Clipchamp being added to M365 A3/A5 subscriptions for video editing

[Sam McNeill]

Morning All,

With the demise of Windows MovieMaker and the seemingly 'afterthought' of Windows Video Editor hidden inside of the Photos app, there has not really been a 1st party 'go to' video editor on Windows in the same way as there is iMovie on iPads/Macs.

There was some excitement after MSFT acquired Clipchamp a few years back, providing cloud based video editing, but it required initially a consumer Microsoft Account (MSA) making it not very friendly at a school level. Oddly, MSFT then added it into the commercial M365 E3/E5 SKU but not into Academic SKU.

Seems that is all changing as of June 23rd:

1. Clipchamp coming to education customers

We are excited to announce that Clipchamp, a video editing tool that empowers educators and students to create engaging videos, is now available for Microsoft 365 Education with our A3 and A5 licenses. Starting on June 23rd 2024, our education customers can access Clipchamp and start making amazing videos with ease.

What’s New in Microsoft EDU | May 2024 - Microsoft Community Hub

I'd imagine at that point, a standard teacher/student with an EntraID will be able to sign into and use Clipchamp for video editing.

Cheers

Sam

[Brayden CHALLIS]

This is really good news!
I looked into Clipchamp earlier in the year, but decided to go with Canva for basic video editing as they offered free premium to schools and could link it to google drive etc, having this as an option is for sure a great addition and Im sure will be used by many schools.