--- description: Most of the footage you capture is boring. Here's how to quickly cut out the boring stuff and keep the good stuff. title: How to Edit an iPhone Video Right After You Shoot It image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt22604890c414ae8a/69868b20169ab00b5f278d9f/iphoneedit.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 30-Second Tech Trick: Edit an iPhone Video Right After You Shoot It by [Doug Aamoth](/author/doug-aamoth/) ## Doug Aamoth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 17, 2014 4:30 PM CUT  Doug Aamoth—TIME by [Doug Aamoth](/author/doug-aamoth/) ## Doug Aamoth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 17, 2014 4:30 PM CUT **More Quick Tech Tricks:** * [Share Your Amazon Prime Membership](http://time.com/58028/30-second-tech-trick-how-to-share-your-amazon-prime-membership/ "undefined") * [Stop People from Tagging You in Twitter Photos](http://time.com/54048/30-second-tech-trick-turn-off-twitter-photo-tagging/ "undefined") * [Get Facebook Hack Notifications for Your Account](http://time.com/40253/30-second-tech-trick-get-facebook-hack-notifications-for-your-account/ "undefined") * [End Calls with the Power Button on Your Android Phone](http://time.com/38769/30-second-tech-trick-end-calls-with-the-power-button-on-your-android-phone/ "undefined") * [How to Take the Best Selfies](http://time.com/30633/best-selfies/ "undefined") * [Use the Konami Code for Free (!!!) Google Searches](http://time.com/32303/google-konami-code-easter-egg/ "undefined") * [How to Boot to the Desktop in Windows](http://time.com/25112/30-second-tech-trick-how-to-boot-to-the-desktop-in-windows/ "undefined") * [How to Take a Screenshot on Your iPhone](http://time.com/20451/30-second-tech-trick-how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-your-iphone/ "undefined") * [How to Make a Strong Password (and Actually Remember It)](http://time.com/15908/best-password/ "undefined") * [More Tech Tricks](http://time.com/tag/tech-tricks/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/66882/30-second-tech-trick-edit-an-iphone-video-right-after-you-shoot-it/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/66882/30-second-tech-trick-edit-an-iphone-video-right-after-you-shoot-it/"},"headline":"30-Second Tech Trick: Edit an iPhone Video Right After You Shoot It","datePublished":"2014-04-17T16:30:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:02:00.036Z","description":"Most of the footage you capture is boring. Here's how to quickly cut out the boring stuff and keep the good stuff.","url":"https://time.com/66882/30-second-tech-trick-edit-an-iphone-video-right-after-you-shoot-it/","keywords":["Tech","iPhone","How-To","Videos","video","Tech tricks"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt22604890c414ae8a/69868b20169ab00b5f278d9f/iphoneedit.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Doug Aamoth","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/doug-aamoth/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt22604890c414ae8a/69868b20169ab00b5f278d9f/iphoneedit.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"iphoneedit","caption":"iphoneedit","creditText":"Doug Aamoth—TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/66882/30-second-tech-trick-edit-an-iphone-video-right-after-you-shoot-it/","name":"30-Second Tech Trick: Edit an iPhone Video Right After You Shoot It"}}]}] ```