How to Edit Videos on TikTok (5 Simple Ways)

If you have a TikTok account, you would know that videos are the key content in that platform. Therefore, if you want to attract more followers on TikTok, you need to be proficient at editing your videos on TikTok. Here we are going to show you some basic guides on how you can learn how to upload your video and do some simple editing.

WHY EDIT YOUR VIDEO?

Here are some of the top reasons why you should at least edit your video a bit before you uploaded to your TikTok account.

1. MAKE YOUR VIDEO MORE INTERESTING – As you uploaded your video to your followers and public, you will be competing with many other videos that are being uploaded to TikTok at the same time. Therefore, if you want your video to stand-out, it is better that you edit your video before you post it
2. TO FOLLOW CERTAIN VIDEO TRENDS – If you want to keep up with the TikTok trends, you will also need to learn how to edit your own video. This would make your content much trendy and will attract more followers to your TikTok account.

So, if you are interested to learn how to edit your videos, here are the steps.

#1 UPLOAD YOUR VIDEO TO TIKTOK

Step 1

At your TikTok camera screen, tap at the “Upload” section there

Step 2

Your TikTok will access your phone’s photo gallery

Select the video you want to upload to TikTok there

You can select multiple videos by tapping the circle button there

The maximum duration of the video that will be uploaded will only be 15 seconds only even though the original video duration is longer

Tap “Next” there to proceed to upload the video

#2 TRIM YOUR VIDEO

Step 1

At the Edit section, drag the red border to the left or right to trim your video shorter

Step 2

You will see the duration length thereafter you have trimmed the video

Tap “Next” to proceed

#3 SPEED-UP OR SLOW-DOWN YOUR VIDEO

At the editing section, tap “2x” or “3x” to speed-up your video

Or, you can choose “0.3x” or “0.5x” to slow-down your video speed

#4 CHANGE VIDEO ORIENTATION

Step 1

In the editing section, tap the square button below

Step 2

Tap “Next” to proceed

Or, if you want to change the orientation again, tap the square box there again to rotate the video orientation

#5 ADD EFFECTS, FILTERS, MUSIC, TEXT AND STICKERS TO YOUR VIDEO

ADD EFFECTS TO YOUR VIDEO

Step 1

At the editing section, tap the “Effects” icon below

Step 2

Select the effect from the varieties of effects listed there

Use your creativity to add the effects to your uploaded video

ADD FILTERS TO YOUR VIDEO

Step 1

Tap the “Filters” icon there

Step 2

Select the filters to enhance your uploaded video there

You can try each of the filters and select one that you preferred for your video

ADD MUSIC TO YOUR VIDEO

Step 1

At the editing section, tap at “Sounds” icon below there

Step 2

Choose the music snippets there to be added to your uploaded video

ADD STICKERS TO YOUR VIDEO

Step 1

In the editing section, tap “Stickers” icon below

Step 2

Select the stickers based on your preference

Move the sticker to the preferred location in your video

You can add more than one sticker to your video

ADD TEXT TO YOUR VIDEO

Step 1

In the editing section, tap the “Text” icon below

Step 2

Type the text that you want and position the text wherever you want in your video

You can also choose different font and colour for your text there

Tap “Done” to proceed

So, there you have it – Five simple ways and also steps on how you can edit your videos on TikTok. Please leave us a comment below on what editing tools that you used to edit your videos. Please also read our previous article on how to add music and audios to your TikTok video.