How to add videos to a video project

 Option 1. Drag and drop videos from your device to import

1. Click on the your media tab on the toolbar.

2. Drag and drop any video files from your device into the importing media panel.This works on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Option 2. Use the import media options

1. Click on the your media tab on the toolbar.

2. Click on the import media button or click on the drop down arrow > browse files. 

Adding media from your phone

You can import video, image, and audio files from external devices such as your phone into a Clipchamp project.

In Microsoft Edge, through the upload from mobile option:

1. To use it, open your Clipchamp project in an Edge browser tab.

2. Select the import media button in the media library.

3. In the file picker menu that opens, select the upload from mobile button.​​​​​​​

For more information, see: Microsoft Edge mobile upload. This works in Clipchamp for work and Clipchamp for personal accounts, as long as you open the project in an Edge browser window.

Other options are:

• Copy videos that are on the other device (such as your phone) to a cloud storage app such as OneDrive, Google Drive or Dropbox. Then, you can either use the direct integration with these services in Clipchamp or retrieve the videos on your computer through the desktop app of these services.

• Use a mobile device's built-in file transfer feature such as Airdrop on iOS and Nearby Share on Android, which you can use to move files from your phone to a desktop computer.

Clipchamp for personal accounts

In Clipchamp for personal accounts, right-click on a media file in Windows Explorer and choose edit with Clipchamp, or click on the create a video option on a media file in the Windows Photos app.

This will launch a new project with the media file getting loaded into the media library and onto the editing timeline.

Note that if you already have a Clipchamp project open when performing this operation on a video in Windows Explorer or Photos, you will get asked if you'd like to add the new file into the open project or create a new project instead.

Clipchamp for work accounts

In Clipchamp's work version, right-click on a media file in OneDrive or SharePoint on the web and select the open button > edit in Clipchamp. This will create a new editing project with the media file getting loaded into the media library and onto the editing timeline of the project.

Another possibility is to open a video file in Stream and to select the Clipchamp menu item at the top. This will also create a new editing project with the media file getting loaded into the media library and onto the timeline of the project. You need to have the appropriate access rights for the video in Stream to see the Clipchamp option there.