Record and edit clips in the Android app

Open the camera

• Tap Create (the + in the bottom bar) and choose Clip. The camera opens ready to record a clip.
• Tap Create and choose Story. The camera opens ready for a story.
• On Home, pull the feed sideways to the right. The camera slides in from the left, ready for a story. Press back to return to the feed.
• Tap Create and choose Live to go straight to the live screen. See Go live.

The first time, the app asks to use your camera and microphone. Allow both, or the camera shows "Camera and microphone access are needed to record".

If your account is suspended, the camera does not open and the app tells you why. See Account suspension and moderation.

Post, Story, Clip and Live

Under the round shutter button there is a strip of four words. Swipe or tap to choose what the shutter makes:

The buttons down the right side are Flip (front or back camera), Flash and Timer. In Clip mode there are also Speed and Filters.

Once you have recorded part of a clip, you cannot switch to Post or Story. The app says "Finish or delete the recorded segments first".

Record a clip

1. 1Choose Clip in the strip under the shutter.
2. 2Pick the longest length you want with the button that shows the seconds: tap it to switch between 15s, 30s, 60s and 90s. It starts at 30s.
3. 3If you want, set the Timer (off, 3 seconds or 10 seconds), the Speed (0.3x, 0.5x, 1x, 2x or 3x) and a filter from Filters. The filter shows on the screen while you record.
4. 4Record. Tap the shutter to start and tap it again to stop, or press and hold it and let go to stop. With the timer on, a countdown runs first.
5. 5Each recording is one part (a segment). Record as many parts as you like until the ring around the shutter is full. Then the app says "Maximum length reached".
6. 6To remove the last part, tap Delete last segment.
7. 7When you are happy, tap the tick button. The clip editor opens.

If you close the camera after recording, the app asks "Discard recording?". Choose Discard to throw the parts away, or Keep editing to stay.

Use videos and photos from your phone

In Clip mode, tap the gallery thumbnail beside the shutter. A drawer opens with your phone's photos and videos, in the tabs All, Videos and Photos.

• Tap up to 10 videos, then tap Next. The button shows how many you picked. The videos play one after another in the editor.
• Tap one photo to make a clip from it. A photo clip is a single photo shown for a few seconds.
• The first time, the app asks to see your photos and videos. Allow it to pick from them.

In Post and Story mode, the same thumbnail opens the New post or New Story screen with your photos ready to pick.

Edit your clip

The editor shows your clip full screen with tools down the right side. Tap a tool to open its panel at the bottom. What you change plays straight away.

The frame button in the top bar (Fit or fill the frame) switches between showing the whole video with bars and filling the tall frame, which cuts off the edges. Tap Next when you are done. If you close the editor, the app asks "Discard clip?".

A clip can be up to 3 minutes long after your edits. If it is longer, the app says "Clips can be up to 3 minutes. Trim it a little."

Add music

1. 1In the editor, tap Audio, then Add audio.
2. 2Choose a track. The Library tab has royalty-free tracks you can search with Search tracks. The My phone tab has music saved on your phone (the app asks for permission first).
3. 3Tap Use. The track starts playing with your clip, and its name shows at the top of the editor.
4. 4To choose which part of the song plays, tap Trim in the audio panel, move the handles in Trim Music and tap Apply. Tap Change to pick another track or Remove to take the music off.
5. 5Open Volume to balance your own sound and the music.

The track's title and artist are shown on your clip with a music note, so the artist is credited. Library tracks are free to use. Only use music from your phone if you have the right to share it. See Community guidelines.

Publish your clip

After Next, the New clip screen opens.

1. 1Check the cover picture. Tap Edit cover and pick another moment from the row of frames if you want.
2. 2Write a caption in Write a caption… and add hashtags in the #hashtags box. Both are joined into the clip's description. See Hashtags and mentions.
3. 3Pick a Category. This is required: without it the app says "Pick a category first".
4. 4Check the Language (the language spoken in the clip). The app remembers your last choice.
5. 5Add up to 3 Topics if you want: the exams or subjects the clip is about.
6. 6Tap Share. The app says "Your clip is being created and will post shortly".

The app makes the final video on your phone and then uploads it, even if you leave the screen. After that Sikhami's servers prepare it, and it appears on the Clips tab of your profile and in the clips feed. Who can find it is the same as for a clip uploaded on the website; see Upload a clip.

Save to phone makes the clip with all your edits and saves it to your phone's gallery (Movies/Sikhami) without posting it.

The app has no Members only choice. To post a clip for your paying members only, upload it on the website. See Upload a clip.

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