Microsoft’s online video editor, Clipchamp, will roll out a new updated version with more features in March 2025, according to media reports. This update will have mainly three important features, including support for dark and light modes, improved asset grouping, and timestamps in the editing timeline.
Dark and Light modes
Currently, Clipchamp is available only in dark mode. With the proposed update, users can set either dark or light mode, catering to different lighting conditions and preferences. This will allow for optimal viewing comfort depending on the environment.
Improved Asset Grouping
The new update will allow you to group various assets, such as music, text, and images, into a single unit in the editing timeline. Users can easily identify and select each item by glancing at thumbnails.
Overall, this will provide better organization of various asset types in easy searching and retrieval enhancing the workflow efficiency. Users can move, copy, paste, or split grouped assets on the timeline without needing to select each item individually.
Timestamps in Timeline
As a user of the Clipchamp, you will be able to see timestamps by hovering over the timeline or when you cut a clip. This will provide an important advantage to editors to precisely locate specific moments within a footage. This enables efficient navigation, accurate editing, and streamlined workflows. This feature is particularly helpful when dealing with large amounts of raw inputs to quickly spot particular points in a video.
Flexible Screen Design
Apart from these, there will be several options:
- Minimize sidebars and timelines
- Zoom in and out of the timeline
- Play video in full-screen mode
- Undo and redo actions
- Change the aspect ratio,
- Add AI-generated subtitles.
In a crowded field of the video editor market, Clipchamp has continued to roll out updates since it started operation in 2013 to help both beginners and pros in video creation. Clipchamp’s increased acceptability is evident from the fact that it has over 10 million registered users. The app has been downloaded more than 1 million times, according to reports.
Future Plans
According to reports, Clipchamp will likely focus on AI-powered features in future updates targetting particularly business and professional users. This includes:
- Automatic video transcription
- Improved object detection for editing
- More advanced video generation capabilities
- Better integration with other Microsoft products
- Potentially different customizable templates and effects.