How to Start a Vlog

How to Start a Vlog

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How to Start a Vlog

I’m Maya of Mayang Dyosa on YouTube channel, vlogger since 2017 and I started my vlogging career out of boredom. I give up my managerial career so that I can watch over my child. That’s the time I thought of videoing what I’m doing at home and uploading it to YouTube for me to watch all over again, I accidentally made the videos public and I was surprised that there were viewers. Until I continued to upload and others requested the video what they want to see on my channel.

How to Start a Vlog

How to Start a Vlog

Let us find out what you need to be a vlogger?

You need to be able to add value and focus to the topic. This means that you must tap onto your own experience and talk or showcase that through your vlogs. Do take note you need to ensure that whatever you are voicing out to your vlog is factual and justified. It is easy to others to verify your claims online these days, and the last thing you’ll want to be known for is vlogger who isn’t knowledgeable in his/her field. That is why you need to pick a topic or content that you can explain well and based on your experiences.

Here’s the step or tips on how to start to vlog

  • Determine your vlogging Niche
  • Create your YouTube channel
  • Get the right vlogging equipment
  • Shoot & Edit your First Vlog
  • Publish and promote your vlog

Determine Your Vlogging Niche

Determine Your Vlogging Niche

1. Determine Your Vlogging Niche

You can refer to some popular vlogger or vlogging categories on YouTube, like gaming fitness, food, make-up travel etc., just picks the best that suits to your interest and experiences. The audience can easily understand what you want to show from your vlog when you have a clear niche, which will give you a greater chance of getting relevant audience to subscribe to your channel

Determine Your Vlogging Niche2

Determine Your Vlogging Niche2

2. Create Your YouTube Channel

You can now create your YouTube channel through Gmail account on YouTube and its free. Make sure to create a unique name and do more customize to make it look like your channel and not someone else’s. You can put profile pictures and a banner to brand yourself and make your vlog channel stand out from the rest. Also you can add subscribe watermark that appears at the bottom right corner of your every video.

Create Your YouTube Channel

Create Your YouTube Channel

3. Get The Right Vlogging Equipment

If you want to start vlogging make sure to have vlogging equipment, smartphone with clear video and audio to start up will do, a camera tripod or selfie stick, also find a venue or a place where you can vlog without disturbance. Because when your start your first ever vlog, you will be a bit stuttering or you will have difficulty speaking in front of the camera and when there are people you will be ashamed to speak. Last a microphone to ensure you good and clear audio.

Get The Right Vlogging Equipment

Get The Right Vlogging Equipment

4. Shoot And Edit Vlog

When all the equipment is ready you can now start recording your first video. Always make sure to create your intro to attract viewers, be yourself just do want you want to do or to say naturally as if your talking to a friend or a family. Focus on your topic and be true to all information you share to your audience. Don’t forget to have a good lighting and a clear audio so your audience understand what your video all about. And if you’re not comfortable you can try and practice many times. You can say anything and everything, because after that you can also edit and delete unnecessary ones.

5. Edit Vlogs

One of the most important of being a YouTuber or vlogger is on how to edit a vlog you can refer to my article tittle What is my best vlog editing software?

Filmora Note

Tips: Editing is part of being a vlogger, you need to learn to enhance your videos so you can attract more subscriber. There are a lot of editing software that can be downloaded from google.

I recommend the best ending software that I personally used up until now is Wondershare Filmora.

This fort ware is good for the beginners, because this is easy to use and you will enjoy all the great features of this software. Filmora has so many tools that you can use to enhance your videos and be attractive to your viewers. This may help you create a quality, creative and unique video content.

Edit Vlogs

Edit Vlogs

6. Publish And Promote Your Vlogs

It is very important for us to Publish and to Promote our video publicly so that many can see our hard-earned video.

There are many site where you can promote your video example. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tikor etc. This sites always have many users and this is the best site to promote or to post your video content, just make sure to public your post, put link of your videos and a short description of the video so your viewer can easily understand what your video all about.

Filmora Note

Tips: Remember when many people will notice your video, there are many ways you can get another big opportunity like, you can be a brand ambassador or some sponsorship for you channel.

Conclusion

Conclusion Ⅰ

Vlogging remains one of the most popular ways for creative to have their voices heard. in a short two to three minutes’ video, vloggers can not only showcase a skill or a product, but the can also educate their viewers with visual tips and tricks in their respective fields. For some vloggers, this has become a full time career.

Conclusion Ⅱ

Anyone can be a vlogger what is important is that you have a story to tell and a passion for your topic of interest. Starting out will be though, so you need the determination to see it through. For a lot of vloggers, the view counts at the start may be low, and some may give up at this stage. But if you can recognize your uniqueness and showcase that through your vlogs, your viewership and subscribers will steadily climb. Just be patient and enjoy every step of the way and always remember “Success Doesn’t happen overnight”.

Here’s the step or tips on how to start to vlog

  • Determine your vlogging Niche
  • Create your YouTube channel
  • Get the right vlogging equipment
  • Shoot & Edit your First Vlog
  • Publish and promote your vlog

Determine Your Vlogging Niche

Determine Your Vlogging Niche

1. Determine Your Vlogging Niche

You can refer to some popular vlogger or vlogging categories on YouTube, like gaming fitness, food, make-up travel etc., just picks the best that suits to your interest and experiences. The audience can easily understand what you want to show from your vlog when you have a clear niche, which will give you a greater chance of getting relevant audience to subscribe to your channel

Determine Your Vlogging Niche2

Determine Your Vlogging Niche2

2. Create Your YouTube Channel

You can now create your YouTube channel through Gmail account on YouTube and its free. Make sure to create a unique name and do more customize to make it look like your channel and not someone else’s. You can put profile pictures and a banner to brand yourself and make your vlog channel stand out from the rest. Also you can add subscribe watermark that appears at the bottom right corner of your every video.

Create Your YouTube Channel

Create Your YouTube Channel

3. Get The Right Vlogging Equipment

If you want to start vlogging make sure to have vlogging equipment, smartphone with clear video and audio to start up will do, a camera tripod or selfie stick, also find a venue or a place where you can vlog without disturbance. Because when your start your first ever vlog, you will be a bit stuttering or you will have difficulty speaking in front of the camera and when there are people you will be ashamed to speak. Last a microphone to ensure you good and clear audio.

Get The Right Vlogging Equipment

Get The Right Vlogging Equipment

4. Shoot And Edit Vlog

When all the equipment is ready you can now start recording your first video. Always make sure to create your intro to attract viewers, be yourself just do want you want to do or to say naturally as if your talking to a friend or a family. Focus on your topic and be true to all information you share to your audience. Don’t forget to have a good lighting and a clear audio so your audience understand what your video all about. And if you’re not comfortable you can try and practice many times. You can say anything and everything, because after that you can also edit and delete unnecessary ones.

5. Edit Vlogs

One of the most important of being a YouTuber or vlogger is on how to edit a vlog you can refer to my article tittle What is my best vlog editing software?

Filmora Note

Tips: Editing is part of being a vlogger, you need to learn to enhance your videos so you can attract more subscriber. There are a lot of editing software that can be downloaded from google.

I recommend the best ending software that I personally used up until now is Wondershare Filmora.

This fort ware is good for the beginners, because this is easy to use and you will enjoy all the great features of this software. Filmora has so many tools that you can use to enhance your videos and be attractive to your viewers. This may help you create a quality, creative and unique video content.

Edit Vlogs

Edit Vlogs

6. Publish And Promote Your Vlogs

It is very important for us to Publish and to Promote our video publicly so that many can see our hard-earned video.

There are many site where you can promote your video example. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tikor etc. This sites always have many users and this is the best site to promote or to post your video content, just make sure to public your post, put link of your videos and a short description of the video so your viewer can easily understand what your video all about.

Filmora Note

Tips: Remember when many people will notice your video, there are many ways you can get another big opportunity like, you can be a brand ambassador or some sponsorship for you channel.

Conclusion

Conclusion Ⅰ

Vlogging remains one of the most popular ways for creative to have their voices heard. in a short two to three minutes’ video, vloggers can not only showcase a skill or a product, but the can also educate their viewers with visual tips and tricks in their respective fields. For some vloggers, this has become a full time career.

Conclusion Ⅱ

Anyone can be a vlogger what is important is that you have a story to tell and a passion for your topic of interest. Starting out will be though, so you need the determination to see it through. For a lot of vloggers, the view counts at the start may be low, and some may give up at this stage. But if you can recognize your uniqueness and showcase that through your vlogs, your viewership and subscribers will steadily climb. Just be patient and enjoy every step of the way and always remember “Success Doesn’t happen overnight”.

Detailed Tutorial to Merge Videos in VLC Media Player

Sometimes, when working on a project, we really need to combine several videos - this way some content needs to be conveyed, there are shots that, when neatly sorted and merged together, really create visual and content value which we aspire to make; The process becomes more enjoyable if we work on the videos produced by ourselves, or if the work is to be done for our side project. People always take special care of their own work, and the same can be emphasized freely about the editing as well - about the packaging with which we have to deliver our videos to the audience. Even in the absence of an audience, maybe we want to make a kind of video collage for ourselves, our children, or in general, for the family to make delightful memories?

Of course, not everyone who has taken a camera or a mobile phone to take videos at least one time, even so, for family and friends, has the experience of editing and making various manipulations. However, the function of merging videos in various editing programs or on online platforms is so simple that it can be learned in just a few minutes, without the help of other people, and with a kind of small, though very useful result at the same time.

One of the programs where videos can be uploaded is VLC Media Player, which is a free-to-use, robust, and feature-packed software that plays a wide range of audio, image, and video files. It can play multimedia files directly from extractable devices or the PC. The program is unique, as it can stream from popular websites like Disney +, Hulu, Gaia, and Netflix. VLC Multimedia Player also accepts live video from PlayStation Live, Xbox Live, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. While most competing programs display advertisements, VLC Player does not, as it receives support from a non-profit organization.

merge videos in vlc

Interestingly, we can, as though with the help of a magic wand, turn this particular video player into video editing software. When one computer program delivers too many functions, it might make us think of the situation where one person claims to serve ten professions at the same time - there is a mood that they will not be good in any of them. It’s not true with VLC Player, which, from experience, seems to be both a good “player” as well as a fairly user-friendly editing software with many interesting features and functions.

Before we move on to video streaming, let’s look at two features that we can use in VLC player:

In the player, right when our video clip starts to play, we may find that the footage is taken vertically instead of horizontally! This is not a nightmare just for video enthusiasts. If you don’t know how to rotate the video, then you have to rotate your head 90 degrees, and at this time you can not even get pleasure from watching, not to mention that it can even cause your neck to lock up. VLC Player took care of that - in the top panel, just click on Tools, then select Effects & Filters. In the opened window, we find Video Effects, select Geometry and check the Rotate option - so, the whole 360 degrees are at our disposal!

Sometimes it happens that we watch the video, we are crazy about one part of it, and the other part of it seems to spoil everything! Even if we are ready to publish the raw material on social media or just save it for ourselves, we just don’t want some parts of the video to be there. So, it can be said - we are not satisfied with the full version and we wish to cut our clip and/or reduce its timeframe. VLC Player solves this problem “without any problem” - we find the View in the top panel, then we demand the cursor to aim for Advanced Controls button. As a result, a sort of video editor will appear, with its red record button on which we will click and the video will play until we reach the point where we want to split the footage. The cut video will be automatically saved in My Computer’s My Video folder.

How to Merge Multiple Videos in VLC Media Player

Here we are, now the main topic of interest of this article - how to put together several videos so that they become one? This case, unlike other possibilities we discussed above, is more complicated, so we will study this feature step by step .

Technique one:

  • Step one:

Open VLC media player.

merge videos in vlc

Probably, you have already decided exactly which files you want to merge, so choose Open Multiple Files…

merge videos in vlc

In the opened window, click on Add in the File tab.

merge videos in vlc

Select the desired clips from the newly opened window (selecting order matters, because it dictates which clips will come first and which ones will be next in the finished version), then click Open.

merge videos in vlc

  • Step two:

The selected videos are shown in the File Selection list. At the bottom of the window, click the Arrow button next to the Play button, where you need to select Convert.

merge videos in vlc

In the Profile, it is desirable to specify the following format: Video - + MP3 (MP4), and below you can choose the Destination file - the location where you want to save the merged video. Also, to find the edited video easily, check the following: Append ‘-converted’ to file name. Click on Start. Wait until it is done - then you can play the video.

merge videos in vlc

Technique two:

  • Create a New Folder and move the videos that you would like to merge Rename the videos (e.g. to 1, 2 etc.).

merge videos in vlc

  • Create a new text file. Copy and paste this line below:

vlc_location video1.mp4 video2.mp4 –sout “#gather:std{access=file,dst=final_file_name.mp4}” –sout-keep

merge videos in vlc

  • Type VLC in the taskbar search and right-click on the app. Choose Open File location.

merge videos in vlc

Right-click on the app and choose Properties. A new window will be opened, where you need to go to Target. Select and copy the line.

merge videos in vlc

Go to the text document file. Remove vlc_location and paste the copied text instead. Change the names of the video to match the names in the folder.

merge videos in vlc

  • Open the folder with videos. Click on the address line. Type cmd and press Enter.

merge videos in vlc

sA new window will open. Cope the line from the text file and paste it into cmd window; then, click on Enter.

merge videos in vlc

  • VLC player will open and will play the merged video file.

merge videos in vlc

An Easier Way to Merge Videos in A Few Clicks

It’s true that merging videos in VLC Media Player takes quite a few steps, so to speak. But is this the only editing program in which a similar operation can be performed? Of course not. Therefore, in our article, we decided to offer you an alternative, where you can also easily merge the videos. This is the famous Filmora Video Editor , a software that is one of the easiest and most convenient to work with, especially for those who want to edit videos without having much experience in “complicated” software before. So again, step by step guideline on how to put together our video clips in Wondershare Filmora.

Free Download

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Free Download

For macOS 10.14 or later

  • Open the program.
  • Choose Import Media Files Here.

merge videos in vlc

  • Choose your

merge videos in vlc

  • We can click and drag, essentially, “insert” a video in a sequence below. The Linear Timeline allows us to understand exactly when a video clip ends and when a new one starts.

merge videos in vlc

  • Accordingly, we can make one video “sit” next to another. If we want or need it, we will add the third video clip, fourth, and so on.

merge videos in vlc

  • We can view the entire video and save the video afterwards.
  • Start to save video - we make sure the result is exactly what we wanted, find the Export button above the timeline and click on it.

merge videos in vlc

  • In the opened window, on the left side, to be precise, if we observe well, we can already choose in which format we want to save our clip. On the right we can indicate what name we want to give to our video; The location where we want to store it; Also, we see the resolution (which we can modify freely after clicking on Settings); Size; Duration.

merge videos in vlc

  • In Settings, we can decide how much quality the video should have, how many kbps will be the Bit Rate, how many fps the Frame Rate should be, etc., but most likely, beginners will not need to change all this.

merge videos in vlc

  • After selecting everything, right-click on the Export button in the lower right corner of the window and the program will start saving the material.

merge videos in vlc

merge videos in vlc

Filmora 9, though, works a little differently.

  • In the Import dropdown menu, select Import with instant cutting tool…

merge videos in vlc

This will open the Filmora Instant Cutter window with two options - Trim and Merge. Since we need Merge in this case, this is what we choose.

merge videos in vlc

  • Then Open File, which will allow you to select multiple clips. Select the desired video clips and to Import, click Open.

merge videos in vlc

  • The window will show the files we selected and the entire video, and to save it, we click on Export.

merge videos in vlc

  • Specify File name, Save to (location), When done - the latter is what the program should do after the material is exported, e.g. open the containing folder. The export window also shows the approximate size of the footage.

merge videos in vlc

  • After hitting on Ok, the project will be saved, which will happen very quickly, since the program does not decode and encode the material.

merge videos in vlc

merge videos in vlc

That’s it! In this article, we have tried to teach you how to use VLC Media Player as a video editor software, what features we can use and, most importantly, how to merge multiple videos in this dual program; We also learned an alternative way of how we can combine different video clips with the help of Wondershare Filmora. The choice is yours, the main thing is to know all the alternatives and find the most time and energy saving, preferable option for you personally!

Interestingly, we can, as though with the help of a magic wand, turn this particular video player into video editing software. When one computer program delivers too many functions, it might make us think of the situation where one person claims to serve ten professions at the same time - there is a mood that they will not be good in any of them. It’s not true with VLC Player, which, from experience, seems to be both a good “player” as well as a fairly user-friendly editing software with many interesting features and functions.

Before we move on to video streaming, let’s look at two features that we can use in VLC player:

In the player, right when our video clip starts to play, we may find that the footage is taken vertically instead of horizontally! This is not a nightmare just for video enthusiasts. If you don’t know how to rotate the video, then you have to rotate your head 90 degrees, and at this time you can not even get pleasure from watching, not to mention that it can even cause your neck to lock up. VLC Player took care of that - in the top panel, just click on Tools, then select Effects & Filters. In the opened window, we find Video Effects, select Geometry and check the Rotate option - so, the whole 360 degrees are at our disposal!

Sometimes it happens that we watch the video, we are crazy about one part of it, and the other part of it seems to spoil everything! Even if we are ready to publish the raw material on social media or just save it for ourselves, we just don’t want some parts of the video to be there. So, it can be said - we are not satisfied with the full version and we wish to cut our clip and/or reduce its timeframe. VLC Player solves this problem “without any problem” - we find the View in the top panel, then we demand the cursor to aim for Advanced Controls button. As a result, a sort of video editor will appear, with its red record button on which we will click and the video will play until we reach the point where we want to split the footage. The cut video will be automatically saved in My Computer’s My Video folder.

How to Merge Multiple Videos in VLC Media Player

Here we are, now the main topic of interest of this article - how to put together several videos so that they become one? This case, unlike other possibilities we discussed above, is more complicated, so we will study this feature step by step .

Technique one:

  • Step one:

Open VLC media player.

merge videos in vlc

Probably, you have already decided exactly which files you want to merge, so choose Open Multiple Files…

merge videos in vlc

In the opened window, click on Add in the File tab.

merge videos in vlc

Select the desired clips from the newly opened window (selecting order matters, because it dictates which clips will come first and which ones will be next in the finished version), then click Open.

merge videos in vlc

  • Step two:

The selected videos are shown in the File Selection list. At the bottom of the window, click the Arrow button next to the Play button, where you need to select Convert.

merge videos in vlc

In the Profile, it is desirable to specify the following format: Video - + MP3 (MP4), and below you can choose the Destination file - the location where you want to save the merged video. Also, to find the edited video easily, check the following: Append ‘-converted’ to file name. Click on Start. Wait until it is done - then you can play the video.

merge videos in vlc

Technique two:

  • Create a New Folder and move the videos that you would like to merge Rename the videos (e.g. to 1, 2 etc.).

merge videos in vlc

  • Create a new text file. Copy and paste this line below:

vlc_location video1.mp4 video2.mp4 –sout “#gather:std{access=file,dst=final_file_name.mp4}” –sout-keep

merge videos in vlc

  • Type VLC in the taskbar search and right-click on the app. Choose Open File location.

merge videos in vlc

Right-click on the app and choose Properties. A new window will be opened, where you need to go to Target. Select and copy the line.

merge videos in vlc

Go to the text document file. Remove vlc_location and paste the copied text instead. Change the names of the video to match the names in the folder.

merge videos in vlc

  • Open the folder with videos. Click on the address line. Type cmd and press Enter.

merge videos in vlc

sA new window will open. Cope the line from the text file and paste it into cmd window; then, click on Enter.

merge videos in vlc

  • VLC player will open and will play the merged video file.

merge videos in vlc

An Easier Way to Merge Videos in A Few Clicks

It’s true that merging videos in VLC Media Player takes quite a few steps, so to speak. But is this the only editing program in which a similar operation can be performed? Of course not. Therefore, in our article, we decided to offer you an alternative, where you can also easily merge the videos. This is the famous Filmora Video Editor , a software that is one of the easiest and most convenient to work with, especially for those who want to edit videos without having much experience in “complicated” software before. So again, step by step guideline on how to put together our video clips in Wondershare Filmora.

Free Download

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Free Download

For macOS 10.14 or later

  • Open the program.
  • Choose Import Media Files Here.

merge videos in vlc

  • Choose your

merge videos in vlc

  • We can click and drag, essentially, “insert” a video in a sequence below. The Linear Timeline allows us to understand exactly when a video clip ends and when a new one starts.

merge videos in vlc

  • Accordingly, we can make one video “sit” next to another. If we want or need it, we will add the third video clip, fourth, and so on.

merge videos in vlc

  • We can view the entire video and save the video afterwards.
  • Start to save video - we make sure the result is exactly what we wanted, find the Export button above the timeline and click on it.

merge videos in vlc

  • In the opened window, on the left side, to be precise, if we observe well, we can already choose in which format we want to save our clip. On the right we can indicate what name we want to give to our video; The location where we want to store it; Also, we see the resolution (which we can modify freely after clicking on Settings); Size; Duration.

merge videos in vlc

  • In Settings, we can decide how much quality the video should have, how many kbps will be the Bit Rate, how many fps the Frame Rate should be, etc., but most likely, beginners will not need to change all this.

merge videos in vlc

  • After selecting everything, right-click on the Export button in the lower right corner of the window and the program will start saving the material.

merge videos in vlc

merge videos in vlc

Filmora 9, though, works a little differently.

  • In the Import dropdown menu, select Import with instant cutting tool…

merge videos in vlc

This will open the Filmora Instant Cutter window with two options - Trim and Merge. Since we need Merge in this case, this is what we choose.

merge videos in vlc

  • Then Open File, which will allow you to select multiple clips. Select the desired video clips and to Import, click Open.

merge videos in vlc

  • The window will show the files we selected and the entire video, and to save it, we click on Export.

merge videos in vlc

  • Specify File name, Save to (location), When done - the latter is what the program should do after the material is exported, e.g. open the containing folder. The export window also shows the approximate size of the footage.

merge videos in vlc

  • After hitting on Ok, the project will be saved, which will happen very quickly, since the program does not decode and encode the material.

merge videos in vlc

merge videos in vlc

That’s it! In this article, we have tried to teach you how to use VLC Media Player as a video editor software, what features we can use and, most importantly, how to merge multiple videos in this dual program; We also learned an alternative way of how we can combine different video clips with the help of Wondershare Filmora. The choice is yours, the main thing is to know all the alternatives and find the most time and energy saving, preferable option for you personally!

Interestingly, we can, as though with the help of a magic wand, turn this particular video player into video editing software. When one computer program delivers too many functions, it might make us think of the situation where one person claims to serve ten professions at the same time - there is a mood that they will not be good in any of them. It’s not true with VLC Player, which, from experience, seems to be both a good “player” as well as a fairly user-friendly editing software with many interesting features and functions.

Before we move on to video streaming, let’s look at two features that we can use in VLC player:

In the player, right when our video clip starts to play, we may find that the footage is taken vertically instead of horizontally! This is not a nightmare just for video enthusiasts. If you don’t know how to rotate the video, then you have to rotate your head 90 degrees, and at this time you can not even get pleasure from watching, not to mention that it can even cause your neck to lock up. VLC Player took care of that - in the top panel, just click on Tools, then select Effects & Filters. In the opened window, we find Video Effects, select Geometry and check the Rotate option - so, the whole 360 degrees are at our disposal!

Sometimes it happens that we watch the video, we are crazy about one part of it, and the other part of it seems to spoil everything! Even if we are ready to publish the raw material on social media or just save it for ourselves, we just don’t want some parts of the video to be there. So, it can be said - we are not satisfied with the full version and we wish to cut our clip and/or reduce its timeframe. VLC Player solves this problem “without any problem” - we find the View in the top panel, then we demand the cursor to aim for Advanced Controls button. As a result, a sort of video editor will appear, with its red record button on which we will click and the video will play until we reach the point where we want to split the footage. The cut video will be automatically saved in My Computer’s My Video folder.

How to Merge Multiple Videos in VLC Media Player

Here we are, now the main topic of interest of this article - how to put together several videos so that they become one? This case, unlike other possibilities we discussed above, is more complicated, so we will study this feature step by step .

Technique one:

  • Step one:

Open VLC media player.

merge videos in vlc

Probably, you have already decided exactly which files you want to merge, so choose Open Multiple Files…

merge videos in vlc

In the opened window, click on Add in the File tab.

merge videos in vlc

Select the desired clips from the newly opened window (selecting order matters, because it dictates which clips will come first and which ones will be next in the finished version), then click Open.

merge videos in vlc

  • Step two:

The selected videos are shown in the File Selection list. At the bottom of the window, click the Arrow button next to the Play button, where you need to select Convert.

merge videos in vlc

In the Profile, it is desirable to specify the following format: Video - + MP3 (MP4), and below you can choose the Destination file - the location where you want to save the merged video. Also, to find the edited video easily, check the following: Append ‘-converted’ to file name. Click on Start. Wait until it is done - then you can play the video.

merge videos in vlc

Technique two:

  • Create a New Folder and move the videos that you would like to merge Rename the videos (e.g. to 1, 2 etc.).

merge videos in vlc

  • Create a new text file. Copy and paste this line below:

vlc_location video1.mp4 video2.mp4 –sout “#gather:std{access=file,dst=final_file_name.mp4}” –sout-keep

merge videos in vlc

  • Type VLC in the taskbar search and right-click on the app. Choose Open File location.

merge videos in vlc

Right-click on the app and choose Properties. A new window will be opened, where you need to go to Target. Select and copy the line.

merge videos in vlc

Go to the text document file. Remove vlc_location and paste the copied text instead. Change the names of the video to match the names in the folder.

merge videos in vlc

  • Open the folder with videos. Click on the address line. Type cmd and press Enter.

merge videos in vlc

sA new window will open. Cope the line from the text file and paste it into cmd window; then, click on Enter.

merge videos in vlc

  • VLC player will open and will play the merged video file.

merge videos in vlc

An Easier Way to Merge Videos in A Few Clicks

It’s true that merging videos in VLC Media Player takes quite a few steps, so to speak. But is this the only editing program in which a similar operation can be performed? Of course not. Therefore, in our article, we decided to offer you an alternative, where you can also easily merge the videos. This is the famous Filmora Video Editor , a software that is one of the easiest and most convenient to work with, especially for those who want to edit videos without having much experience in “complicated” software before. So again, step by step guideline on how to put together our video clips in Wondershare Filmora.

Free Download

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Free Download

For macOS 10.14 or later

  • Open the program.
  • Choose Import Media Files Here.

merge videos in vlc

  • Choose your

merge videos in vlc

  • We can click and drag, essentially, “insert” a video in a sequence below. The Linear Timeline allows us to understand exactly when a video clip ends and when a new one starts.

merge videos in vlc

  • Accordingly, we can make one video “sit” next to another. If we want or need it, we will add the third video clip, fourth, and so on.

merge videos in vlc

  • We can view the entire video and save the video afterwards.
  • Start to save video - we make sure the result is exactly what we wanted, find the Export button above the timeline and click on it.

merge videos in vlc

  • In the opened window, on the left side, to be precise, if we observe well, we can already choose in which format we want to save our clip. On the right we can indicate what name we want to give to our video; The location where we want to store it; Also, we see the resolution (which we can modify freely after clicking on Settings); Size; Duration.

merge videos in vlc

  • In Settings, we can decide how much quality the video should have, how many kbps will be the Bit Rate, how many fps the Frame Rate should be, etc., but most likely, beginners will not need to change all this.

merge videos in vlc

  • After selecting everything, right-click on the Export button in the lower right corner of the window and the program will start saving the material.

merge videos in vlc

merge videos in vlc

Filmora 9, though, works a little differently.

  • In the Import dropdown menu, select Import with instant cutting tool…

merge videos in vlc

This will open the Filmora Instant Cutter window with two options - Trim and Merge. Since we need Merge in this case, this is what we choose.

merge videos in vlc

  • Then Open File, which will allow you to select multiple clips. Select the desired video clips and to Import, click Open.

merge videos in vlc

  • The window will show the files we selected and the entire video, and to save it, we click on Export.

merge videos in vlc

  • Specify File name, Save to (location), When done - the latter is what the program should do after the material is exported, e.g. open the containing folder. The export window also shows the approximate size of the footage.

merge videos in vlc

  • After hitting on Ok, the project will be saved, which will happen very quickly, since the program does not decode and encode the material.

merge videos in vlc

merge videos in vlc

That’s it! In this article, we have tried to teach you how to use VLC Media Player as a video editor software, what features we can use and, most importantly, how to merge multiple videos in this dual program; We also learned an alternative way of how we can combine different video clips with the help of Wondershare Filmora. The choice is yours, the main thing is to know all the alternatives and find the most time and energy saving, preferable option for you personally!

Interestingly, we can, as though with the help of a magic wand, turn this particular video player into video editing software. When one computer program delivers too many functions, it might make us think of the situation where one person claims to serve ten professions at the same time - there is a mood that they will not be good in any of them. It’s not true with VLC Player, which, from experience, seems to be both a good “player” as well as a fairly user-friendly editing software with many interesting features and functions.

Before we move on to video streaming, let’s look at two features that we can use in VLC player:

In the player, right when our video clip starts to play, we may find that the footage is taken vertically instead of horizontally! This is not a nightmare just for video enthusiasts. If you don’t know how to rotate the video, then you have to rotate your head 90 degrees, and at this time you can not even get pleasure from watching, not to mention that it can even cause your neck to lock up. VLC Player took care of that - in the top panel, just click on Tools, then select Effects & Filters. In the opened window, we find Video Effects, select Geometry and check the Rotate option - so, the whole 360 degrees are at our disposal!

Sometimes it happens that we watch the video, we are crazy about one part of it, and the other part of it seems to spoil everything! Even if we are ready to publish the raw material on social media or just save it for ourselves, we just don’t want some parts of the video to be there. So, it can be said - we are not satisfied with the full version and we wish to cut our clip and/or reduce its timeframe. VLC Player solves this problem “without any problem” - we find the View in the top panel, then we demand the cursor to aim for Advanced Controls button. As a result, a sort of video editor will appear, with its red record button on which we will click and the video will play until we reach the point where we want to split the footage. The cut video will be automatically saved in My Computer’s My Video folder.

How to Merge Multiple Videos in VLC Media Player

Here we are, now the main topic of interest of this article - how to put together several videos so that they become one? This case, unlike other possibilities we discussed above, is more complicated, so we will study this feature step by step .

Technique one:

  • Step one:

Open VLC media player.

merge videos in vlc

Probably, you have already decided exactly which files you want to merge, so choose Open Multiple Files…

merge videos in vlc

In the opened window, click on Add in the File tab.

merge videos in vlc

Select the desired clips from the newly opened window (selecting order matters, because it dictates which clips will come first and which ones will be next in the finished version), then click Open.

merge videos in vlc

  • Step two:

The selected videos are shown in the File Selection list. At the bottom of the window, click the Arrow button next to the Play button, where you need to select Convert.

merge videos in vlc

In the Profile, it is desirable to specify the following format: Video - + MP3 (MP4), and below you can choose the Destination file - the location where you want to save the merged video. Also, to find the edited video easily, check the following: Append ‘-converted’ to file name. Click on Start. Wait until it is done - then you can play the video.

merge videos in vlc

Technique two:

  • Create a New Folder and move the videos that you would like to merge Rename the videos (e.g. to 1, 2 etc.).

merge videos in vlc

  • Create a new text file. Copy and paste this line below:

vlc_location video1.mp4 video2.mp4 –sout “#gather:std{access=file,dst=final_file_name.mp4}” –sout-keep

merge videos in vlc

  • Type VLC in the taskbar search and right-click on the app. Choose Open File location.

merge videos in vlc

Right-click on the app and choose Properties. A new window will be opened, where you need to go to Target. Select and copy the line.

merge videos in vlc

Go to the text document file. Remove vlc_location and paste the copied text instead. Change the names of the video to match the names in the folder.

merge videos in vlc

  • Open the folder with videos. Click on the address line. Type cmd and press Enter.

merge videos in vlc

sA new window will open. Cope the line from the text file and paste it into cmd window; then, click on Enter.

merge videos in vlc

  • VLC player will open and will play the merged video file.

merge videos in vlc

An Easier Way to Merge Videos in A Few Clicks

It’s true that merging videos in VLC Media Player takes quite a few steps, so to speak. But is this the only editing program in which a similar operation can be performed? Of course not. Therefore, in our article, we decided to offer you an alternative, where you can also easily merge the videos. This is the famous Filmora Video Editor , a software that is one of the easiest and most convenient to work with, especially for those who want to edit videos without having much experience in “complicated” software before. So again, step by step guideline on how to put together our video clips in Wondershare Filmora.

Free Download

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Free Download

For macOS 10.14 or later

  • Open the program.
  • Choose Import Media Files Here.

merge videos in vlc

  • Choose your

merge videos in vlc

  • We can click and drag, essentially, “insert” a video in a sequence below. The Linear Timeline allows us to understand exactly when a video clip ends and when a new one starts.

merge videos in vlc

  • Accordingly, we can make one video “sit” next to another. If we want or need it, we will add the third video clip, fourth, and so on.

merge videos in vlc

  • We can view the entire video and save the video afterwards.
  • Start to save video - we make sure the result is exactly what we wanted, find the Export button above the timeline and click on it.

merge videos in vlc

  • In the opened window, on the left side, to be precise, if we observe well, we can already choose in which format we want to save our clip. On the right we can indicate what name we want to give to our video; The location where we want to store it; Also, we see the resolution (which we can modify freely after clicking on Settings); Size; Duration.

merge videos in vlc

  • In Settings, we can decide how much quality the video should have, how many kbps will be the Bit Rate, how many fps the Frame Rate should be, etc., but most likely, beginners will not need to change all this.

merge videos in vlc

  • After selecting everything, right-click on the Export button in the lower right corner of the window and the program will start saving the material.

merge videos in vlc

merge videos in vlc

Filmora 9, though, works a little differently.

  • In the Import dropdown menu, select Import with instant cutting tool…

merge videos in vlc

This will open the Filmora Instant Cutter window with two options - Trim and Merge. Since we need Merge in this case, this is what we choose.

merge videos in vlc

  • Then Open File, which will allow you to select multiple clips. Select the desired video clips and to Import, click Open.

merge videos in vlc

  • The window will show the files we selected and the entire video, and to save it, we click on Export.

merge videos in vlc

  • Specify File name, Save to (location), When done - the latter is what the program should do after the material is exported, e.g. open the containing folder. The export window also shows the approximate size of the footage.

merge videos in vlc

  • After hitting on Ok, the project will be saved, which will happen very quickly, since the program does not decode and encode the material.

merge videos in vlc

merge videos in vlc

That’s it! In this article, we have tried to teach you how to use VLC Media Player as a video editor software, what features we can use and, most importantly, how to merge multiple videos in this dual program; We also learned an alternative way of how we can combine different video clips with the help of Wondershare Filmora. The choice is yours, the main thing is to know all the alternatives and find the most time and energy saving, preferable option for you personally!

Fun & Easy Masking Tricks: Wondershare Filmora Tutorial

Masking is a video effect that allows you to cut out a scene and use the overlay to duplicate, hide, modify, or reveal your video footage. Just think of it as cutting something on your video so you can see what’s in the bottom layer. So, without wasting time, let me show you how to mask a video in Wondershare Filmora . Let’s get started!

Free Download For Win 7 or later(64-bit)

Free Download For macOS 10.14 or later

Masking Trick 1:

First, you need to shoot footage to add the masking effect. To do that, find a doorway with enough space to walk back and forth before setting up a camera with a tripod facing the entrance. Make sure you set the camera at the center height of the door to prevent lens distortion.

place the camera facing the door

With the tripod set up, film yourself walking behind the door toward the camera. Get close to the camera, then walk back to the door. Then, cross the doorway slowly before walking out of the frame. Now let’s get editing with Wondershare Filmora.

walk backwards

Step 1 Fire up Wondershare Filmora, then import the clip on the video editor. After that, move the clip to the timeline by merely dragging it. Add two clips on the first and second tracks.

fire up wondershare filmora

Step 2 Now proceed to hide the first track before adding a freeze frame on the second track. To do that, move the playhead to find the starting scene with the door frame without your subject. Then, right-click the clip and tap Add Freeze Frame. After that, extend the freeze frame area and cut out the rest of the clip.

proceed to hide the first track

Step 3 Next, click the Effect button and find the Image Mask effect in the Utility folder. Now drag the effect to the top layer.

click the effect button

Step 4 Double-click the clip to open the video editing options, then choose a rectangle image mast under Video Effects. Ensure the mask is inverted by clicking the Invert Mask checkbox. Now adjust the mast to match the door frame before clicking Ok.

double-click the clip

Step 5 Up to this point, unhide the first track, then find the scene where the subject appears on the door frame. On the first track, cut the clip before the subject appears on the stage before cutting the scene where the subject crosses the door frame for the second time on the second track. Now play the video to view your masking effect.

unhide the first track

Masking Trick: 2

In the second masking effect, we want to create a subject walking in and outside a tree. To do that, find a tree with a clear background, then place your camera to film the center of the tree trunk where the subject will be walking.

create a subject walking in and outside a tree

Now film the subject walking from one side of the tree, stop for a second, and then turn back. They should repeat the same action, but this time they’ll walk forward outside the frame after the one-second stop. That’s all!

film the subject walking from one side of the tree

Step 1 Import the clip on Filmora, then add the footage on the first and second timelines. After that, hide the first track, then find the scene where the subject walks forward away from the tree in the second track. Cut off the area before that action.

import the clip on filmora

Step 2 Next, click Effects, choose Utility, then drag the Image Mask effect on the second video track. Then, double-click the second clip, select Video Effects, and choose a rectangular option that masks the right side of the frame.

Now adjust the mask until it covers the entire right side of the tree. After that, unhide the first clip and move the second to match the first clip’s timing. You can also cut out everything outside the scene of the first clip.

adjust the mask

Step 3 Play the video to see your subject walking in both directions of the tree.

play the video to see your subject walking in both directions of the tree

Masking Trick 3:

For this masking illusion, we’ll create a video with a subject jumping over a house. So, set up your camera tripod on a low level in front of the building. You can also add a mark on the ground for your subject to know where to jump.

create a video with a subject jumping over a house

Now tell your subject to walk to the marker before jumping and walking out of the scene.

tell your subject to walk to the marker

Step 1 Import the clip into Filmora and add it to the first and second tracks. Now hide the first track before finding the scene without the subject in the second track and add a freeze frame. After that, extend the freeze frame area and cut out the rest of the clip.

import the clip into filmora

Step 2 Now, it’s time to customize the clip with a mask. To do that, head to the Utility folder under Effects and choose Image Mask. Click the Invert Mask box to invert the mask.

customize the clip with a mask

Step 3 Double-click the video track and choose an image mask under Video Effects. Note that you may need several combinations of masks to mask out the sky and leave the building. So, play around with different masking shapes until the sky is covered.

double-click the video track

Step 4 After masking, unhide the first track on the timeline before playing the video to find the scene where the subject appears and cut off everything before that scene. Also, find the scene where the subject jumps in the air and cut the clip in the second track. Then, delete everything after that scene.

unhide the first track on the timeline

Step 5 Play the video to see your subject jumping over the building and walking away from the scene.

play the video to see your subject

Conclusion

That was easy, right? Playing around with Filmora’s masking tools can create incredible masking illusions like the ones we’ve discussed. And don’t forget this video editor has many more creative possibilities. You should try these masking tricks!

Free Download For macOS 10.14 or later

Masking Trick 1:

First, you need to shoot footage to add the masking effect. To do that, find a doorway with enough space to walk back and forth before setting up a camera with a tripod facing the entrance. Make sure you set the camera at the center height of the door to prevent lens distortion.

place the camera facing the door

With the tripod set up, film yourself walking behind the door toward the camera. Get close to the camera, then walk back to the door. Then, cross the doorway slowly before walking out of the frame. Now let’s get editing with Wondershare Filmora.

walk backwards

Step 1 Fire up Wondershare Filmora, then import the clip on the video editor. After that, move the clip to the timeline by merely dragging it. Add two clips on the first and second tracks.

fire up wondershare filmora

Step 2 Now proceed to hide the first track before adding a freeze frame on the second track. To do that, move the playhead to find the starting scene with the door frame without your subject. Then, right-click the clip and tap Add Freeze Frame. After that, extend the freeze frame area and cut out the rest of the clip.

proceed to hide the first track

Step 3 Next, click the Effect button and find the Image Mask effect in the Utility folder. Now drag the effect to the top layer.

click the effect button

Step 4 Double-click the clip to open the video editing options, then choose a rectangle image mast under Video Effects. Ensure the mask is inverted by clicking the Invert Mask checkbox. Now adjust the mast to match the door frame before clicking Ok.

double-click the clip

Step 5 Up to this point, unhide the first track, then find the scene where the subject appears on the door frame. On the first track, cut the clip before the subject appears on the stage before cutting the scene where the subject crosses the door frame for the second time on the second track. Now play the video to view your masking effect.

unhide the first track

Masking Trick: 2

In the second masking effect, we want to create a subject walking in and outside a tree. To do that, find a tree with a clear background, then place your camera to film the center of the tree trunk where the subject will be walking.

create a subject walking in and outside a tree

Now film the subject walking from one side of the tree, stop for a second, and then turn back. They should repeat the same action, but this time they’ll walk forward outside the frame after the one-second stop. That’s all!

film the subject walking from one side of the tree

Step 1 Import the clip on Filmora, then add the footage on the first and second timelines. After that, hide the first track, then find the scene where the subject walks forward away from the tree in the second track. Cut off the area before that action.

import the clip on filmora

Step 2 Next, click Effects, choose Utility, then drag the Image Mask effect on the second video track. Then, double-click the second clip, select Video Effects, and choose a rectangular option that masks the right side of the frame.

Now adjust the mask until it covers the entire right side of the tree. After that, unhide the first clip and move the second to match the first clip’s timing. You can also cut out everything outside the scene of the first clip.

adjust the mask

Step 3 Play the video to see your subject walking in both directions of the tree.

play the video to see your subject walking in both directions of the tree

Masking Trick 3:

For this masking illusion, we’ll create a video with a subject jumping over a house. So, set up your camera tripod on a low level in front of the building. You can also add a mark on the ground for your subject to know where to jump.

create a video with a subject jumping over a house

Now tell your subject to walk to the marker before jumping and walking out of the scene.

tell your subject to walk to the marker

Step 1 Import the clip into Filmora and add it to the first and second tracks. Now hide the first track before finding the scene without the subject in the second track and add a freeze frame. After that, extend the freeze frame area and cut out the rest of the clip.

import the clip into filmora

Step 2 Now, it’s time to customize the clip with a mask. To do that, head to the Utility folder under Effects and choose Image Mask. Click the Invert Mask box to invert the mask.

customize the clip with a mask

Step 3 Double-click the video track and choose an image mask under Video Effects. Note that you may need several combinations of masks to mask out the sky and leave the building. So, play around with different masking shapes until the sky is covered.

double-click the video track

Step 4 After masking, unhide the first track on the timeline before playing the video to find the scene where the subject appears and cut off everything before that scene. Also, find the scene where the subject jumps in the air and cut the clip in the second track. Then, delete everything after that scene.

unhide the first track on the timeline

Step 5 Play the video to see your subject jumping over the building and walking away from the scene.

play the video to see your subject

Conclusion

That was easy, right? Playing around with Filmora’s masking tools can create incredible masking illusions like the ones we’ve discussed. And don’t forget this video editor has many more creative possibilities. You should try these masking tricks!

Free Download For macOS 10.14 or later

Masking Trick 1:

First, you need to shoot footage to add the masking effect. To do that, find a doorway with enough space to walk back and forth before setting up a camera with a tripod facing the entrance. Make sure you set the camera at the center height of the door to prevent lens distortion.

place the camera facing the door

With the tripod set up, film yourself walking behind the door toward the camera. Get close to the camera, then walk back to the door. Then, cross the doorway slowly before walking out of the frame. Now let’s get editing with Wondershare Filmora.

walk backwards

Step 1 Fire up Wondershare Filmora, then import the clip on the video editor. After that, move the clip to the timeline by merely dragging it. Add two clips on the first and second tracks.

fire up wondershare filmora

Step 2 Now proceed to hide the first track before adding a freeze frame on the second track. To do that, move the playhead to find the starting scene with the door frame without your subject. Then, right-click the clip and tap Add Freeze Frame. After that, extend the freeze frame area and cut out the rest of the clip.

proceed to hide the first track

Step 3 Next, click the Effect button and find the Image Mask effect in the Utility folder. Now drag the effect to the top layer.

click the effect button

Step 4 Double-click the clip to open the video editing options, then choose a rectangle image mast under Video Effects. Ensure the mask is inverted by clicking the Invert Mask checkbox. Now adjust the mast to match the door frame before clicking Ok.

double-click the clip

Step 5 Up to this point, unhide the first track, then find the scene where the subject appears on the door frame. On the first track, cut the clip before the subject appears on the stage before cutting the scene where the subject crosses the door frame for the second time on the second track. Now play the video to view your masking effect.

unhide the first track

Masking Trick: 2

In the second masking effect, we want to create a subject walking in and outside a tree. To do that, find a tree with a clear background, then place your camera to film the center of the tree trunk where the subject will be walking.

create a subject walking in and outside a tree

Now film the subject walking from one side of the tree, stop for a second, and then turn back. They should repeat the same action, but this time they’ll walk forward outside the frame after the one-second stop. That’s all!

film the subject walking from one side of the tree

Step 1 Import the clip on Filmora, then add the footage on the first and second timelines. After that, hide the first track, then find the scene where the subject walks forward away from the tree in the second track. Cut off the area before that action.

import the clip on filmora

Step 2 Next, click Effects, choose Utility, then drag the Image Mask effect on the second video track. Then, double-click the second clip, select Video Effects, and choose a rectangular option that masks the right side of the frame.

Now adjust the mask until it covers the entire right side of the tree. After that, unhide the first clip and move the second to match the first clip’s timing. You can also cut out everything outside the scene of the first clip.

adjust the mask

Step 3 Play the video to see your subject walking in both directions of the tree.

play the video to see your subject walking in both directions of the tree

Masking Trick 3:

For this masking illusion, we’ll create a video with a subject jumping over a house. So, set up your camera tripod on a low level in front of the building. You can also add a mark on the ground for your subject to know where to jump.

create a video with a subject jumping over a house

Now tell your subject to walk to the marker before jumping and walking out of the scene.

tell your subject to walk to the marker

Step 1 Import the clip into Filmora and add it to the first and second tracks. Now hide the first track before finding the scene without the subject in the second track and add a freeze frame. After that, extend the freeze frame area and cut out the rest of the clip.

import the clip into filmora

Step 2 Now, it’s time to customize the clip with a mask. To do that, head to the Utility folder under Effects and choose Image Mask. Click the Invert Mask box to invert the mask.

customize the clip with a mask

Step 3 Double-click the video track and choose an image mask under Video Effects. Note that you may need several combinations of masks to mask out the sky and leave the building. So, play around with different masking shapes until the sky is covered.

double-click the video track

Step 4 After masking, unhide the first track on the timeline before playing the video to find the scene where the subject appears and cut off everything before that scene. Also, find the scene where the subject jumps in the air and cut the clip in the second track. Then, delete everything after that scene.

unhide the first track on the timeline

Step 5 Play the video to see your subject jumping over the building and walking away from the scene.

play the video to see your subject

Conclusion

That was easy, right? Playing around with Filmora’s masking tools can create incredible masking illusions like the ones we’ve discussed. And don’t forget this video editor has many more creative possibilities. You should try these masking tricks!

Free Download For macOS 10.14 or later

Masking Trick 1:

First, you need to shoot footage to add the masking effect. To do that, find a doorway with enough space to walk back and forth before setting up a camera with a tripod facing the entrance. Make sure you set the camera at the center height of the door to prevent lens distortion.

place the camera facing the door

With the tripod set up, film yourself walking behind the door toward the camera. Get close to the camera, then walk back to the door. Then, cross the doorway slowly before walking out of the frame. Now let’s get editing with Wondershare Filmora.

walk backwards

Step 1 Fire up Wondershare Filmora, then import the clip on the video editor. After that, move the clip to the timeline by merely dragging it. Add two clips on the first and second tracks.

fire up wondershare filmora

Step 2 Now proceed to hide the first track before adding a freeze frame on the second track. To do that, move the playhead to find the starting scene with the door frame without your subject. Then, right-click the clip and tap Add Freeze Frame. After that, extend the freeze frame area and cut out the rest of the clip.

proceed to hide the first track

Step 3 Next, click the Effect button and find the Image Mask effect in the Utility folder. Now drag the effect to the top layer.

click the effect button

Step 4 Double-click the clip to open the video editing options, then choose a rectangle image mast under Video Effects. Ensure the mask is inverted by clicking the Invert Mask checkbox. Now adjust the mast to match the door frame before clicking Ok.

double-click the clip

Step 5 Up to this point, unhide the first track, then find the scene where the subject appears on the door frame. On the first track, cut the clip before the subject appears on the stage before cutting the scene where the subject crosses the door frame for the second time on the second track. Now play the video to view your masking effect.

unhide the first track

Masking Trick: 2

In the second masking effect, we want to create a subject walking in and outside a tree. To do that, find a tree with a clear background, then place your camera to film the center of the tree trunk where the subject will be walking.

create a subject walking in and outside a tree

Now film the subject walking from one side of the tree, stop for a second, and then turn back. They should repeat the same action, but this time they’ll walk forward outside the frame after the one-second stop. That’s all!

film the subject walking from one side of the tree

Step 1 Import the clip on Filmora, then add the footage on the first and second timelines. After that, hide the first track, then find the scene where the subject walks forward away from the tree in the second track. Cut off the area before that action.

import the clip on filmora

Step 2 Next, click Effects, choose Utility, then drag the Image Mask effect on the second video track. Then, double-click the second clip, select Video Effects, and choose a rectangular option that masks the right side of the frame.

Now adjust the mask until it covers the entire right side of the tree. After that, unhide the first clip and move the second to match the first clip’s timing. You can also cut out everything outside the scene of the first clip.

adjust the mask

Step 3 Play the video to see your subject walking in both directions of the tree.

play the video to see your subject walking in both directions of the tree

Masking Trick 3:

For this masking illusion, we’ll create a video with a subject jumping over a house. So, set up your camera tripod on a low level in front of the building. You can also add a mark on the ground for your subject to know where to jump.

create a video with a subject jumping over a house

Now tell your subject to walk to the marker before jumping and walking out of the scene.

tell your subject to walk to the marker

Step 1 Import the clip into Filmora and add it to the first and second tracks. Now hide the first track before finding the scene without the subject in the second track and add a freeze frame. After that, extend the freeze frame area and cut out the rest of the clip.

import the clip into filmora

Step 2 Now, it’s time to customize the clip with a mask. To do that, head to the Utility folder under Effects and choose Image Mask. Click the Invert Mask box to invert the mask.

customize the clip with a mask

Step 3 Double-click the video track and choose an image mask under Video Effects. Note that you may need several combinations of masks to mask out the sky and leave the building. So, play around with different masking shapes until the sky is covered.

double-click the video track

Step 4 After masking, unhide the first track on the timeline before playing the video to find the scene where the subject appears and cut off everything before that scene. Also, find the scene where the subject jumps in the air and cut the clip in the second track. Then, delete everything after that scene.

unhide the first track on the timeline

Step 5 Play the video to see your subject jumping over the building and walking away from the scene.

play the video to see your subject

Conclusion

That was easy, right? Playing around with Filmora’s masking tools can create incredible masking illusions like the ones we’ve discussed. And don’t forget this video editor has many more creative possibilities. You should try these masking tricks!

Figuring Out Proper Ways to Play a Video in Slow Motion on iPhone

Before we dive into how to play a video in slow motion on iPhone, let’s see what they are. In slow motion, the video frame rate is usually manipulated. In manual or automated editing, frame rates increase to add extra seconds to the video. For instance, in normal videos, playback speed is 24, 30, or 60 fps. However, this frame rate can be increased up to 124 or 240 fps in slow motions.

These are the standard values and help achieve accurate and precise slow-motion effects. In this article, the discussion leans toward the making and playing slow-mo. Users will learn how to play videos in slow motion on iPhone. It will introduce tools to create a slow-mo effect and a guide to achieve it.

Part 1:Adding Slow Motion to Video on iPhone (Before & After)

Now that you have an insight into the significance of slow-motion videos, let’s move forward. This section involves a guide on how to play a video in slow motion on iPhone. Here is a guide to adding slow motion in your video before and after recording:

1. Making a Slow Motion Before Recording

This method involves recording a video in slow-motion mode from the start. Apple has already launched this feature in its iPhones and iPads. Here is a step-by-step guide to creating such videos:

Step 1

Open your iPhone and click on the “Camera” application. Once you access it, select “SLO-MO” mode from the bottom.

open camera app

Step 2

Go back and open the “Settings” and select the “Camera” section. In camera settings, select the “Record Slo-mo 1080p at 240 fps.”

change camera settings

2. Making a Slow Motion After Recording

The first method will record your overall video in slow motion. However, you can use the other method to add a slow-mo effect to a specific part. Follow the given instructions to learn how to operate it:

Step 1

Open the “Photos” application from your home screen and click “Albums.” From the featured slider, select the “Slow-mo” option.

access slow mo album

Step 2

Choose a video from this album and go to the “Edit” option at the top right corner.

start editing video

Step 3

Navigate towards the bottom and access the timeline. Choose the specific area for adding the effect and drag the sliders on the vertical lines below. Once satisfied with the slow-motion effect, click the “Done” button.

slow down with slider

Part 2: Some Prominent Third-party Apps Available to Play Video in Slow-Motion

Slow-mo effects enhance the creativity of your videos and let the audience experience new things. Do you still want to learn how to play a video in slow motion on iPhone? Here is a comprehensive guide to creating slow motions:

1. Video Speed: Fast, Slow Motion

This is it if you are looking for an application with advanced features and manual editing. The application offers many video playback options for a suitable slow motion. You can add slow motion to a whole video or a part through timeline editing. The application offers multiple subscriptions with a trial period before use.

video speed fast slow motion

Key Features

  • After editing a video in this application, you can integrate music and text.
  • The speed manipulation doesn’t result in slow-mo but also offers fast speed options.
  • It has an insightful and easy user interface; you can apply color filters after editing.

2. Slo Mo – Speed Up Video Editor

Finding answers about how to play videos in slow motion on iPhone? This is an intuitive application to create slow-mo with a high processing rate. To slow down a video using this application, you can manipulate the video frame to 240 fps. The speed modification is available to apply on specific video parts.

slo mo speed up video editor

Key Features

  • Direct video share options to Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.
  • The premium version has 170+ music tracks to insert in your edited video.
  • Users can record a live video using this application and apply speed options.

3. Slow Mo & Fast Motion

This video editor is specifically designed for those looking to modify video speed. It enables you to change the whole video speed or the marked area. Whether you want to slow an existing video or record a new one through it, the choice is yours. The video control options are not technical, and anyone can understand them.

slow mo and fast motion

Key Features

  • The tool offers cutting options, and the timeline editing makes it more precise.
  • You can use this application’s built-in features to enhance the visual outlook of video.
  • The application shows support for multiple languages, including Spanish, French, and more.

4. Video Speed Changer – Editor

Whether it’s about changing speed or doing other types of speed edits, this app fits the best. It resolves your how to play videos in slow motion on iPhone problems. It allows you to change the video playback speed via a simple process. Just upload your video and drag the speed slider backward to create a slow-mo.

video speech changer editor

Key Features

  • The tool offers to import or record media through its built-in recorder option.
  • You can also add fast-motion elements like time-lapse, time warp, or hyper-lapse.
  • The user interface is straightforward and leaves no room for confusion.

Bonus Part: Make and Play Your Video in Slow Motion: Use Wondershare Filmora

You might wonder if something is missing if you see a slow-motion video using these applications. This is where you need a professional editor for a smooth slow-mo. Wondershare Filmora is one of the editors that offers frame interpolation. With its optical flow option and high-resolution export settings, you can rely on it.

This AI video editor has two methods of creating a low-motion effect. One method involves uniform speed, and the other is speed ramping. The uniform speed option allows you to manipulate video playback speed using a slider. Meanwhile, speed ramping is a more precise method of modifying video parts.

Free Download For Win 7 or later(64-bit)

Free Download For macOS 10.14 or later

Playing and Adding Slow Motion Effect to Video Using Filmora

After hearing about this amazing software, you might want to create a slow-mo. You might wonder how to play videos in slow motion on iPhone using Filmora. Read the step-by-step guide to find your answer:

Step 1Create a New Project and Access Speed Options

Once you have downloaded this software, access the “New Project” button. Then, use the “Command + I” keys to import media and bring it to the timeline. Select the media clip in the timeline and go to the settings panel. Under the “Speed” tab, choose “Uniform Speed” and drag the slider for speed change.

place media to timeline for slomo

Step 2Activate AI Frame Interpolation Option

Once you finish the speed settings, there is a tip to enhance the slow-mo effect. Find the “AI Frame Interpolation” option in the same section and expand it. Select the “Optical Flow” option at the third to smoothen the video.

enable ai frame interpolation option

Step 3Rendering and Exporting

Once you have activated the optical flow, render it to see the results. For this, navigate towards the timeline toolbar and select the “Render Preview” option. It looks like a player with a doted circle around it. Preview the results, readjust if needed, and select the “Export” option to save the video.

do rendering and save video

Key Features of Wondershare Filmora

Along with speed modification, Filmora features unlimited features in its interface. The methods of accessing them are easy as accessibility is the concept it was built on. Here are some of the game-changing features for amateurs and professionals:

1. Compound Clip

We need to add a similar effect or filter to all videos in multiple situations. Instead of applying effects one by one, you can do it at once. This feature merges all videos into one and speeds up the workflow. It simplifies the complex sequences between clips and gives smooth results.

2. Green Screen

Running low on a budget for a film but want to shoot at beautiful locations. Use Filmora’s green screen or Chroma Key feature to replace backgrounds in an accurate manner. You can do this by shooting before a green screen and applying the chroma key later. Afterward, import the clip or picture you want in the background to add.

3. Motion Tracking

Do you want to blur out a whole person or apply an effect throughout the video? With Filmora’s motion tracking option, you can do these types of edits. You can insert motion graphics, animations, filters, and effects via it. Just select the object or person you want to track and activate the motion track.

4. Screen Recorder

Screen recording is important to content creation, especially in tutorial channels. In addition, the reaction or roasting channels and their owners also use this. Filmora offers an extensive screen recording option, including microphone and camera recording. You can manipulate the screen resolution, system settings, and more.

Conclusion

This article aimed to increase readers’ knowledge to effectively add slow-mo effect. Not only did we answer how to play videos in slow motion on iPhone, but we also guided to it. The article discussed some of the leading applications for slowing down video on iPhone. For precise and flawless slow-mo creation, we recommended Wondershare Filmora.

Step 2

Go back and open the “Settings” and select the “Camera” section. In camera settings, select the “Record Slo-mo 1080p at 240 fps.”

change camera settings

2. Making a Slow Motion After Recording

The first method will record your overall video in slow motion. However, you can use the other method to add a slow-mo effect to a specific part. Follow the given instructions to learn how to operate it:

Step 1

Open the “Photos” application from your home screen and click “Albums.” From the featured slider, select the “Slow-mo” option.

access slow mo album

Step 2

Choose a video from this album and go to the “Edit” option at the top right corner.

start editing video

Step 3

Navigate towards the bottom and access the timeline. Choose the specific area for adding the effect and drag the sliders on the vertical lines below. Once satisfied with the slow-motion effect, click the “Done” button.

slow down with slider

Part 2: Some Prominent Third-party Apps Available to Play Video in Slow-Motion

Slow-mo effects enhance the creativity of your videos and let the audience experience new things. Do you still want to learn how to play a video in slow motion on iPhone? Here is a comprehensive guide to creating slow motions:

1. Video Speed: Fast, Slow Motion

This is it if you are looking for an application with advanced features and manual editing. The application offers many video playback options for a suitable slow motion. You can add slow motion to a whole video or a part through timeline editing. The application offers multiple subscriptions with a trial period before use.

video speed fast slow motion

Key Features

  • After editing a video in this application, you can integrate music and text.
  • The speed manipulation doesn’t result in slow-mo but also offers fast speed options.
  • It has an insightful and easy user interface; you can apply color filters after editing.

2. Slo Mo – Speed Up Video Editor

Finding answers about how to play videos in slow motion on iPhone? This is an intuitive application to create slow-mo with a high processing rate. To slow down a video using this application, you can manipulate the video frame to 240 fps. The speed modification is available to apply on specific video parts.

slo mo speed up video editor

Key Features

  • Direct video share options to Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.
  • The premium version has 170+ music tracks to insert in your edited video.
  • Users can record a live video using this application and apply speed options.

3. Slow Mo & Fast Motion

This video editor is specifically designed for those looking to modify video speed. It enables you to change the whole video speed or the marked area. Whether you want to slow an existing video or record a new one through it, the choice is yours. The video control options are not technical, and anyone can understand them.

slow mo and fast motion

Key Features

  • The tool offers cutting options, and the timeline editing makes it more precise.
  • You can use this application’s built-in features to enhance the visual outlook of video.
  • The application shows support for multiple languages, including Spanish, French, and more.

4. Video Speed Changer – Editor

Whether it’s about changing speed or doing other types of speed edits, this app fits the best. It resolves your how to play videos in slow motion on iPhone problems. It allows you to change the video playback speed via a simple process. Just upload your video and drag the speed slider backward to create a slow-mo.

video speech changer editor

Key Features

  • The tool offers to import or record media through its built-in recorder option.
  • You can also add fast-motion elements like time-lapse, time warp, or hyper-lapse.
  • The user interface is straightforward and leaves no room for confusion.

Bonus Part: Make and Play Your Video in Slow Motion: Use Wondershare Filmora

You might wonder if something is missing if you see a slow-motion video using these applications. This is where you need a professional editor for a smooth slow-mo. Wondershare Filmora is one of the editors that offers frame interpolation. With its optical flow option and high-resolution export settings, you can rely on it.

This AI video editor has two methods of creating a low-motion effect. One method involves uniform speed, and the other is speed ramping. The uniform speed option allows you to manipulate video playback speed using a slider. Meanwhile, speed ramping is a more precise method of modifying video parts.

Free Download For Win 7 or later(64-bit)

Free Download For macOS 10.14 or later

Playing and Adding Slow Motion Effect to Video Using Filmora

After hearing about this amazing software, you might want to create a slow-mo. You might wonder how to play videos in slow motion on iPhone using Filmora. Read the step-by-step guide to find your answer:

Step 1Create a New Project and Access Speed Options

Once you have downloaded this software, access the “New Project” button. Then, use the “Command + I” keys to import media and bring it to the timeline. Select the media clip in the timeline and go to the settings panel. Under the “Speed” tab, choose “Uniform Speed” and drag the slider for speed change.

place media to timeline for slomo

Step 2Activate AI Frame Interpolation Option

Once you finish the speed settings, there is a tip to enhance the slow-mo effect. Find the “AI Frame Interpolation” option in the same section and expand it. Select the “Optical Flow” option at the third to smoothen the video.

enable ai frame interpolation option

Step 3Rendering and Exporting

Once you have activated the optical flow, render it to see the results. For this, navigate towards the timeline toolbar and select the “Render Preview” option. It looks like a player with a doted circle around it. Preview the results, readjust if needed, and select the “Export” option to save the video.

do rendering and save video

Key Features of Wondershare Filmora

Along with speed modification, Filmora features unlimited features in its interface. The methods of accessing them are easy as accessibility is the concept it was built on. Here are some of the game-changing features for amateurs and professionals:

1. Compound Clip

We need to add a similar effect or filter to all videos in multiple situations. Instead of applying effects one by one, you can do it at once. This feature merges all videos into one and speeds up the workflow. It simplifies the complex sequences between clips and gives smooth results.

2. Green Screen

Running low on a budget for a film but want to shoot at beautiful locations. Use Filmora’s green screen or Chroma Key feature to replace backgrounds in an accurate manner. You can do this by shooting before a green screen and applying the chroma key later. Afterward, import the clip or picture you want in the background to add.

3. Motion Tracking

Do you want to blur out a whole person or apply an effect throughout the video? With Filmora’s motion tracking option, you can do these types of edits. You can insert motion graphics, animations, filters, and effects via it. Just select the object or person you want to track and activate the motion track.

4. Screen Recorder

Screen recording is important to content creation, especially in tutorial channels. In addition, the reaction or roasting channels and their owners also use this. Filmora offers an extensive screen recording option, including microphone and camera recording. You can manipulate the screen resolution, system settings, and more.

Conclusion

This article aimed to increase readers’ knowledge to effectively add slow-mo effect. Not only did we answer how to play videos in slow motion on iPhone, but we also guided to it. The article discussed some of the leading applications for slowing down video on iPhone. For precise and flawless slow-mo creation, we recommended Wondershare Filmora.

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