Loop a Video Online for Free
Loop a video two to twenty times and download one MP4. Choose the total number of plays, including the first, and check the sound where the clip restarts.
How to loop a video a set number of times
- Choose the clip you want to repeat.
- Set the total number of plays. Choose 3 to see the clip three times in one file.
- Export and play across the first repeat to check the transition.
How long will a four-second loop play?
- 2 plays
- 8 s
- 3 plays
- 12 s
- 4 plays
- 16 s
- 5 plays
- 20 s
- 10 plays
- 40 s
- 20 plays
- 80 s
Set the number of plays in the saved file
Choose one recording and select two, three, four, five, ten or twenty plays. Count the opening play as part of that total. Selecting three for a six-second clip gives roughly eighteen seconds of video. It does not play the original once and then add three more copies. The receiver can open the MP4 in an ordinary player and see all the repetitions without turning on a repeat control.
To loop a video for a particular duration, divide your target duration by the length of the source. If the result matches a choice on the page, select that number of plays. If the result falls between two available counts, choose the higher one and trim the downloaded copy to the length you need. A single export can contain up to twenty plays. Before trimming through the middle of an action, decide whether a complete final repetition is more important than hitting an exact time.
To loop a video continuously on a display, check the playback settings on the display itself. Every exported MP4 has a finite end. A display that must repeat it throughout the day needs a repeat setting in the player or presentation. A short MP4 can be preferable in that situation because the display already handles restarting it.
Choose the two frames that meet at the join
A loop puts the first frame directly after the final frame. To loop a video of a rotating object, look for two points where the same side faces the camera. For a screen recording, compare the pointer position and the state of any open menu at those points. A mismatch can stand out more strongly on the third play than it does on the first.
Trim a short source around the complete action if its beginning includes a hand reaching for the record button or its ending includes a long pause. The loop repeats those moments too. Make the trim once before exporting multiple plays. Removing the pauses afterwards means finding and adjusting every join in the longer file.
A jump at the join can also come from lighting or camera position. Compare the brightness and framing of the last shot with the first at the same viewing size. If a moving camera has not returned to its original position, a shorter section may give you a cleaner repeat. The tool joins complete plays without blending their edges or inventing the missing movement between them.
Listen to the soundtrack where playback starts again
When you loop a video with an audible soundtrack, the recorded sound starts over with the picture on each play. A click can recur at a steady interval and a phrase can restart halfway through a word. Listen at a normal level from just before the end of the first play through the start of the next. Check one more join to separate a repeated edit from a sound already present inside the clip.
For music, find a passage whose start and end fall at compatible points in the beat before preparing the loop. The controls on this page set the play count. They do not independently trim the music, insert a crossfade or keep a long music track running underneath multiple shorter picture repeats. Prepare the rhythm in the source or replace the soundtrack after exporting the repeated picture.
For a silent display, remove the sound from the source or the completed MP4 with the mute tool. Turning down the volume while previewing the video only affects your current player. Another viewer can still hear the recorded soundtrack in a file that contains an audio track.
How to check the last play after you loop a video
To check a long repeat without watching it from start to finish, first play one join at normal speed. Then seek to the beginning of the final expected play and let the video run to the end. On a four-second source repeated ten times, the last play starts around the thirty-six-second mark. Confirm that the final action finishes and the viewer returns to the expected end frame.
Each time you loop a video, the export includes the picture and any sound for every selected play. For an attachment with a size limit, check the downloaded file in megabytes before sending it. The duration calculation is predictable, but the final encoded size also depends on the picture and sound. For a recipient who only needs to watch the action several times, a smaller number of complete plays may meet the requirement.
Video loop questions
Can I loop a video forward and then backwards?
Use the boomerang tool for a forward pass followed by a reverse pass. Here each repetition begins again at the first frame and follows the same direction. The last frame meets the first at every join.
Can I loop a video without changing the original?
Yes. The tool creates a separate download, so keep the original for another edit or a different play count. Rename the exported copy to include the number of plays if you plan to keep several versions.
How do I loop a video from the middle of a recording?
Save that section as its own clip first. Check its first and last frames, open it here and choose the number of plays. Any material outside the selected section will then stay out of every repetition.