5 Split Screen Video Editors to Help Make Split-screen Video Handily

*Download and install the easy-to-use toolkit on your device first. Then follow the steps to fast make a split-screen video.

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Step 1. Launch the Split Screen Movie Maker

Start the program and go to Toolbox. Then enter the Split-screen Video Maker module.

Step 2. Choose a Needed Split-screen Mode and Import Videos

Choose your favorite option from the six given templates. For example, if you want to make a side-by-side video, click on the first one and you’ll see the plus sign get red. Then click on the Add Video 1 and Add Video 2 buttons to import your videos in sequence.

Step 3. Set Output Quality and Select Audio Track

On the right side of the window, you can preview the video with a split-screen effect. Below the window, set the output quality (up to 1080p) and choose an audio track from the imported videos.

Step 4. Export the Video

Set an output path by hitting the bottom inverted triangle button or just leave it as default. Then hit Create Video to begin processing the split-screen video.

BTW, if you want to do more extensive editing on your export video, such as adding effects or changing the audio track, then import the resulting file into the Converter module.

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How-to Guide:

Step 1. Open Shotcut. If you haven’t installed it, visit https://shotcut.org/download/ to get the version compatible with your operating system.
Step 2. Click on the Open File button on the menu bar to load your video. By default, there is only one video track in the timeline; however, to create split-screen videos, you need to create new video tracks to import all needed videos. Navigate to TimeLine Menu > Track Operations > Add Video Track (Ctrl + I).
Step 3. Select one video track on the timeline. Then hit Filters, click on the plus icon (Add a filter) above, find Size, Position & Rotate. Repeat the steps to other video tracks.
Step 4. Now, you can drag the box surrounding the video to move it to a desired location and zoom in or zoom out.

How-to Guide:

Step 1. Visit https://www.videosoftdev.com/free-video-editor/download to download the latest version.
Step 2. Launch VSDC first. Drag and drop the videos to the free split screen video editor. Bear in mind: the videos you added to the timeline should be placed strictly one under another. If you want one video to start with a delay, drag it to the right on the timeline.
Step 3. Right-click on the video the in the Preview window and then go to the right-side Properties window to alter the Width below the Coordinates tab. Alternatively, after selecting the video you want to move, simply drag the dotted rectangle box to arrange your video.
Step 4. Then you can continue with other effects or editing functions to produce a polished split-screen video. Once the video is ready, hit Export project on the nav bar to get the output with desired format and quality.

How-to Guide:

Step 1. Open Premiere Pro and hit New Project. Then select the target videos and hit Create to import them. (Download/update Premiere Pro via: https://www.adobe.com/hk_en/products/premiere.html)
Step 2. Drag the videos onto the Timeline and place them on top of each other.
Step 3. Next, go to the left-side panel and click on Effects. Type Crop in the search box. Then select the Crop effect and left-click to drag it to the video track on the timeline. Repeat the steps to apply the Crop effects to all video tracks.
Step 4. Head over to the right-side Effect Controls panel and move down to expand all options under the Crop tab.
Step 5. Then adjust the value for Left, Top, Right, Bottom to move your videos.
Step 6. Once done, click the Export option to get the edited split screen video.

How-to Guide:

Step 1. Visit https://www.kapwing.com/tools/make/split-screen;
Step 2. Click on the Upload video button to open the Kapwing split screen video editor.
Step 3. Then hit Click to upload or simply perform a drag-and-drop action to import your videos.
Step 4. Once your videos have been loaded, you can see the videos in the timeline. Note that, instead of putting all videos in the same video track, you should overlay them on top of each other.
Step 5. Now, by dragging the blue dots at the corners, you can position your videos side by side or put 3 videos in a frame in any way you like.
Step 6. After editing, click on Export Project to download the split-screen video or hit Share to upload.