Of course, you can always edit in another apps, add whatever you want, and then upload to TikTok. (We’ll take a closer look at sound effects in a moment.)Ĭurrently, you can only add one song per video inside the app. Additionally, you can add a voice-over and sound effects. Once you’ve picked a song, you can choose where you want it to start and play it as you record to better sync your shots with it. Right off the bat, look at the top of your screen for Sounds, and tap it to look through the music. Now it’s time to start adding Sounds, Effects, and Titles! Just hold down on the clip you want to move, drag it to the right spot, and hit Save. Each clip has a little number over it that reveals its length, and you can move them around on your timeline as you see fit. To start editing your footage, go to Adjust Clips on the right side of your screen, and pick the clips you want to tweak. Here’s Rachel Pederson going over all the basic functions of TikTok and explaining what to do once you’ve recorded a video. Once you’ve recorded all your clips, you can still go in and edit them further. You can hit the red Record button once and let it roll, or hold and release to record a specific length. You can start and stop recording as you go, and the app automatically adds clips to your timeline as you shoot them. Similar to Vine back in the day, with TikTok you edit your video while you shoot.
So, how does TikTok work? What’s the interface like once you’ve downloaded the app and recorded your first video? Let’s take a look at what you can expect to see, learn how to get the most out of the app’s features and effects, and explore what to do with your videos once you’ve shot them. (FYI, you can take an up-close look at the app as a whole and how it relates to the future of video content right here.)
Its quick, simple workflow allows users to edit real videos on the fly. But, after the past few months, I get it. I was skeptical at first, mostly because I didn’t take the time to really observe the content or consider what was actually possible as a user. From building your edit while you record, to moving clips around on your timeline, here are some basic video editing tips for TikTok videos.