How to Apply slow-mo effect in Tiktok videos

Do you see slow-motion videos on Tiktok and wonder how the effect is achieved? Don’t worry, in this post, we will walk you through how to achieve the slow-mo effect.

First of all, what is slow-mo effect?

Slow motion as shortened as “Slow-mo” is a video effect that comes with contemporary video editing software. The effect is applied in a video to slow the movement of objects in the video.

This effect when applied correctly and appropriately helps to improve the beauty of the video.

Tiktok users love to apply slow-mo effects to enhance the value of video.

Since the Tiktok application has an inbuilt video editor, it also has a series of video effects in which “slow-mo” is one of them.

So let’s get down to the business of the day.

How to apply the slow-mo effect on Tiktok videos

Launch your Tiktok application

How to slow-mo effect on Tiktok

To start applying the effect on your video all you will need to do first is launch the Tiktok application. If you are already on the application, then the next step you will need to follow is to tap the Edit button with a (+) icon.

Select preferred video

The next step to take is to select the video you want to add the slow-mo effect.

Search for the video and click on it to appear on the timeline.

Select Effects

Reduce video speed on Tiktok

On the list of tools on the right-hand side, you will find the “Effect” feature. Click on it to open the next window.

Select “Time”

Slow motion videos on Tiktok

Scroll to the left and find the “Time” feature. Tap on it and the window will pop up.

Tap on Slow-mo

Slow-mo video Tiktok

The next step you will take is to tap on the “Slow-mo” option and it will bring up the slow-mo effect.

Feel free to adjust the slow-mo effect to size and location on the video timeline.

When you have achieved what you want, you can click on the “save” button at the top right-hand side.

With this done, you have successfully applied the slow-mo effect on your tiktok video.

Summary

How you can apply the slow-mo effect on your tiktok video is summarised below;

How to make a video slow in Tiktok
  1. Launch the Tiktok application
  2. Click on the edit button
  3. Click on “Upload”
  4. Select the preferred video
  5. Click on Effects
  6. Click on “Time”
  7. Click on “Slow-mo”
  8. Drag the effect to your chosen area
  9. Click on save
  10. Preview the video and click “Next”

If you followed the instructions carefully, you will notice that you have successfully added the slow-motion effect.

By Sir Chike

Sir Chike is an Imo born teacher and actor. He studied at Alvan Ikoku Federal college of Education (AIFCE) Owerri, Imo state. He has obtained the following qualifications; 1. Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) in Political Science and Social Studies. 2. Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) in Social Studies