Combine Clips and Apply Basic Edits

Stitch video clips together with titles, captions, background music, and transitions.

When to Use This Template

• You have your own video clips (recorded on your phone, from a camera, or downloaded) and want to stitch them together into one video

• You want to add a title card, auto-generated captions, background music, or transitions to existing footage

• You are a content creator, real estate agent, or business owner who films your own clips and needs light editing before posting to TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts

• You do NOT need AI to generate any visuals -- you are bringing your own footage

Using the Web App

1. Go to Videos > New

2. Select Combine Clips and Apply Basic Edits from the template list

3. Click Advanced Settings under the Generate Video button

4. Add your video clips in the clip input fields

5. Configure titles, captions, music, and transitions

6. Click Generate Video

Template Information

Property	Value
Template ID	/base/v2/combine-clips/c306ae43-1dcc-4f45-ac2b-88e75430ffd8/v1
Output Type	Video
Category	Video Editor

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
videoClips	array	Yes	-	Video clips to stitch. Min: 1, Max: 20
videoClips[].url	video	Yes	-	URL of video clip
trimSilence	boolean	No	false	Trim silence at start/end
titleConfig	object	No	-	Title overlay configuration
titleConfig.enabled	boolean	No	false	Enable title overlay
titleConfig.text	string	No	Your Title Here	Title text
titleConfig.position	enum	No	top	Values: top, center, bottom
titleConfig.duration	number	No	4	Seconds to display. Range: 1-10
titleConfig.style	enum	No	minimal	Values: minimal, bold, elegant, modern
captionsConfig	object	No	-	Captions configuration
captionsConfig.enabled	boolean	No	false	Enable captions
captionsConfig.style	enum	No	minimal	Values: minimal, bold, highlight, tiktok
captionsConfig.position	enum	No	bottom	Values: top, center, bottom
musicConfig	object	No	-	Background music configuration
musicConfig.enabled	boolean	No	false	Enable background music
musicConfig.url	string	No	-	Music file URL (MP3/WAV)
musicConfig.volume	number	No	30	Volume level. Range: 0-100
transitionConfig	object	No	-	Transition configuration
transitionConfig.type	enum	No	none	Values: none, fade, crossfade, slide, zoom
transitionConfig.duration	number	No	0.5	Seconds. Range: 0-2
maxDuration	number	No	0	Max output duration in seconds. 0 = no limit. Max: 600
aspectRatio	enum	No	9:16	Values: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:5

Example 1: Basic Clip Combination

POST https://backend.blotato.com/v2/videos/from-templates
Content-Type: application/json
blotato-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY

{
  "templateId": "/base/v2/combine-clips/c306ae43-1dcc-4f45-ac2b-88e75430ffd8/v1",
  "inputs": {
    "videoClips": [
      { "url": "https://example.com/clip1.mp4" },
      { "url": "https://example.com/clip2.mp4" },
      { "url": "https://example.com/clip3.mp4" }
    ],
    "aspectRatio": "9:16"
  },
  "render": true
}

Example 2: Full Featured Edit

POST https://backend.blotato.com/v2/videos/from-templates
Content-Type: application/json
blotato-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY

{
  "templateId": "/base/v2/combine-clips/c306ae43-1dcc-4f45-ac2b-88e75430ffd8/v1",
  "inputs": {
    "videoClips": [
      { "url": "https://example.com/intro.mp4" },
      { "url": "https://example.com/main-content.mp4" },
      { "url": "https://example.com/outro.mp4" }
    ],
    "trimSilence": true,
    "titleConfig": {
      "enabled": true,
      "text": "My Amazing Video",
      "position": "center",
      "duration": 3,
      "style": "bold"
    },
    "captionsConfig": {
      "enabled": true,
      "style": "tiktok",
      "position": "bottom"
    },
    "musicConfig": {
      "enabled": true,
      "url": "https://example.com/background-music.mp3",
      "volume": 25
    },
    "transitionConfig": {
      "type": "crossfade",
      "duration": 0.5
    },
    "maxDuration": 60,
    "aspectRatio": "9:16"
  },
  "render": true
}

Example 3: With Captions and Transitions

POST https://backend.blotato.com/v2/videos/from-templates
Content-Type: application/json
blotato-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY

{
  "templateId": "/base/v2/combine-clips/c306ae43-1dcc-4f45-ac2b-88e75430ffd8/v1",
  "inputs": {
    "videoClips": [
      { "url": "https://example.com/clip1.mp4" },
      { "url": "https://example.com/clip2.mp4" }
    ],
    "captionsConfig": {
      "enabled": true,
      "style": "highlight",
      "position": "center"
    },
    "transitionConfig": {
      "type": "fade",
      "duration": 0.8
    },
    "aspectRatio": "1:1"
  },
  "render": true
}

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See Also

• Create Visual API Reference

• All Visual Templates