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Video editing guides
Straight answers to the questions people ask before they hit record: sizes for every platform, subtitles, screen recording, shorts, silence removal and more.
Video sizes for every social platform (2026 cheat sheet)Vertical platforms (TikTok, Reels, Shorts, Stories) want 9:16 at 1080×1920.4 min read →How to add subtitles to a videoOpen the video in an online editor, add subtitles (type them as text, or let AI transcribe the speech), check the wording and timing, style them for readability and export an MP4 with the subtitles burned in.4 min read →How to record your screen with your webcamOpen a browser-based screen recorder in Chrome or Edge, turn on the camera bubble and microphone, choose the tab, window or screen to share, and press Stop when you’re done.5 min read →How to turn a long video into shortsFind a moment that makes sense on its own, trim to it, switch the project to 9:16, reframe the speaker, add captions and a hook, and export.4 min read →How to resize a video for Instagram, TikTok and YouTubePick the target shape — 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 4:5 or 1:1 for the Instagram feed, 16:9 for YouTube — then crop to fill the frame or fit the whole picture, reframe the subject and export.4 min read →How to remove silence from a videoUse a silence remover: it measures how loud the audio is, finds pauses longer than a set length and cuts them out, leaving jump cuts.4 min read →How to make a video with photos and musicAdd your photos and a song to a video editor, set how long each photo shows, add slow zooms so stills don’t sit frozen, cut on the beat, add a title and export an MP4.4 min read →How to add Arabic subtitles to a videoUse an editor that handles right-to-left text: transcribe the Arabic speech with AI or type the subtitles, check that letters join and lines read right to left, fix names and dialect words, and export with the subtitles burned in.4 min read →
Free tools
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Auto captionsDrop in a video and AI writes the subtitles for you — timed to every word, styled like the captions you see on TikTok and Reels.Paid plans →Arabic subtitlesMost caption tools break Arabic: reversed words, misplaced punctuation, highlights that run the wrong way.Paid plans →Screen recorderRecord your screen, your face and your voice in one take.No sign-up →Resize videoTurn a landscape video into a vertical one (or the other way round) in one click, then drag to choose exactly what stays in frame.No sign-up →Remove silenceDrop in a talking video and every long pause is cut out for you.No sign-up →Long video to shortsUpload a podcast, webinar or interview.Paid plans →