Ready to share your voice? You can create a video either on the web at Flip.com or on the Flip app. You’re able to record and submit a video either directly to a topic or to your profile. Learn how to join a topic.
To create a video response, there are 3 general steps:
Step 1: Record your video
After you open the Flip camera, you’re able to set up and record the type of video you want. Choose the camera mode and effects that you want to use. Learn about all the Flip camera's options and effects.
Step 2: Review your video
After you record, you can watch your video and decide how you want to edit it. You can also add music from Flip's music library. Learn more about how to edit your video.
Step 3: Post your video
Add a cover image or brief description for your video, then choose whether to post it directly to a topic or to your profile.
How to record and post a video
You’re able to add a response directly to the topic that you're in or if you don’t want to post to a topic immediately, you can save the video response to your profile and add it to a topic later.
When you create a video, you can add multiple clips before you go to the review step. Each time you start and stop recording, a new clip is added. When you review the video, you can trim and delete individual clips.
Note: Some camera options and effects may differ between Flip on the web and the Flip app. Learn about all the Flip camera's options and effects.
Important: You can record multiple clips before you go to the review step. Each time you record and stop recording, a new clip is added.
- Go to info.flip.com and log in.
- If you can't see any groups, make sure you join a group first.
- Decide whether you want to post a video to a topic or post it to your profile.
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To post to a topic: Select the group and then the topic where you want to post your video. Then, click
Record.
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To post to your profile: In the top left, click
Camera .
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To post to a topic: Select the group and then the topic where you want to post your video. Then, click
- At the bottom under the Record button
, select the camera mode.
- Video mode: Record both the video and audio from your device's camera and microphone. The Flip camera defaults to this mode.
- Audio mode: Record only the audio from your device's microphone. Your device's camera is turned off in this mode.
- Create mode: Add any camera effects that you want. Both your device's camera and microphone are turned off. Learn more about create mode.
- Choose how you want to set up your video with options and effects.
- When you're ready to record your video, click
Record . - To stop recording, click
Stop Record .
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To delete the clip and try again: In the bottom left, click
Retake. -
To continue recording: Choose whether you'd like to change your camera mode or effects. Then, click
Record .
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To delete the clip and try again: In the bottom left, click
- To go to the review step, in the bottom right, click
Next.
- Review your video. Learn more about how you can edit your video.
- To trim a clip: Under the video player, select the clip you want to trim. To adjust the length of the clip, select one of the end bars and move it along the clip. You can trim from the beginning or end of the video. When you are done, click Confirm in the bottom right corner.
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To delete a clip: Under the video player, click the clip you want to delete. Then, in the bottom left, click
Delete clip.
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To add more clips to your video: Next to the video clip bar, click
Add More. Then choose what type of video you want to add.
- To go to the post video step, in the bottom right, click Next
- You can edit your response’s cover image and caption.
- To change where to post the video: Under “Post to:,” click Change. Select the topic from the list, or enter a topic name in the search bar. After you selected the correct topic, click Continue.
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To return to the review stage: In the bottom left, click
Edit Video.
- To post your video, in the bottom right, click either Post to topic or Save to my profile.
You can record multiple clips before you go to the review step. Each time you record and stop recording, a new clip is added.
- Open the Flip app.
- Choose whether you want to post a video to a topic or post it to your profile.
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To post to a topic: Navigate to the group and topic where you want to post your video and press the Camera icon at the bottom.
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To post to your profile: At the bottom, tap the Camera .
- Note: When you choose to post to your profile, the maximum response length you can record is 90 seconds.
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To post to a topic: Navigate to the group and topic where you want to post your video and press the Camera icon
- At the bottom under Record
- Video mode: Record both the video and audio from your device's camera and microphone. The Flip camera defaults to this mode.
- Audio mode: Record only the audio from your device's microphone. Your device's camera is turned off in this mode.
- Create mode: Add any camera effects you want. Both your device's camera and microphone are turned off. Learn more about create mode.
- Choose how you want to set up your video with options and effects.
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Switch between the selfie and back camera: In the top right, tap Switch
. If you use the back camera, you can also turn Flash 
on or off. - Choose your video's orientation: Rotate your device to record a video in portrait or landscape mode.
- Set up different video options or effects: At the right, in the Effects dock, you can change some of your recording options or add different effects.
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Switch between the selfie and back camera: In the top right, tap Switch
- When you're ready, to record your video, tap Record.
- To stop recording, tap Stop record. This creates a clip.
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To delete the clip and try again: In the bottom right, tap Retake .
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To record another clip: Choose whether to change your camera mode or effects. Then, tap
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To delete the clip and try again: In the bottom right, tap Retake
- To go to the review step, in the bottom right, tap the Clips thumbnail
. - Review your video. Learn more about how you can edit your video.
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To trim a clip: Under the video, select the clip you want to trim. Select one of the 2 thick blue bars at each end of the clip. To adjust the length of the clip, tap and hold the blue bar and move it along the clip. When you’re done, in the bottom right, tap
Confirm.
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To delete a clip: Under the video, select the clip you want to delete. Under the clip, tap Delete clip
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To add another clip: In the bottom left, tap
Add more.
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To trim a clip: Under the video, select the clip you want to trim. Select one of the 2 thick blue bars at each end of the clip. To adjust the length of the clip, tap and hold the blue bar and move it along the clip. When you’re done, in the bottom right, tap
- To go to the post video step, in the bottom right, tap
- Choose whether to save your video to your profile or to post to a different topic.
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To select a different topic to post the video: Next to "Select a topic," tap the down arrow
. Under "Post to" your group's name and list of topics within that group show up. You can't post videos in topics that are "View only" topics.
- Select a topic within the current group: Tap the topic you want to post in.
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Select a topic within a different group: At the top, to the left of the group name, tap Back
. Select a group > topic you want to post in.
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To return to the review stage: In the top left, tap Back .
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To select a different topic to post the video: Next to "Select a topic," tap the down arrow
- To post your video, in the bottom right, tap either Post to topic or Save to my profile.
How to post a video from your profile
You’re able to post a video to any topic that you're a member of from the “My videos” page in your profile.
Important: When you remove a response from a topic, the video isn't deleted. You're able to find it again in your "My videos" page.
- Go to info.flip.com and log in.
- At the top left, click
My videos.
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At the top right of the video you want to post, click More
> Post to 
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In the "Post to topic" window, click the down arrow . Then select the topic.
- Click Post to topic.
To remove a video from a topic: Next to the topic name, click Remove
. In the "Remove from topic?" box, click Remove.
- Open the Flip app.
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At the bottom right, tap your Profile photo bubble
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- Under “My Videos,” select the video you want to post to a topic.
- From the video, tap More > Post to .
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To search for a topic: In the top right, tap Search
> the text box. Enter the topic name.
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To search for a topic: In the top right, tap Search
- In the "Post to this topic?" window, tap Post.
To remove a video from a topic: Next to the topic name, tap Remove. Select the topic from the list.
Post a video to a moderated topic
When a topic is moderated, it means that only you and your leads can view your video in the topic. Your leads can activate the video at any time, which allows all other members in the group to view it.
- “Moderated topic” label: This label shows up on the topic’s page, above the topic's name. You can also find it at the top right of the comments section for any video posted in the topic.
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Video message: After you post a video, a message says that only leads and co-leads can view your video until leads activate in the topic. The message shows up:
- Before you post the video: In the “Post video” screen.
- After you post the video: When you click “Go to topic.”
- Comment message: After you try to post a comment, under your name where you typed the comment, a message says the topic is moderated and the comment has to be activated before it shows up.