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Slow Down a Video
Make your footage play slower with invideo’s editor. Draw out an action, give a reveal more time or make a quick movement easier to follow. Preview the motion on your timeline before you export.
How to slow down a video?
Upload your video
Add your footage through Media and place the clip on the timeline.
Reduce the speed
Lower the clip’s playback speed, then preview the motion and sound at the new pace.
Export your video
Check the timing of the surrounding clips, then export your finished video.
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Slow Down Video FAQs
Does slowing down a video make it longer?
Yes. Playing the same footage slower increases its duration. At half the original speed, a clip takes twice as long to play.
Can I slow down just part of a video?
Split the clip at the start and end of the section you want to change, then adjust that section separately. Review the joins to keep the pacing natural.
Why does my slowed footage look choppy?
Slow motion looks smoothest when the footage is recorded at a higher frame rate, such as 60 or 120 frames per second. Footage shot at a standard frame rate can stutter at very low speeds.
What happens to the sound when I slow down a video?
Review the audio after changing the pace. If the slowed sound no longer suits the shot, mute it or use a separate soundtrack.