Have you ever used Shotcut? I guess many people know it is powerful to cut and edit videos. But it also has some other functions, which are rare for Shotcut users. For example, yesterday, I found Shotcut can merge clips on Windows. Now, in this guide, I share the specific steps to merge clips in Shotcut. Keep reading.

  • Part 1. How to Merge Clips in Shotcut
  • Part 2. Recommended Shotcut Alternative - Joyoshare Video Joiner
  • Part 3. How to Merge Clips in Joyoshare Video Joiner


Part 1. Step-by-step Guide on How Shotcut Merges Clips

 

As a totally free and open-source video editor, Shotcut is well compatible with hundreds of file formats. It contains many basic features, which not simply allows you to merge clips with no difficulty but also record video, convert video, edit video clips with a series of special effects and filters, cut video footage to a specified length, etc. Additionally, it is designed with a sleek and intuitive interface. Even without any professional skill, you can operate it smoothly.

 

Step 1 Input video clips to Shotcut


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Download and install Shotcut on your computer. After that, launch it and tap on "File" - "Open File" to add your first video clip. Then you need to drag this clip to the timeline. To add other files, please repeat the operation.

Step 2 Edit video clips


Before merging, if needed, you are able to edit these video clips, such as cutting clips, applying effects, adding filters, and so on.

Step 3 Shotcut merges clips


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Now, go to "File" again and then to "Export Video". In this interface, you could choose an output format as well as adjusting video parameters like resolution, scan mode, aspect ratio, etc. After setting up, click on "Export File" to merge video clips together.


Part 2. Professional Clips Merger - Joyoshare Video Joiner


Among all modern desktop video joiners, Joyoshare Video Joiner may not be the most popular, but it is definitely high-performance and cost-effective. How so? It is not just a user-friendly video joiner with the capability to merge numberless files at 60X faster speed but also takes editing function to polish videos by applying amazing visual effects.


Beyond that, it as well provides users with two merging modes, including high-speed mode and encoding mode. Under the high-speed mode, your video clips could be quickly joined together without any quality loss. The encoding mode gives you a chance to edit videos and customize video formats, such as adjusting resolution, frame rate, bit rate, and codec.


The Advantages of Joyoshare Video Joiner:

  • Easily rename and rearrange files
  • Allow you to cut files while previewing
  • Quickly extract audio from any video clip
  • Fast and losslessly join video clips together
  • Support various format like MP4, MKV, HD, MOV, DVD, FLV, etc


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Part 3. Seamlessly Merge Clips with Joyoshare Video Joiner


Now for a quick look at specific steps on how to merge video clips using Joyoshare Video Joiner.

Step 1 Launch Joyoshare Video Joiner and input video clips

Let's get started by downloading and installing Joyoshare Video Joiner on the computer. Next is to hit on "Open File" to add video clips that you need to merge into the program. You can also do it by quickly dragging these clips to the designated position.
 
 
add clips to joyoshare video joiner


Step 2 Select a mode to merge clips

Based on your own personal needs, press on "Format" to select a mode to merge your clips and then to choose an output format. In the event of all the imported videos are in the same format and you wish to merge them without any quality loss, please press the high-speed mode. By contraries, suppose the format of these uploaded files is different and you desire to customize videos, please touch the encoding mode.
 
 
choose merging mode and output format


Step 3 Delete unwanted sections


After that, you are allowed to preview these videos and delete any section that you don't need by sliding the yellow timeline. What else can be done in this step is renaming and realigning these files.
 
 
cut video clips


Step 4 Edit video clips

This step is for users who choose encoding mode to join video clips. They have the right to edit videos by clicking the "Edit" icon next to every file. For example, trim videos, change aspect ratio, add awesome effects, design unique watermark and insert subtitles.
 
 
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Step 5 Begin to merge video clips

End with tapping the "Convert" button in the lower right corner. Then Joyoshare Video Joiner begins to merge these files. Please know that the merged video will be saved in a file named converted in the local folder.
 
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