Source: https://mindstamp.com/help/create-a-looping-video
Generated from the Help Center records: 2026-10-05

# How do I make part of a video loop?

Topic: [Interactions and logic](https://mindstamp.com/help/interactions) · Updated: 2026-09-25

## Short answer

Add a **Change Time** navigation at the end of the section and point it back to the start. For example, to loop 0:10 to 0:20, set the navigation’s **Action Time** to 0:20 and its **Time to switch to** to 0:10. To replay the whole video, set **End Screen** to **Replay Video (Automatic)**.

## Steps

1. Select **Interactions** and move the playhead to the end of the section, for example 0:20.
2. Click **More** in the interaction bar and choose **Change Time**.
3. Check that the **Action Time** is 0:20.
4. Set **Time to switch to** to the start of the section, for example 0:10.
5. Save.
6. Add a way out, such as a button that shows from 0:10 to 0:20 with a **Change Time** click action to 0:21.
7. Play from 0:05 and check that the section repeats and that the button leaves the loop.

![Change Time navigation editor in Mindstamp with Action Time set to 0:20 and Time to switch to set to 0:10](https://cdn.mindstamp.com/website2026/help/change-time-navigation.webp)

_A Change Time navigation: at the Action Time (0:20) the video jumps to the Time to switch to (0:10)._

![End Screen list in Mindstamp with Replay Video (Automatic) and Show Button: Open Link highlighted among the end screen options](https://cdn.mindstamp.com/website2026/help/end-screen-options.webp)

_Open When the video ends to choose an end screen, for example Replay Video (Automatic) or Show Button: Open Link._

## Give viewers a way out

The loop runs each time playback reaches 0:20, with no limit. Add a button or hotspot inside the loop that jumps past the end of the section or switches to another video. To end the loop after a choice, have the button set a variable (Core and higher plans) and hide the navigation with conditional logic when the variable is set (Pro and higher plans).

## Common uses

- A menu screen that waits in motion until the viewer picks a chapter.
- A product turning on a stand until the viewer chooses a color.
- Background footage behind a question or a form.

## Tips for a smooth loop

- Pick start and end points where the picture and sound match, so the jump is hard to see.
- A navigation cannot run before 0:01, so a loop cannot end at 0:00.
- The loop also runs in the editor. Pause the video to stop it while you edit.

## Loop the whole video

Open **End Screen** and choose **Replay Video (Automatic)**. The video starts again from 0:00 each time it ends. When you play the video as its owner, Mindstamp skips automatic end actions, so test this from the share link in a private browser window.

## Go further

- [Change Time](https://mindstamp.com/features/change-time)
- [End screen tutorial](https://mindstamp.com/tutorials/end-screen)

## Related answers

- [What does Change Time do?](https://mindstamp.com/help/understanding-the-change-time-feature-in-mindstamp)
- [What is a navigation and how do I use it?](https://mindstamp.com/help/navigations)
- [How do I show or hide an interaction with conditional logic?](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-can-i-create-a-video-with-conditional-logic)
- [How do I pause the video on the last frame?](https://mindstamp.com/help/pause-video-on-last-frame)

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