Knowing how to merge two or more videos together on your iPhone is an awesome skill to have. With your iPhone’s powerful camera, you can make some amazing mash-up of videos with some cool background music. Some of the most viral funny videos on YouTube are basically smaller clips put together in one video. Luckily, you can easily perform this task on your iPhone. In this article, we’re going to find out how to combine videos on iPhone using native apps as well as third-party apps.
How to combine videos on iPhone using iMovie
First of all, iMovie is Apple’s video editing app which typically comes preinstalled on your iPhone. It has some amazing functions and will meet your video editing needs. This app allows you to merge two videos, as well as add music and voiceovers. In addition, you can also add pictures to your videos. In this section, we’ll go over the step-by-step process of how to merge two or more videos on an iPhone using iMovie.
Step 1: Launch a video project and merge videos in iMovie
When you launch the iMovie app on your iPhone, the first thing you should do is start a new project. So, tap on the Plus + button and select Movie as your project type. Then choose all the clips that you’d want to put together into one video and tap on Create Movie. Your selected video will appear on a video workspace.
What if you’ve only selected one clip when starting the project, or you forgot select one video? For that, tap on the Plus + symbol on the workspace and then tap on Video to add another clip to your workspace. Also, you can use this method to add background music to your clip by selecting Audio instead of Video.
Step 2: Add transition effects between clips
On your workspace, you’ll notice something between two clips. Those are basically transition effects. If it is just a single line, then there is no transition effect. However, if you want a transition or change the existing one, tap on that and select the transition effects you like. You’ll be able to choose from Theme, Dissolve, Slide, Wipe, and Fade.
After you’ve combined your videos and added transition effects, your video is more or less complete. You can now save or share your videos. For this, first, tap on Done on your workspace. After that, tap on the Share icon to save and share your video with other apps or friends.
How to merge two or more videos on iPhone with the Photos app
Photos is Apple’s media management tool that comes preinstalled on their devices, such as your iPhone. Your iPhone pictures and videos are found in its library in an organized manner. In addition, you’ll find it has some photo and video editing tools, which is pretty basic.
However, with your Photos app, you can make a video slideshow of your images and videos stored in your album. Basically, if you have an album that contains multiple videos, then you can create a slideshow movie that combines all of them. Nevertheless, it would be best to keep in mind that your editing options for such videos are very limited. In this part, we’ll show you how to combine videos on iPhone using the Photos app.
Step 1: Create a new album with your videos on the Photos app
The first step would be selecting and moving the videos you want to merge from the Photos app into an album. So, create a new album or add to an existing album. To create a new album, tap on the Plus + icon on the upper-left of the Albums tab in the Photos app. Then select New Album, name the album, and finally tap on Save.
Step 2: Combine your videos into one movie
Once you’ve placed all your videos into your album, the next step would be to merge them. Tap the three dots or More symbol in the top-right corner of the album. After that, select the Play Memory Video option. This will create and play a single video containing all the clips you’ve added to the album.
Step 3: Add a background song from your Apple Music library
Your video will play with a default background song. You can change the song by tapping on the Music icon and selecting a track from your Apple Music library.
The last step is to save your video. For this, tap on the Share icon located at the top of the screen beside the three dots icon. After that, tap on Save Video on the share menu.
How to combine videos on iPhone with third-party apps
If you want more professional results, you could try third-party video editing apps. You’ll find several apps on the App Store, and most of them aren’t worth your time. However, we’ve reviewed some of the best apps to combine videos on iPhone and come up with three names. They are: FilmoraGo, Splice, and VivaVideo. In this section, we’ve shared with you how to put two videos together on your iPhone using third-party apps.
Here’s how to merge videos on iPhone using FilmoraGo:
- First, launch the FilmoraGO video editor and maker app on your iPhone
- Next, start a new video project by tapping on the + NEW PROJECT
- Then select a video and tap on IMPORT
- After that, tap on the Plus + icon to add more clips to your video
- Then select the video(s) that you’d want to add and tap on IMPORT
- Your videos are now combined together into one
Here’s how to combine videos on iPhone using Splice:
- Open the Splice video editor and maker app on your iPhone
- Then launch a new video project by tapping on the New Project + button
- Choose a video to start your project and tap on Next
- After that, rename the project if you want, choose the aspect ratio of your video, and tap on Create
- Next, tap on Media on the bottom toolbar, choose the other video(s) to combine them, and tap Add
- Your videos are now merged into one clip
Steps on how to merge videos on iPhone using VivaVideo:
- Open the VivaVideo app
- Launch a new video project by tapping on the + New Project button
- Next, choose the first video of your clip, and tap on the NEXT button
- On your video workspace or timeline, tap on the Plus + button to add more clips to your videos
- After that, you’ll have a video with multiple clips combined into one
Finishing remarks
This guide tells you how to combine videos on iPhone, either by the native apps or with third-party apps. If you’re a beginner and want to make simple videos, then you could start with the iMovie app. It is completely free, and you can learn and create some amazing movies on your iPhone; however, if it is some professional look you want to add your videos, then you could go for any of the third-party apps.