A recording is not frozen once the meeting ends. From the Edit video menu you can reshape the video itself, change how it looks in your workspace, and add an action for your viewers at the end of it.
This article covers where that menu lives and what each option does.
Where to find the Edit video menu
Go to Meetings and open the recording you want to edit.
Click the ... menu at the top right of the recording.
Select Edit video.
A second menu opens next to it with the five editing options.
Two things worth knowing before you start:
Edit video is only available if you have full access rights to the recording. If you only have view access, the option will not appear.
Video editing is not available on mobile. Use a desktop browser.
Trim video
Opens the editing suite, where you cut out everything you do not want to keep.
Inside the editor you can:
Set a start and an end point by dragging the handles on the edition bar. The soundwaves and the timeline help you land precisely on a specific sentence or moment.
Edit from the transcript. On recordings that have a transcript, select the text you want gone and the matching video segment is removed with it. This is usually the fastest way to cut a specific exchange.
Remove silences in one click. Choose the minimum length of silence to target and the dead air disappears.
When you are happy with the result, click Publish changes to process and finalize the video.
A few shortcuts that speed things up: DEL to delete a selection, CMD + Z to undo, and the arrow keys to move frame by frame. Undo and redo are both available, so you can experiment freely before publishing.
Full walkthrough: How to edit / trim videos
Add video clips
Lets you bring other video content into this recording rather than editing only what was captured during the meeting. Useful when you want to build a single video out of several moments, for example turning the best passages of a call into one clip for onboarding or training.
Edit thumbnail
Changes the image people see before they press play. A clear thumbnail makes a recording much easier to recognize in a folder full of calls.
You can pick a frame from the video itself, upload your own image, or use the Unsplash integration to choose a visual from their library.
More on this: How to customize the claap video thumbnail and Customize your claaps' thumbnails with Unsplash
Edit chapters
Claap automatically segments your recordings into chapters so viewers can jump straight to the part they need, without watching the whole call. From here you review those chapters, rename them, and adjust where they start.
Good chapter titles are short and match the actual turn in the conversation, so align them with topic changes rather than fixed time intervals.
Add a call-to-action
Adds a clickable button on your video, so viewers have somewhere to go once they have watched it. Common uses are booking a slot, opening a proposal, or sending someone to a specific page.
You choose the button text and the destination link.
More on this: How to add a call-to-action button
Which one do I need?
I want to... | Use |
Cut a passage out of the call | Trim video |
Remove pauses and dead air | Trim video, then Remove silences |
Assemble several moments into one video | Add video clips |
Make the recording recognizable in a folder | Edit thumbnail |
Help viewers navigate a long call | Edit chapters |
Give viewers a next step | Add a call-to-action |