How to Cut Videos on Xiaomi Phone: A Detailed Guide for All Models

Cutting video on Xiaomi smartphones is a challenge that every second user faces. Whether it’s removing excess frames at the beginning of a video, cutting a snippet for stories or preparing content for TikTok/YouTube Shorts, standard MIUI tools allow you to do this without installing third-party programs. However, not everyone knows that Redmi, POCO and Xiaomi 13/14 flagships have several ways of cropping at once, from the basic editor in the Gallery to hidden features of Google Photos.

In this article, we will analyze all current methods, including a unique algorithm for preserving quality during pruning. 4K-We compare the processing speed on different models and open life hacks for working with large files (from 1 GB). Particular attention will be paid to typical errors due to which the video loses sharpness or sound disappears after saving. If you are looking for a way to cut the clip without watermarks and with minimal loss of quality – here you will find proven solutions.

1. Trimming through the standard MIUI Gallery: step-by-step instruction

The fastest way to crop video on Xiaomi is to use the built-in editor in the Gallery app, which works on all devices with MIUI 12 and later, including the Redmi Note 10/11/12, POCO X3/X4/X5 and flagship series. The main advantage is that there is no need to install additional programs, and the interface is intuitive even for a beginner.

To get started:

• 📱 Open the Gallery app (image with multicolored photos).
• 🎬 Find the right video and tap it to watch it.
• ✂️ In the bottom menu, select the Edit icon (pencil or scissors).
• 📏 A slider will appear on the timeline – move its left and right borders to highlight a fragment.
• 💾 Click Save (or Export on some models).

Important: on devices with a MediaTek processor (such as the Redmi 9A or POCO M3), trimming can take up to 30 seconds for rollers 1+ minute long. On the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (in Xiaomi 13 Ultra), the same operation is performed in 2-3 seconds thanks to hardware acceleration.

Make sure the video is not in the cloud (download locally)|Close the background apps to speed up processing |Check the free space (need at least 20% of the video size)|Disable the power saving mode

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⚠️ Note: If the video is saved with black bars on the sides after clipping, this means that the original file had a non-standard aspect ratio (for example, 9:16 for vertical rollers). To avoid the problem, go to Gallery Settings before cropping. → Editorial → Save proportions and turn on the option.

2. Trimming through Google Photos: pros and cons

Google Photos offers more flexible editing tools than the standard Xiaomi Gallery, which includes not only cropping, but also image stabilization, color correction and added effects.

• ☁️ Video uploads to the cloud (if sync is enabled), which can take time with slow internet.
• 🔄 When cropping through Google Photos, quality may decrease if the source file is higher in resolution. 1080p.
• 📱 On some Xiaomi models (e.g. Redmi) A1) The application is unstable due to RAM restrictions.

Instructions:

1. Open Google Photos and select a video.
2. Slip on the edit icon (three stripes or a pencil).
3. Go to the Cut tab.
4. Move the frame along the timeline, holding your finger.
5. Click Save copy (the original will remain unchanged).

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3. Professional cropping in CapCut: for TikTok and Reels

If you need to not just crop the video, but add transitions, text or effects, the best choice is the CapCut app. It is free, supports Russian and optimized for Xiaomi (including models with 4 GB of RAM), the main advantage is to maintain 4K quality even after difficult editing.

How to crop video in CapCut:

1. Install the app from the Play Store (weight ~100 MB).
2. Click New Project and select a video from the Gallery.
3. On the timeline, move the yellow markers to the beginning and end of the desired fragment.
4. Slip on the video on the scale and select Crop (or use the hotkeys on the screen).
5. For accurate pruning, increase the scale with a finger-dilution gesture.
6. Export the project with 1080p/60fps or 4K/30fps settings.

Tip: If the video after trimming "twitches", turn on the option "Steaming" in the export settings. This is especially true for videos shot on Xiaomi at 120 FPS (for example, POCO F4 GT or Black Shark 5).

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Before exporting to CapCut, turn off background music in the project settings if it interferes with the original sound of the video.This will keep the audio track clean without overlays.

4.Small File Trimming (1GB): How to Avoid Errors

Videos over 1GB (e.g., recorded in 4K/60fps on the Xiaomi 13 Pro) often cause cropping problems: apps fly out, video is saved without sound or with artifacts.

• 📱 Lack of RAM (relevant for devices with 4-6 GB RAM).
• 🗃️ Small amount of free disk space (at least 10% of file size is required).
• 🔋 Energy saving mode blocks background processing.

Decisions:

1. Break the video into parts with the app MX Player (in the Tools menu) → Cut).
2. Use VLC for Android – it supports cropping without recoding (keeps quality).
3. For Xiaomi on the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1/2, turn on Performance in battery settings.

⚠️ Attention: On devices with MIUI 14 and later, when clipping video through the Gallery, compression automatically applies if less than 5 GB of memory is free. To turn this off, go to Settings → Memory. → Optimize media files and deactivate the option.

5. Hidden MIUI features for video cropping

Few people know, but Xiaomi has hidden tools for working with videos that don’t show up in the main menu:

• 🎥 Quick cropping through the notification panel: after shooting the video swipe down and tap on the notification of the new file – the clip button will appear.
• 🔄 Package cropping: in the Gallery highlight a few videos, click More → Edit → Cutting all (available on) MIUI 13+).
• 📊 Quality analysis: in the Gallery editor, keep your finger on the timeline - a bitrate graph will appear (helps to find compressed fragments).

On models with an infrared port (such as the Xiaomi 12S Ultra), you can control voice cropping via Google Assistant. To do this, say, "OK, Google, crop the video in the Gallery from 10 to 20 seconds."

6. Screen clipping (screencast)

If you need to crop a screen recording (e.g. gameplay or streaming), standard methods may not work due to the specific file format (.mp4 with high bitrate).

1. Use Screen Recorder (the MIUI-built app) to trim before saving - tap the scissors icon while recording.
2. For post-processing, PowerDirector is suitable - it is optimized for working with screencasts.
3. If the video is slowing down when you watch it, convert it to H.264 via HandBrake (available for Android).

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Screen recordings on Xiaomi are saved by default in the Movies/ScreenRecords folder. You can only crop them after the recording is completely stopped - trying to edit the file during the recording will lead to an error.

7. Frequent errors and how to fix them

Even experienced users face problems when cropping videos on Xiaomi, and here are the most common ways to solve them:

If neither method works, check if the original file is corrupted. Try playing it on another device or via VLC. You can't cut damaged videos (for example, after an interrupted recording) and you'll have to reshoot them.

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