for work accounts. Additionally, media files are automatically stored up to your OneDrive or SharePoint work account, making it simple to access video projects from other computers or, if desired, share them with colleagues.

When your media is being backed up to OneDrive or SharePoint, a status indicator will appear at the bottom of the My Media panel. Technically, you can continue editing your video while it is being uploaded, and you can export an edited huge media file before this upload is finished.

Conclusion

One of Microsoft 365’s major advantages that is not often discussed is how it changes over time.

Apps and services are frequently introduced by Microsoft as part of the M365 suite and made accessible for what is effectively free of charge, with no further expense to your membership.

It was Clipchamp’s turn in November 2023. introduced as a video editing program that is easy to use and does not require any prior experience. Clipchamp is a highly praised addition for all video editing lovers.

With a user-friendly interface and deep features, Clipchamp offers a suitable and powerful video editing experience that covers every aspect. Check your M365 Apps and you might already have access to Clipchamp right now for free.