How to preview a video in full screen mode
Applies ToClipchamp for personal accounts Clipchamp for work accounts

The screenshots in this article are from Clipchamp for personal accounts. The same principles apply to Clipchamp for work.

You can increase the size of the preview window in Clipchamp to watch a larger version of your video before exporting. There are two options to do this. Either use the full screen button, or collapse the timeline, property panel, and toolbar to turn your preview into full screen mode. 

Option 1: view video in full screen mode

There is a rectangular full screen icon in the bottom right of the preview window. Click on the full screen button to expand your video to the full size of your screen.

Screenshot of a Clipchamp user selecting full screen preview.

After pressing the icon, your screen will look like this. Click on the play button to watch your video in full screen mode. 

To return to the original video editor, click on the full screen button again or press the esc key (for MacBook and Windows users) on your keyboard. 

Screenshot of a Clipchamp user previewing their video in full screen mode.

Option 2: minimize timeline and side panels

You can also increase the size of the preview window in the editor without switching to full screen mode.

Simply collapse the timeline, toolbar, and property panel to provide more space for the preview.

Each of the three modules has a collapse/expand button. Click on the arrow button to collapse

Screenshot of a Clipchamp user selecting the collapse/expand buttons on the timeline, toolbar, and property panel.

When the timeline and both side panels are minimized, the editor will look like this. Click on the same collapse/expand buttons again to expand the three modules to their previous sizes.

Screenshot of a Clipchamp user's editing window after collapsing the timeline, toolbar, and property panel.

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