How to Record, Trim, Edit and Share Videos via iPhone/iPad

With iPhone/iPad's splendid built-in camera, you can not only shoot beautiful photos, but also record wonderful videos. Besides, the Photos app even lets you trim and share your videos easily and directly on your iPhone/iPad, no computer required! Now read this tutorial to know how:

How to Record a Video via iPhone/iPad?

1. Launch the Camera app.

2. Switch the camera from photo to video mode.

3. Tap the Capture button at the center of the bottom to begin video recording.

4. Don't forget to use the tap to focus feature any time you want while recording. You can also lock the focus if you want by holding down until you see the AE/AF Lock text appear. To return manual focus, simply tap the screen again.

5. Tap the Capture button again to finish recording.

How to Trim a Video on iPad/iPhone?

1. Open the Photos app.

2. Select the video you'd like to trim.

3. Drag the left and right achors at the top to specify the segment you'd like to keep.

4. Hit the Trim button on the upper right.

5. Choose from Trim Original or Save as New Clip.

How to Share Videos from iPhone/iPad?

1. Open the Photos app.

2. Tap on the video you'd like to share.

3. Hit the Share icon on the lower left

4. Choose the method you'd love to use to share the videos, say Whatsapp.

5. If necessary, fill out any info or text a message and then tap Send (or Upload/Publish in some cases like sharing via YouTube).

How to Edit Videos on iPhone/iPad?

Apart from trimming, if you want to further edit your videos, there're various video editing apps available in the App Store, which probably can help you add filters, adjust video effects, add titles/transitions, etc. For example, here iMovie for iOS ($4.99, free for new iPhone/iPad) and Pinnacle Studio for iPad (formerly Avid Studio, $12.99) are recommended.