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  1. Windows 10 Photos App leaves white film over entire video AFTER trimming it


    I've seen another thread and many people having this same issues 8 YEARS LATER it is actually unreal. Every single time I use the photos app to trim a saved video from my desktop, it always leaves the video with a white film over the entire thing. It looks ugly and completely ruins the video. I don't need an editing software like Premiere Pro or Sony Vegas and I'm not going to use clipchamp because in 2025 you aren't allowed to choose what framerate you export your video in. I assume you get this feature when you pay the subscription but I'm not doing that. Microsoft is one of the largest busi

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    ZachLavery, Jan 14, 2025
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  2. martin Win User

    Photos app - trim a video - error

    Hello, I am trying to use the built-in Windows 10 Photos app to trim a video. I have the video playing in the Photos app and click "Trim Video" at the top. I move the sliders to select the start and end points. I click "Save a copy" at top-right. The app says "It looks as though you don't have permissions to save changes to this file. Try saving a copy instead." Having just clicked "Save a copy", I am confused as to why this error message is appearing. I've tried copying the .mp4 to my VIDEOS folder on C: drive with the same result. Some research has suggested to run the Photos app as Administrator, but I can't figure out how to do that. Any suggestions on how to trim a video would be appreciated! Thanks,
     
    martin, Jan 14, 2025
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  3. How to Trim Video on Windows 11?

    Trimming a video on Windows 11 can be accomplished using the built-in "Photos" app. The app offers basic video editing capabilities, including trimming. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to trim a video:

    1. Locate the video you want to trim and right-click on the video file. You can choose to open with the Photos app.

    2. Once the video is open in the Photos app, you will see different options at the top. Click on the Edit & Create dropdown.

    3. From the dropdown menu, select Trim. A timeline of the video will appear at the bottom. There, you'll find two sliders (one at the beginning and one at the end of the timeline).

    4. Drag these sliders to define the start and end points of the portion of the video you want to keep.

    5. Once you're satisfied with the selected portion, click on the Save a copy button. This will save the trimmed video as a new file, leaving the original video unchanged.

    6. After clicking Save a copy, you will be prompted to choose a location to save the trimmed video. Navigate to where you want to save it, assign a name to the new video file, and click Save.

    That's it! You've successfully trimmed a video on Windows 11 using the Photos app. Remember that this method provides basic trimming capabilities. If you need more advanced video editing features, consider using third-party software instead.
     
    eliine kwette, Jan 14, 2025
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  4. Windows 10 Photos App leaves white film over entire video AFTER trimming it

    Trimming videos in Windows Films & TV/Photos app automatically adds a filter and lowers the quality?

    Recently (like in the last couple weeks) the layout of the default video trimmer changed on my Windows 10 PC, it used to look extremely similar to the default video player except that the scrubbing bar was replaced with a trimmer bar. Now both the trimmer bar and the video preview are smaller and there's a button that offers to "Edit in Clipchamp". Ever since this change, whenever I trim a video, the trimmed version appears very high-contrast compared to before, and the quality is much lower (more pixellated, etc). It's basically deep frying my videos whenever I trim them.

    (I would attach screenshots but my attempts to upload images aren't loading for some reason.)

    I have already:

    1) Tried going into Photos settings, installing Photos Legacy, and using that instead (the layout is still different to what I'm familiar with, and it does the same thing. I checked in the Photos Legacy settings and turned off 'automatic video encoding', no change.)

    2) Checked all my drivers are up to date and I'm on the latest Windows Update.

    3) Spoken to a Microsoft support chat person and investigated (no help), uninstalled my newest Windows update and checked to see if that helped (didn't).

    4) Uninstalled/reinstalled Films & TV and Photos apps.

    5) Gone into Settings>Video Playback, and ensured that 'Automatically enhance videos' was turned off (it was).

    This isn't a big problem but as I casually screenrecord a lot of videos and then clip them, it's noticeable and annoying. I don't want to download a big fancy video editor app and have to start a project just to quickly trim clips, the same way I don't want to open Photoshop and make a .psd every time I want to crop an image. I can't find any information about anyone else experiencing this anywhere. My video editor just randomly changed layout and functionality one day, and seemingly there's no way to reverse it; all I want is to easily view and adjust the length of my videos.

    Is there a simple fix for this anywhere, or is this just a new issue with Photos to try and push people towards using Clipchamp for videos? (And if so, is there a free, simple alternative video viewer like Films & TV or Windows Media Player that offers a lossless trimming function?)
     
    VideoProblemHaver, Jan 14, 2025
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