How to use new AI video editing tools on Google Photos

Google, in September, announced a new set of video editing tools in the Photos app and some of them are powered by AI, like video presets and auto-enhance. And you do not need the latest Google Pixel 9 phones to use these AI video editing tools, rather you can use these features for free on any Android smartphone.

In this article, we’ll show you how you can use all the new cool AI video editing tools in the Google Photos app.

Here’s how to use the new auto-enhance tool

Google Photos now has a new auto-enhance feature that analyses a video and automatically enhances it by applying colour shades and by stablising the footage. Here’s how to use the new auto-enhance tool.

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Step 1: Open Google Photos on your smartphone.

Step 2: Open the video you want to enhance with the AI-powered enhance tool.

Step 3: Tap on Edit.

Step 4: Now click on Enhance, the footage will be automatically enhanced with some colour adjustments and stabilisation. If you only want to stabilise your video, tap on Stablise.

Here’s how to use the updated trim tool

Google Photos comes with an updated trim tool and it makes trimming video easier than ever. Here’s how to use it.

Step 1: Open Google Photos on your smartphone.

Step 2: Open the video you want to trim.

Step 3: Tap on Edit at the bottom.

Step 4: Once you are in the Edit mode, you should see two handles at each end of the clip. Just tap and hold the left-hand handle and drag it from left to right to trim the starting of the video.

Step 5: Tap and hold the right-hand handle and drag it from right to left to shorten the length of the video from the end. Once you are done, tap Save Copy.

That’s how you can use the new trim tool in Google Photos.

Here’s how to use the new speed tool

Yes, you can now make a video slow or fast right in Google Photos. Here’s how.

Step 1: Once you are in the Google Photos app, open a video.

Step 2: Tap on Edit.

Step 3: Tap on the 1x option and you should see all the speed options. You can set the speed from 1/4 to 4x. You can also choose a part of the clip to be fast or slow, instead of changing the pace of the entire video.

That’s how you can use the new Speed tool in Google Photos.

Here’s how to use video presets

Google, sometime back, also announced AI-powered video presets in the Photos app, and you can use the feature on both Android and iOS devices, unlike the above features that are exclusive to Android. Although the presets tool was announced long back, the feature is yet to show up on many devices. But once it does, here’s how you can use it.

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Step 1: Open the video you edit, tap on Edit and enter the edit mode.

Step 2: Tap on Presets, which should be there between Video and Crop options.

Step 3: Select from the four available preset options, namely, Basic cut, Slow-mo, Zoom, and Track. Once you tap on any one of the preset options, the footage will then be automatically edited with the applied preset.

That’s how you can use all the new tools and features in Google Photos.