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Play video clips in Photos on Mac
You can play video clips you’ve imported into your Photos library, and even adjust their look, apply a filter, crop them, and more.
For information about changing the look of a video, see Change and enhance a video.
In the Photos app
on your Mac, double-click the video clip to open it.
When you hold the pointer over a video, the video controls appear.
Click the Play button
.
Tip: You can also press Option-Space bar to start or stop playback.
You can use the video controls to pause the video clip, fine-tune the sound, and more.