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TL;DR Google is working to bring back the old “Basic cut” video preset under the new name “Auto trim.”
Spotted within Google Photos v7.83.0, the tool would live inside a renamed “Quick fix” (formerly “Auto”) section.
The Auto trim feature will automatically cut excess footage from the start and end of a video.
Google revamped the video editing experience in Google Photos last year, but the overhaul came at the cost of several convenient features. Among the casualties was the “Presets” tab, which allowed users to apply one-tap changes like “Basic cut” and “Slow-mo.” Thankfully, it seems Google is preparing to resurrect the core functionality of the Basic cut tool under a brand-new moniker: Auto trim.
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In older Google Photos releases before the photo and video editing experience redesign, this is what the Presets section looked like:
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This section and the tools it houses have been entirely missing in the redesigned interface so far.
However, within Google Photos v7.83.0.943371825, we’ve spotted that the functionality behind the Basic cut preset is making a comeback as “Auto trim.”
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