In a current publish on the Microsoft 365 Insider Weblog, Redmond introduced new updates coming to Clipchamp, its “fast and simple” video modifying software. Customers on a private account will begin seeing the updates this month, whereas these on a piece account will get them subsequent month.

Once you get the replace, the primary main change you’ll in all probability discover is the power to change between mild and darkish mode. As anticipated, Clipchamp will comply together with your system settings, however you may override that below Common within the in-app settings.

The modifying interface, doubtless essentially the most used a part of Clipchamp, is getting a redesign that Microsoft claims is geared toward making the interface “simplistic and beginner-friendly.” Notable adjustments deal with making navigation extra easy.

The sidebar and timeline can now be collapsed, zooming out and in on the timeline is extra exact, and full-screen playback is offered. Undo and redo actions have been adjusted for higher management, facet ratios could be modified as wanted, and AI-generated captions are actually an choice for movies.

Nonetheless on modifying, Microsoft has added timestamps on this model of Clipchamp. Now, while you place your cursor on the timeline, a timestamp of your place within the video will pop up.

To make it simpler to handle components in a Clipchamp undertaking, Microsoft is enhancing the grouping performance for belongings. With the replace, after choosing components like music, textual content, or pictures, you may right-click and choose Group to mix them into one observe merchandise.

Grouped belongings are additionally represented on the timeline with a thumbnail and extra particulars, together with the variety of components in a bunch and an itemized depend by sort.

Clipchamp has come a great distance since Microsoft acquired it in 2021. Since then, the platform has acquired options just like the AI suggestion button, which highlights silent elements of a video that customers can select to delete, and one other characteristic that lets customers insert audio recordings into movies.