How to Edit Videos on a Samsung Galaxy (Gallery Editor and Studio)

There are two video editors on recent Galaxy phones. Here’s how to choose the right one for the job, all using Samsung’s terminology as of One UI 8.5 and One UI 9.

• Need to quickly edit a video? Tap the pencil icon when viewing a video in Gallery to launch the basic video editor. You can trim the video and make visual and audio adjustments.
• Want to combine videos into one, or edit a video with more advanced options? Select Studio from the menu in Gallery to open the project-based video editor with a timeline. You can add transitions between clips and have Auto trim make a highlight video for you.

Which editor for which job

The menu paths below come from the Samsung website support pages for the latest Samsung smartphones. The order of icons may be different depending on your One UI version.

Quick edits in the Gallery video editor

Samsung says that the Galaxy S20 and newer have the following features (Samsung’s explanation of the features is consistent across recent versions).

• Select the video, then tap the pencil icon to open the editor. This editor is the quickest way to edit a video before sharing it.
• Tap Trim to shorten your video by dragging the ends of the highlighted section. Do this first as it determines what footage the other edits will affect.

1. 1

   Open the clip

   Select the video that you want to edit from the Gallery app. Tap the pencil icon on the bottom of the screen.

2. 2

   Trim the ends

   Tap the Trim icon. Move the white bars along the bottom of your screen to adjust the start and end points of your clip.

3. 3

   Fix the orientation

   If the video was filmed using selfie mode, it may appear backwards. Use the Rotate tool to rotate the video clip or the Flip tool to mirror the video clip.

4. 4

   Pick a look

   Choose a filter, but not a strong one as it’s hard to judge on a bright screen. To do this tap Filter and scroll through the choices.

5. 5

   Add words or stickers

   Tap Decorations and use Draw to add a hand-drawn mark on top. Tap Stickers to add graphics. Tap Text to add a caption.

6. 6

   Add music

   Tap Audio and select Add background music. Choose a song, then adjust the volume of the song and video so that people’s voices can still be heard.

7. 7

   Save a copy

   If the Save copy option is available, choose it. That way, your original video remains in your Gallery and the changes you made are also saved separately.

Samsung warns that it may take a few minutes to save bigger/high resolution videos, so remain on the edit screen while this happens.

If you're about to send the video using a messaging app, consider reducing the resolution first. To do this, open More options > Size and format and pick a smaller size. (This is also mentioned on Samsung's own support website for changing the size of videos, although oddly it's the Hong Kong site!)

Filters and LUTs after the shot

With One UI 8.5, there’s no longer a video filter option in the camera app. Previously you could record 1080p video at 30 and 60fps with filters on Galaxy S25 Ultra, Z Fold6 and Z Fold7 (via SamMobile), and the One UI 9 beta didn’t bring it back. Instead, there are now video filters in the video editor. According to SamMobile, there are 13 filters in the video editor, with eight more filters available from Samsung in the Galaxy Store. You can also create your own filter using any image.

Note that when SamMobile tested this feature in Studio, adding a filter to a 4K HDR 60fps video resulted in the file size reducing from 467MB to 334MB, so it’s likely re-encoding the video file when you add a filter. Make sure you keep a copy of the original! On One UI 8.5 and later, there’s also an Apply LUT option in Gallery for Log videos. Our Samsung Log guide covers which LUT to pick and when to grade on a computer instead.

Clean up the sound with Audio eraser

Another handy Galaxy feature is Audio eraser, which can salvage some otherwise unusable videos recorded in particularly windy conditions. Audio eraser classifies the audio into different types and provides a slider for each of them, letting you tweak the relative volume of each. Samsung’s Galaxy support pages for Canada and Australia state that Audio eraser is available on Galaxy S and Z series phones starting with the Galaxy S24 with One UI 7 or later, and note that you must be signed in to a Samsung account to use it.

Samsung says performance may vary depending on the audio in your video (e.g. audio recorded in very windy conditions may not be enhanced as effectively as audio recorded in less windy conditions). Open your video and select the pencil icon > Audio icon > Audio eraser. On the Galaxy S26, Samsung’s instructions show the Audio eraser icon from the main editing screen. Adjust the sliders one at a time, and select Hear original to hear how the sound compares to the original video. When you’re done, tap Apply edits > Save copy.

Audio eraser also works with the Voice Recorder app and may be available in some third-party apps, according to Galaxy AI information in the settings app on a Galaxy S25 Ultra with One UI 9 as of November 2026. You can also access some of the features from the quick settings panel. See also the audio section of our video settings guide for more information about getting good audio with different types of microphones.

Studio for projects with more than one clip

GSMArena described Studio when it debuted as a multi-layer video editor with a timeline for text and music. It debuted with One UI 6 in late 2023 and is included with Gallery. Projects are saved so you can pick them back up at a later time.

On One UI 6.1 or later, you can also use Share project to send projects to a Galaxy Book4 laptop via Quick Share to continue editing. You can access Studio on Samsung’s latest phones by heading to Gallery > Menu > Studio or Go to Studio.

1. 1

   Start a project

   Go to Gallery and tap on Menu > Go to Studio. Tap on Start a new project and choose up to 60 photos/clips. When you're finished, tap Done.

2. 2

   Choose the shape

   Access Project settings via the three-dot menu and choose the aspect ratio that you would like to use. Vertical is best for Reels and Shorts. 16:9 is best for YouTube and TV.

3. 3

   Put the clips in order

   Samsung’s Auto trim guide shows reordering as a simple drag and drop. Simply drag clips to where you want them on the timeline.

4. 4

   Split and trim

   To trim your video, add a marker by tapping the timeline at the desired cut-off point. Then choose one of the trim buttons which will cut the video from the marker. As demonstrated in Android Central’s walkthrough, these options will delete either everything to the left or right of the marker.

5. 5

   Add transitions

   Select a marker between two clips and select a transition. If you select All, then that transition will be applied to all markers in your project.

6. 6

   Change the speed

   Tap the speedometer icon to change the speed of the clip, as this can give a jump or time-lapse effect.

7. 7

   Finish and save

   Add text and music from the bottom bar. Once you’re happy with the result, tap Done and then Save movie to save a copy of your new video in Gallery.

Studio’s music options let you choose from Studio-provided music or music that’s already on your phone. Unfortunately, Techwiser’s Studio guide for 2023 points out that you won’t be able to add music from streaming services like Spotify.

When you add music, make sure to keep the volume level lower than your speaking voice, and use the volume options available under the speaker icon to fade the music out towards the end of your video.

Auto trim for highlight reels

When creating videos in Studio, Auto trim can analyse your clips and trim your video down to just the highlights. The feature was first added on the Galaxy S25 series, with Samsung’s newsroom mentioning that the feature is designed to analyse videos up to 90 minutes long. In April 2025, GSMArena reported that Auto trim would also be available on the Galaxy A56. Currently, Samsung’s support website for the US only lists the Galaxy A57 as having the feature (of the Galaxy A17, Galaxy A27, Galaxy A37 and Galaxy A57).

To use Auto trim on a compatible Galaxy phone, create a video in Studio and tap the scissors icon in the bottom left corner. Select Auto trim and you’ll be able to play a preview of the edited video. There’s also a Custom length slider you can move to increase or decrease the length of the final video. Tap Apply when you’re happy and you can add extras like music and text if you like. When you’re finished, tap Done and Save movie. In its description of the feature in Studio, the Tips app on One UI 9 for the Galaxy S25 Ultra says you can quickly create highlight reels by adjusting the length.

According to Samsung, Auto trim can help you remove unnecessary pauses and blank sections. However, it’s worth noting that the company’s support website for India does say results may not always be accurate.

It’s probably best to have a watch through the final video before posting or sharing it, especially if you’re worried about ‘pauses’ being cut out because, after all, that loving gaze locked between you and your partner may well be construed as just that!

Export settings for each destination

Note that Studio’s video saving options are not described in Samsung’s support information, so if you want to check the file size and resolution of your saved video, open the Gallery app, find the video and swipe up to reveal the file details.

Set the project’s shape before editing your video, as changing this later may result in your captions being cropped. The following table shows the usual choices.

When to move to CapCut or LumaFusion

Samsung has not explicitly mentioned if keyframes and an additional video layer (useful for picture-in-picture editing) are available in Studio, so you may want to consider a third-party app for that. That said, Gallery and Studio should be able to handle most editing needs when it comes to family and travel videos. If you want to import custom .cube and .3dl LUT files (handy if you're planning to colour-grade Log footage using the LUT provided by Samsung to convert it to a viewable format), you can try out LumaFusion, which is also available on Android. For CapCut, LumaFusion and all the other video editors for Android, check out our best video editing apps for Android.

CapCut can be handy if you need to whip out social media-ready videos quickly thanks to its range of templates and auto captions feature. However, while Samsung's official APV page lists CapCut as an app that's compatible with APV HDR videos, it says CapCut doesn't support APV Log just yet. So if you plan on shooting APV videos using your Galaxy S26 Ultra, do check which codec is supported before committing to a particular editing app. The Gallery photo editor guide covers the matching tools for still photos and the best camera apps roundup is a list of programs made by others.