How to choose the best take, trim the start and end, and send it to Izy
After recording, compare the takes, trim the start and end, and send it to Izy to edit the video with captions, clean sound, and a soundtrack.
2 min readBasicUpdated on November 12, 2026
Video lesson coming soon. For now, follow the steps below.
It's rare for the first take to be the best one, and every video has some extra bits at the start and end. In the app, you can compare takes, trim that extra footage, and choose what Izy does with the video: captions and cuts, sound cleanup, soundtrack, and editing.
Before you start
- Have at least one recorded take.
- Each Izy service uses credits; the screen shows the total before you send.
- Takes stay only on your phone until you send one.
Step by step
- Step 1:
After recording, the Choose the best one screen shows the Takes. Tap each one to watch it. To delete one that didn't turn out well, use the take's delete button.
- Step 2:
In Start and end, drag both ends to remove the silence at the start and the extra bit at the end. The screen shows where the video starts and ends.
- Step 3:
Tap Use this one and send.
- Step 4:
In Send to Izy, select what she should do: Captions and cuts, Clean up the sound, Soundtrack and Edit the video. Check the total credits and tap Send. To edit it yourself, use Send and edit.
- Step 5:
The video appears in Recorded videos. When it reaches Ready to approve, tap View preview.
How to know it worked
The video appears in Recorded videos and goes through Izy's stages until Ready to approve. Once approved in the preview, it goes to the post.
If something goes wrong
I discarded the takes by accident.
Discarded takes are removed from the phone and can't be recovered. Record again.
I couldn't see the cost.
Check your internet connection and open the send screen again.
The soundtrack didn't come out.
The video continues without it, and the soundtrack credit isn't charged. You can request the soundtrack again under Request adjustment, in the preview.
I want to change something after sending.
In the preview, tap Request adjustment and tell Izy what to change.
Next step
Approve the preview and publish the video in the post.
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