How to combine and trim screen recordings in Kliper

A useful tutorial often starts as several recordings: an introduction, the main walkthrough, and a second take of the step that went wrong. You can put those files on one timeline and remove the pauses without recording everything again.

This guide uses Kliper Studio. It covers combining files, choosing between Split and Select range, checking sound at each join, and saving a finished MP4. Keep your original files until you have checked the export.

1. Start with the recording that comes first

Open your first recording from the Library in Kliper Studio. If it was recorded elsewhere, import the video into the Library first. Kliper accepts MP4, WebM, MOV, and MKV files; whether a particular file opens also depends on the video and audio codecs inside it.

If you see a saved-draft dialog, choose Restore draft to continue those edits, or Start fresh to use the original recording. That choice comes before editing so you do not accidentally work over a previous session.

Play a few seconds and confirm you have the right picture and sound. It is easier to catch a missing voice track now than after arranging several clips.

2. Add the other videos

Open Clips and choose Add video. Add the next recording, then repeat for the remaining files. Each video becomes a clip with its own source limits, playback speed, and sound.

Select a clip and use Earlier or Later to change its order, or rearrange clips on the timeline. Give clips short names such as “Introduction” or “Invite teammate” if similar file names make them hard to tell apart.

Videos with different proportions are fitted into the project's picture. A portrait recording added to a landscape project may have space at its sides. Check the Canvas settings before export if the final video needs a particular shape.

3. Trim the beginning and end

Select a clip and drag its trim handles inward to remove setup time at the start or a pause at the end. For a more precise edit, use Source in and Source out in the Trim section. Those numbers refer to time in that source file.

Play from just before the new edge. A cut that looks right on a still image may remove the beginning of a spoken word or the click needed to explain the next step. Leave enough time for viewers to recognize the screen after a change.

Trimming changes the section used by the project. It does not rewrite the original file.

4. Use Split or Select range for the right job

Split divides the clip at the playhead and keeps both pieces. Use it when the second half needs a different speed, zoom, position in the sequence, or deletion.

Select range marks a section to keep or remove. Use it to remove the middle of a long pause or keep only one useful demonstration from a longer recording. Timed captions, visual layers, and imported audio follow the range edit.

For example, suppose a recording runs for 40 seconds, but seconds 12 through 18 show a loading screen. Select that range and remove it. Removing the marked range closes the gap in one step.

Use Undo if the cut removes something you needed. Regularly playing across edits is faster than finding a chain of timing mistakes at the end.

5. add a transition

A straight cut usually suits a software walkthrough. Viewers see the next step immediately. A fade can help when moving to a different topic or a different recording session.

select the incoming clip after a join to add a fade. Under Transition into this clip, choose Fade through black or Fade through white and set the duration. Use Preview transition to see the change. These fades cover the boundary without shortening the project, and the sound dips with the picture.

Avoid adding a fade between every click. It can make a short task take longer to watch. Keep the transition when it helps the viewer understand that something has changed.

6. Balance sound across the recordings

Listen to the last sentence in one clip and the first sentence in the next. If they were recorded at different times, the levels may be noticeably different.

Use Audio to adjust the levels that will be exported. Recordings with separate microphone and computer-sound tracks have independent controls. Imported music and voiceover have their own volume, trim, start, and fade settings.

The speaker slider beside playback only changes your listening volume in Studio. Turning that down will not make the exported recording quieter. For missing or unexpectedly quiet sound, use the recording sound checklist.

7. Save the edit and export a copy

Save a .kliper project if you expect to make another version. When moving it to another computer, use the option to copy media and move the project file with its assets folder.

Export a new MP4 rather than replacing the source on your first attempt. Watch the beginning, every join, and the ending in the exported file. Check text and private details too: check the saved video before sending it.

If captions are next, follow the caption and local-file guide. You can download Kliper and try local editing with the free version.