Updated How to Change Video Thumbnail in Google Drive

How to Change Video Thumbnail in Google Drive

What is a Google drive?

“Google drive is a self-hosted cloud-based site that provides free space to store your files and pictures to share them with your friends and family”.

Google Drive is also used to promote businesses or websites. You can upload a video to Google Drive and embed the file in your blog or any other website.

What is a Thumbnail?

“A Thumbnail is a still image that acts as

a preview image of your video.”

A thumbnail is the first thing seen by the viewers while watching videos. It is the only thing that forces the viewer either to watch the video or not because it previews the video content. It is also shown in the search results. A thumbnail is just like the cover or title of a book. You will read a book by its cover. In the same way, a video is viewed by its thumbnail.

Google drive is also used for the promotion of websites and businesses. It does not offer to add a thumbnail or cover image like YouTube has the option to set and can change the thumbnail of the video. As we all know Google drive is not a streaming platform and has its own boundaries.

Normally, the google drive can generate a thumbnail from the video and uses the generated thumbnail ignoring the one you have uploaded. But on the other hand, if it cannot generate a thumbnail the uploaded thumbnail will be displayed. Usually, the default thumbnail may have weird facial expressions or may not be attractive for the viewers to open the video.

Here we are discussing a few alternatives to change the thumbnail of the video in Google drive.

Select a separate image to be housed in a separate column to set as a thumbnail image and then go into the details, title, and Image settings.

Wonder Share Filmora 11 is an all-in-one video editing platform that provides powerful, creative, and simple interphase to edit videos and images in a few clicks. It has a ton of amazing features that make your videos, images, and audio stands out. You can edit your videos and images in a great cinematic form using its effects, transitions, overlays, text, and a lot more. Do not wait, go and download Filmora 11 and there are more tools for you to discover.

I am going to show you how to create a thumbnail of the video in Filmora11.

Let us get started!

Open Wonder Share Filmora 11 and click on New Project.

Drag the image of your choice into the timeline.

Drag the image of your choice into the timeline.
Click on the AI-Portrait option from the Effects
Drag the Human Segmentation effect over the clip into the timeline.

Now you see that the subject of the video thumbnail is selected and the background has been removed.

The AI-Portrait is a very useful effect, it allows you to quickly remove the background through artificial intelligence.

Now you can see the subject has been selected and the background has been removed.

Now Scale up the photo to be visible on the screen.
You can set the border settings here to make it more smooth and attractive.

I have dragged my image to the left as I want my text to the right side.

Let’s drag the desired background into the timeline. ( I got this background from Pexel.com)

Click on sample colors under the media option to add the gradient overlay.
Drag your favorite Gradient and drop it below the background layer.

Now select the Overlay option under the Effects tab and then Hit Frames.
Add your desired frame between a photo layer and a background layer to show depth in your thumbnail.

So, I choose cinema 21.9 frames to add two black bars behind our subject.

Let’s choose your desired Title from the Library. Here are tons of title packs, you can choose from.

Select the Titles option under the Titles tab then select your desired Title.
Drag and locate the title in the place of your taste and then write the text you want.
Adjust your text accordingly, you can change the font size, color, style, and much more

Now simply click the snapshot button below the preview screen and the snapshot will be saved in default directory and automatically imported to the medium room.
Right-click on the snapshot in the media pool and click on Reveal in explorer.
Your thumbnail will be saved in the folder, you can upload it on the Google drive.

Unfortunately, there is no way to change the thumbnail of the video on Google drive. But we can take help from other websites to customize the thumbnail image and then upload it to Google drive. Let us discuss a few free websites used for the thumbnail of a video on Google drive.

Here are the best possible ways to change the thumbnail of the video stored in the Google drive.

1. Change the Thumbnails of Google drive using the Wix.

The Wix editor is a platform that is used to edit and make your own website. It provides easy interphase to customize the site using its amazing features. There are hundreds of features to build your own site or image by adding customizing elements and choosing color and text theme.

You can use the Wix to set or change your thumbnail to make your video attractive and eye-catching. The cover image can be by uploading and a frame can be selected from the video.

Let’s get started!

Open the Wix editor from the browser.
Select a video from your video library.
Hit the Edit icon at the video

Click on change cover under the cover image.

Select the desired frame from the list, or you can upload your own by clicking the “+”
Click on the Set as Cover

Now upload the video on Google drive.

If the file fails to upload, clear your cache and cookies and check your internet connection.

2. Change the Thumbnails of Google drive using Canvas.

Canvas is an online graphic design platform that allows and provides you with user-friendly interphase to make eye-catching logos, thumbnails, posters, and a ton of other visual content. You need not download any application and moreover, it is free to use. It saves your previous tasks and has hundreds of frames, and designs to select according to your taste or you can make your own design by editing.

So let’s start!

Select a template of your choice from the library.
Canvas provides you with more than 2 million images in the library but you can also upload your own image for Thumbnail.
Click on the placeholder text to write your own text.
You can change your image fonts, color, size, and
You can easily customize your video thumbnail and upload it on Google drive.
Download the video thumbnail.
Now upload the Thumbnail on Google Drive.

3. Change the Thumbnails of Google drive using VLC Media Player.

VLC Media Player is a free and open-source media player that plays wide range of media files like images, video files as well as audio and DVDs. It is 100% free software and safe from viruses.

Here are the steps used to change the cover photo of your video using the VLC Media Player.

Let’s dive in…

Go to the tools and select information from the drop-down list.
The Current Media Information tab will be shown.
There will be a picture or VLC icon at the bottom-right corner.
Right-click on that picture or icon and select the download cover art or add cover art from file.

Download cover art; if you want to add pictures from the album from the internet.
Add cover art from file; if you want to put your own thumbnail image and browse from the storage.

The information will be saved automatically and the thumbnail will be changed when you open the file.

Important points.

You can use any other video editor to change the thumbnail of the video but keep a few points in mind.

Thumbnails should be added at the start of the video.
The Thumbnail should be a few seconds long so that google drive considers it as a cover image.
It works for short videos but it can be applied for long videos.
Use a high-quality HD image for the thumbnail so that Google Drive can accept it as valuable for the thumbnail image.
Thumbnails should be uploaded in PNG, GIF, or JPG
The image ratio should be 16:9 and resolution of 1920x1080 pixels for PNG and JPG and 960x480 pixels for GIFs.
The maximum file size should be
The minimum width should be 220 pixels.

Even after keeping an eye on these important points, google drive sometimes does not show the thumbnail as a cover photo.

Conclusion.

In the above article, I have discussed a couple of different ways to add a thumbnail of the video and upload it on Google drive. I personally recommend Wonder Share Filmora 11 to make and change thumbnail image of the video as it is a very powerful as well as simple tool.

How to Add Thumbnails to the Video Using Wonder Share Filmora 11

I am going to show you how to create a thumbnail of the video in Filmora11.

Let us get started!

Open Wonder Share Filmora 11 and click on New Project.

Drag the image of your choice into the timeline.

Drag the image of your choice into the timeline.
Click on the AI-Portrait option from the Effects
Drag the Human Segmentation effect over the clip into the timeline.

Now you see that the subject of the video thumbnail is selected and the background has been removed.

The AI-Portrait is a very useful effect, it allows you to quickly remove the background through artificial intelligence.

Now you can see the subject has been selected and the background has been removed.

Now Scale up the photo to be visible on the screen.
You can set the border settings here to make it more smooth and attractive.

I have dragged my image to the left as I want my text to the right side.

Let’s drag the desired background into the timeline. ( I got this background from Pexel.com)

Click on sample colors under the media option to add the gradient overlay.
Drag your favorite Gradient and drop it below the background layer.

Now select the Overlay option under the Effects tab and then Hit Frames.
Add your desired frame between a photo layer and a background layer to show depth in your thumbnail.

So, I choose cinema 21.9 frames to add two black bars behind our subject.

Let’s choose your desired Title from the Library. Here are tons of title packs, you can choose from.

Select the Titles option under the Titles tab then select your desired Title.
Drag and locate the title in the place of your taste and then write the text you want.
Adjust your text accordingly, you can change the font size, color, style, and much more

Now simply click the snapshot button below the preview screen and the snapshot will be saved in default directory and automatically imported to the medium room.
Right-click on the snapshot in the media pool and click on Reveal in explorer.
Your thumbnail will be saved in the folder, you can upload it on the Google drive.

Here are the best possible ways to change the thumbnail of the video stored in the Google drive.

1. Change the Thumbnails of Google drive using the Wix.

You can use the Wix to set or change your thumbnail to make your video attractive and eye-catching. The cover image can be by uploading and a frame can be selected from the video.

Let’s get started!

Open the Wix editor from the browser.
Select a video from your video library.
Hit the Edit icon at the video

Click on change cover under the cover image.

Select the desired frame from the list, or you can upload your own by clicking the “+”
Click on the Set as Cover

Now upload the video on Google drive.

If the file fails to upload, clear your cache and cookies and check your internet connection.

2. Change the Thumbnails of Google drive using Canvas.

So let’s start!

Select a template of your choice from the library.
Canvas provides you with more than 2 million images in the library but you can also upload your own image for Thumbnail.
Click on the placeholder text to write your own text.
You can change your image fonts, color, size, and
You can easily customize your video thumbnail and upload it on Google drive.
Download the video thumbnail.
Now upload the Thumbnail on Google Drive.

3. Change the Thumbnails of Google drive using VLC Media Player.

VLC Media Player is a free and open-source media player that plays wide range of media files like images, video files as well as audio and DVDs. It is 100% free software and safe from viruses.

Here are the steps used to change the cover photo of your video using the VLC Media Player.

Let’s dive in…

Go to the tools and select information from the drop-down list.
The Current Media Information tab will be shown.
There will be a picture or VLC icon at the bottom-right corner.
Right-click on that picture or icon and select the download cover art or add cover art from file.

Download cover art; if you want to add pictures from the album from the internet.
Add cover art from file; if you want to put your own thumbnail image and browse from the storage.

The information will be saved automatically and the thumbnail will be changed when you open the file.

Important points.

You can use any other video editor to change the thumbnail of the video but keep a few points in mind.

Thumbnails should be added at the start of the video.
The Thumbnail should be a few seconds long so that google drive considers it as a cover image.
It works for short videos but it can be applied for long videos.
Use a high-quality HD image for the thumbnail so that Google Drive can accept it as valuable for the thumbnail image.
Thumbnails should be uploaded in PNG, GIF, or JPG
The image ratio should be 16:9 and resolution of 1920x1080 pixels for PNG and JPG and 960x480 pixels for GIFs.
The maximum file size should be
The minimum width should be 220 pixels.

Even after keeping an eye on these important points, google drive sometimes does not show the thumbnail as a cover photo.

Conclusion.

How to Add Thumbnails to the Video Using Wonder Share Filmora 11

I am going to show you how to create a thumbnail of the video in Filmora11.

Let us get started!

Open Wonder Share Filmora 11 and click on New Project.

Drag the image of your choice into the timeline.

Drag the image of your choice into the timeline.
Click on the AI-Portrait option from the Effects
Drag the Human Segmentation effect over the clip into the timeline.

Now you see that the subject of the video thumbnail is selected and the background has been removed.

The AI-Portrait is a very useful effect, it allows you to quickly remove the background through artificial intelligence.

Now you can see the subject has been selected and the background has been removed.

Now Scale up the photo to be visible on the screen.
You can set the border settings here to make it more smooth and attractive.

I have dragged my image to the left as I want my text to the right side.

Let’s drag the desired background into the timeline. ( I got this background from Pexel.com)

Click on sample colors under the media option to add the gradient overlay.
Drag your favorite Gradient and drop it below the background layer.

Now select the Overlay option under the Effects tab and then Hit Frames.
Add your desired frame between a photo layer and a background layer to show depth in your thumbnail.

So, I choose cinema 21.9 frames to add two black bars behind our subject.

Let’s choose your desired Title from the Library. Here are tons of title packs, you can choose from.

Select the Titles option under the Titles tab then select your desired Title.
Drag and locate the title in the place of your taste and then write the text you want.
Adjust your text accordingly, you can change the font size, color, style, and much more

Now simply click the snapshot button below the preview screen and the snapshot will be saved in default directory and automatically imported to the medium room.
Right-click on the snapshot in the media pool and click on Reveal in explorer.
Your thumbnail will be saved in the folder, you can upload it on the Google drive.

Here are the best possible ways to change the thumbnail of the video stored in the Google drive.

1. Change the Thumbnails of Google drive using the Wix.

You can use the Wix to set or change your thumbnail to make your video attractive and eye-catching. The cover image can be by uploading and a frame can be selected from the video.

Let’s get started!

Open the Wix editor from the browser.
Select a video from your video library.
Hit the Edit icon at the video

Click on change cover under the cover image.

Select the desired frame from the list, or you can upload your own by clicking the “+”
Click on the Set as Cover

Now upload the video on Google drive.

If the file fails to upload, clear your cache and cookies and check your internet connection.

2. Change the Thumbnails of Google drive using Canvas.

So let’s start!

Select a template of your choice from the library.
Canvas provides you with more than 2 million images in the library but you can also upload your own image for Thumbnail.
Click on the placeholder text to write your own text.
You can change your image fonts, color, size, and
You can easily customize your video thumbnail and upload it on Google drive.
Download the video thumbnail.
Now upload the Thumbnail on Google Drive.

3. Change the Thumbnails of Google drive using VLC Media Player.

VLC Media Player is a free and open-source media player that plays wide range of media files like images, video files as well as audio and DVDs. It is 100% free software and safe from viruses.

Here are the steps used to change the cover photo of your video using the VLC Media Player.

Let’s dive in…

Go to the tools and select information from the drop-down list.
The Current Media Information tab will be shown.
There will be a picture or VLC icon at the bottom-right corner.
Right-click on that picture or icon and select the download cover art or add cover art from file.

Download cover art; if you want to add pictures from the album from the internet.
Add cover art from file; if you want to put your own thumbnail image and browse from the storage.

The information will be saved automatically and the thumbnail will be changed when you open the file.

Important points.

You can use any other video editor to change the thumbnail of the video but keep a few points in mind.

Thumbnails should be added at the start of the video.
The Thumbnail should be a few seconds long so that google drive considers it as a cover image.
It works for short videos but it can be applied for long videos.
Use a high-quality HD image for the thumbnail so that Google Drive can accept it as valuable for the thumbnail image.
Thumbnails should be uploaded in PNG, GIF, or JPG
The image ratio should be 16:9 and resolution of 1920x1080 pixels for PNG and JPG and 960x480 pixels for GIFs.
The maximum file size should be
The minimum width should be 220 pixels.

Even after keeping an eye on these important points, google drive sometimes does not show the thumbnail as a cover photo.

Conclusion.

How to Add Thumbnails to the Video Using Wonder Share Filmora 11

I am going to show you how to create a thumbnail of the video in Filmora11.

Let us get started!

Open Wonder Share Filmora 11 and click on New Project.

Drag the image of your choice into the timeline.

Drag the image of your choice into the timeline.
Click on the AI-Portrait option from the Effects
Drag the Human Segmentation effect over the clip into the timeline.

Now you see that the subject of the video thumbnail is selected and the background has been removed.

The AI-Portrait is a very useful effect, it allows you to quickly remove the background through artificial intelligence.

Now you can see the subject has been selected and the background has been removed.

Now Scale up the photo to be visible on the screen.
You can set the border settings here to make it more smooth and attractive.

I have dragged my image to the left as I want my text to the right side.

Let’s drag the desired background into the timeline. ( I got this background from Pexel.com)

Click on sample colors under the media option to add the gradient overlay.
Drag your favorite Gradient and drop it below the background layer.

Now select the Overlay option under the Effects tab and then Hit Frames.
Add your desired frame between a photo layer and a background layer to show depth in your thumbnail.

So, I choose cinema 21.9 frames to add two black bars behind our subject.

Let’s choose your desired Title from the Library. Here are tons of title packs, you can choose from.

Select the Titles option under the Titles tab then select your desired Title.
Drag and locate the title in the place of your taste and then write the text you want.
Adjust your text accordingly, you can change the font size, color, style, and much more

Now simply click the snapshot button below the preview screen and the snapshot will be saved in default directory and automatically imported to the medium room.
Right-click on the snapshot in the media pool and click on Reveal in explorer.
Your thumbnail will be saved in the folder, you can upload it on the Google drive.

Here are the best possible ways to change the thumbnail of the video stored in the Google drive.

1. Change the Thumbnails of Google drive using the Wix.

You can use the Wix to set or change your thumbnail to make your video attractive and eye-catching. The cover image can be by uploading and a frame can be selected from the video.

Let’s get started!

Open the Wix editor from the browser.
Select a video from your video library.
Hit the Edit icon at the video

Click on change cover under the cover image.

Select the desired frame from the list, or you can upload your own by clicking the “+”
Click on the Set as Cover

Now upload the video on Google drive.

If the file fails to upload, clear your cache and cookies and check your internet connection.

2. Change the Thumbnails of Google drive using Canvas.

So let’s start!

Select a template of your choice from the library.
Canvas provides you with more than 2 million images in the library but you can also upload your own image for Thumbnail.
Click on the placeholder text to write your own text.
You can change your image fonts, color, size, and
You can easily customize your video thumbnail and upload it on Google drive.
Download the video thumbnail.
Now upload the Thumbnail on Google Drive.

3. Change the Thumbnails of Google drive using VLC Media Player.

VLC Media Player is a free and open-source media player that plays wide range of media files like images, video files as well as audio and DVDs. It is 100% free software and safe from viruses.

Here are the steps used to change the cover photo of your video using the VLC Media Player.

Let’s dive in…

Go to the tools and select information from the drop-down list.
The Current Media Information tab will be shown.
There will be a picture or VLC icon at the bottom-right corner.
Right-click on that picture or icon and select the download cover art or add cover art from file.

Download cover art; if you want to add pictures from the album from the internet.
Add cover art from file; if you want to put your own thumbnail image and browse from the storage.

The information will be saved automatically and the thumbnail will be changed when you open the file.

Important points.

You can use any other video editor to change the thumbnail of the video but keep a few points in mind.

Thumbnails should be added at the start of the video.
The Thumbnail should be a few seconds long so that google drive considers it as a cover image.
It works for short videos but it can be applied for long videos.
Use a high-quality HD image for the thumbnail so that Google Drive can accept it as valuable for the thumbnail image.
Thumbnails should be uploaded in PNG, GIF, or JPG
The image ratio should be 16:9 and resolution of 1920x1080 pixels for PNG and JPG and 960x480 pixels for GIFs.
The maximum file size should be
The minimum width should be 220 pixels.

Even after keeping an eye on these important points, google drive sometimes does not show the thumbnail as a cover photo.

Conclusion.

What Are The Stages Of Film Production - 2023

Film production is a very time-consuming and demanding procedure where attention and effort is necessary. While looking at the end result, the movie, or a short film, you may underestimate what the filmmakers have to go through while preparing, shooting and editing the movie to its final product.

Without further ado, let’s get started!

Cutting and Trimming Shots
Adding Music and Sound Effects
Adding Visual Effects

Distribution

What Are The Stages Of Film Production

1. Pre-Production

The pre-production phase comes early in the process, it usually comes after the development and before the production itself. This stage includes finalizing the scripts, bringing together the actors and crew, browse for locations, deciding which equipment is needed, and deciding on the budget. Pre-production is a planning stage of the movie, where you confirm all the details of the project before starting on production.

Pre-production

2. Production

Now the fun part begins. It is time to get the movie on camera. All the producers and directors finished making the plans from the use of all the production assets that are needed to make the movie. Once the cast and locations are set, the actual filming process can begin and this can take from days, weeks, to months depending on how many locations are used, how much scenes are being filmed and if there are any problems that occur that delays the filming process.

Production

3. Post-Production

Post-Production

After the filming process, any re-taking, and other filming phases the entire crew has to go through, it is time for post-production. This stage is when the audio and visual materials are combined together to create the movie. An editor, or multiple editors are using the following procedures to create the film:

A. Cutting and Trimming Shots

Tips

▷ What’s a Cut

In the film and video industry, a cut is described by when one clip ends and another one starts. For example, say you have a wide shot clip of a car driving as well as clip of a man’s eyes watching.

▷ When Would the Cut Happen

The cut would happen when the first shot has ended and is followed by the second shot. Repeating that will have an impact on how the viewer sees the movie and follows the story.

B. Adding Music and Sound Effect

Tips

▷ Sound Effects

Depending on what kind of movie it is, sound effects can make a huge difference in the viewing experience. No matter if it’s an explosion, an extra wind sound, a door crackle, or laughing people in the background.

▷ Deliver the Emotion

Many sound effects are placed into the film to deliver the emotion and get the viewer onto the edge of their seat as it amplifies the moment.

C. Adding Visual Effects

Tips

▷ The Benefit of Post-production

When there are visual effects showing in the movie, these are not made physically on set. The benefit of post-production is that there are unlimited choices of adding visual effects to strengthen a moment and the impact on the viewer.

▷ Visual Effects

A lot of results are accomplished by visual effects because they would be impossible to re-create on set.

4. Distribution

Distribution is the final stage of production, which happens after the film has been edited, and is ready for release. Many film makers and production companies will advertise the movie’s trailer on social media and the general internet to target the audience that loves the type of movie that has been made. They will either see it on social media or on television to drive people to theaters to watch the movie and get them into the story. A lot of movies have follow-ups when it’s been received really well creating a storyline.

Distribution

What Are The Stages Of Film Production

1. Pre-Production

Pre-production

2. Production

Production

3. Post-Production

Post-Production

A. Cutting and Trimming Shots

Tips

▷ What’s a Cut

▷ When Would the Cut Happen

The cut would happen when the first shot has ended and is followed by the second shot. Repeating that will have an impact on how the viewer sees the movie and follows the story.

B. Adding Music and Sound Effect

Tips

▷ Sound Effects

▷ Deliver the Emotion

Many sound effects are placed into the film to deliver the emotion and get the viewer onto the edge of their seat as it amplifies the moment.

C. Adding Visual Effects

Tips

▷ The Benefit of Post-production

▷ Visual Effects

A lot of results are accomplished by visual effects because they would be impossible to re-create on set.

4. Distribution

Distribution

Boost the Pace of Your Instagram Reels Videos with These Simple Tricks

Undoubtedly, every social media video creator loves to make use of Instagram Reels for their widespread popularity. If you want to grab your audience’s attention and keep them engaged with your videos, then Instagram Reels should be your destination. On this platform, you can only make short videos maxing out the 90-second time limit. But what if your video content is lengthy? Don’t fret. One simple trick is to speed up the pace of your videos.

There are two scenarios regarding how to increase the speed of the video in Reels. You can speed up the video when recording directly on the Instagram app, or use a third-party editing tool if it is a pre-recorded video. We will illustrate below how to speed up video on Instagram Reels for both scenarios.

Part I. Basic Understanding of Instagram Reels

What are Instagram Reels?

Instagram Reels are short-duration, vertically-oriented videos that are displayed in the dedicated reels tab on the Instagram app. You can compare Instagram Reels with TikTok videos. The maximum duration of Instagram Reels can be of 90 seconds.

Instagram displays the popular Reels on Explore tab so that the Instagram Reels creators get more exposure. Since short-duration videos and apps are in trend, Instagram Reels has become the most popular section on the Instagram app.

Reels can be entertaining videos with popular songs in the background. They can be funny videos as well as gripping slow-motion videos. Brands promote their products and services through Reels. You can add stunning AR effects and change the speed of the video while recording Reels through the Instagram app.

Why Should You Make Instagram Reels?

Instagram Reels have been a game-changer in the social media world. From regular video creators and social media influencers to brands and businesses, Instagram Reels has become everyone’s real deal. Here are the reasons why you should make Instagram Reels:

Reach - The primary reason for making Instagram Reels is to reach out to the target audiences and get more followers. If your videos become popular, your Instagram Reels can get featured in the Explore tab. Once it does happen, there will be an exponential rise in views and followers. Besides, Instagram Reels have better reach to your followers than regular Instagram posts.

Engagement - The world has moved on from photos to videos. People love to check out short videos rather than still images. So naturally, when you start making Instagram reels, your followers’ engagement will increase dramatically. With more engagement, your Reels will get more exposure as people will love to share them with their friends. Of course, the content has to be top-notch so that people start to pay attention to your Reels.

Showcase Personality - Instagram Reels are the best way to showcase your personality on social media. Personality is the magical key that attracts followers on social media platforms. You can create different genres of videos and showcase your talent and personality to get noticed.

Brand Promotion - Brands and businesses use Instagram Reels to promote their products and services. They come up with creative Reels that audiences cannot ignore. Even social media influencers promote brands through Instagram Reels these days. It is a great way to make the target audiences aware of the products and services and build a strong brand image.

You can go through this informative article for more information about Instagram Reels.

Part II. Speed Up Video on Instagram Reels

If you prefer to film videos directly on Instagram Reels, you will find a dedicated option to change video speed on the Instagram app. When you use the option, you get to set the speed of the video even before you start recording.

However, if you are already recorded a video for Instagram Reels, you can jump to the next part to find out the best way to speed up existing videos for Reels. Here, you will illustrate how to speed up video on Instagram Reels directly on the Instagram app without needing any third-party app.

Step-by-step Guide to Speed Up Reels Video

Here are the simple steps to speed up the video in Reels on the Instagram app.

Step1 Open the Instagram app. Tap on the Camera icon at the bottom to film a video.

Step2 Swipe at the bottom to select the Reels option.

Step3 You will find the Speed option on the left panel. Tap on the Speed option.

Step4 If you want to speed up your video, select a speed preset above 1X. For example, if you want double the speed than usual, you will tap on the 2X preset.

Step5 Tap the Record icon at the bottom to record the Reels video.

Step6 Once you are done recording, tap on the Stop icon.

Step7 Tap the Preview option to check how the recorded video looks. After that, tap the Next option.

Step8 You can write a caption, add a cover, add a location, and even tag people. Finally, tap on the Share button to post the video under the Reels section.

Part III. Speed Up Existing Videos for Reels

When you have already recorded the video for Reels, you need to use a third-party tool to change the video speed. Depending on the device you are going to use to edit the speed of your video, you have to select an appropriate video editing application. We have handpicked the best applications to change Instagram Reels video speed for computers, smartphones as well as online users.

Speed Up Video for Instagram Reels on PC

A professional video creator always prefers a computer to edit videos minutely. This is because a computer’s dedicated video editor has far more editing options than a video editor app or even an online video editor. If you have filmed and transferred the video to your computer, you can change its speed easily. Wondershare Filmora is the best video editor to alter video speed precisely as you need.

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

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There are various options available to change the speed of a video. You can choose from the speed presets for instant change. You can customize the speed through the Uniform Speed option. Besides, you can use Speed Ramping to vary the speed of the video differently for different sections. Most importantly, Filmora is super easy to use despite being a professional video editing software.

A Step-by-step Guide to speed up a video on Filmora

Instead of choosing from the speed presets, using the Uniform Speed option is always handy to speed up your video. This is because speed presets are limited and may not be suitable for your video. That is why Uniform Speed is effective, as you can set any desired speed up to 100X.

Here are the steps to speed up a Reels video (already recorded) using Filmora

Step1 Download Wondershare Filmora on your computer based on your operating system. Filmora is available for macOS as well as Windows. After successful installation, open Filmora and click on Create New Project button.

Step2 Go to the File menu and the Import Media option. Select Import Media Files and browse your computer to import the target video file into the Project Media folder. Now, drop that file into the timeline. Press the Speed (timer) icon that you will find at the top of the timeline.

Step3 Press the Uniform Speed option from the displayed menu. This will open the Uniform Speed tab.

Step4 Move the speed slider to the right to speed up the video. Once you have set the desired speed, press the Ok button. Finally, tap Export to save the edited file. Thereafter, you can upload the video file as Instagram Reels.

For more details, you can check out this video where changing video speed in Filmora is fully illustrated.

Note: We have already mentioned that you can also use the Speed Ramping option to customize speed for different sections of your video. You will customize the visualization graph to set the speed unevenly with smooth transitions for the entire video. You can watch this tutorial video to find out how to change speed with Speed Ramping option in Filmora.

Speed Up Video for Reels Online

If you do not want dedicated video editing software, you can still speed up your recorded video using an online video editor. There are several online video editors available where you can speed up your video for Reels. But Clideo is the most straightforward online video editor where you can speed up videos instantly. All you need is an internet connection and a supporting web browser on your device.

A Step-by-step Guide to speed up a video on Clideo

Step1 Open the web browser on your device. Visit the official website of Clideo.

Step2 Click on the Choose File option. Select the target video from your device storage.

Step3 Once the video gets uploaded on the platform, you will see different speed presets on the right side of the screen.

Step4 You can select from the speed presets. Otherwise, you can use the slider to alter the video’s speed as needed.

Step5 Play the video and if everything is perfect, click on the Export button to save the video on your device storage.

Speed up Video for Instagram Reels on iPhone

If you have already recorded a video on your iPhone for Reels Instagram, you can use the VN Video app (VlogNow) to alter its speed before uploading it. Previously, Instagram used to provide Hyperlapse to change video speed. But Instagram has pulled down the app from App Store. VN Video is a complete video editing app where you can instantly change the video speed. It is an extremely popular video editor with a high average rating, proving its usefulness.

A Step-by-step Guide to speed up a video on VN Video

Step1 Install the VN Video app from App Store on your iPhone. Launch the app after installation.

Step2 Tap on the Plus icon located at the bottom. Tap on New Project to get started.

Step3 Select the pre-recorded video from the device storage and tap on the Next arrow icon at the bottom of the screen.

Step4 Tap on the Speed icon at the bottom and select the regular tab at the top.

Step5 Adjust the speed slider as per your need to change the video speed. Once done, tap on the Tick icon at the bottom.

Step6 Finally, tap on the Export icon to save the video file on the device storage.

Speed up Video for Instagram on Android

Filmora happens to be the easiest video editing app to change the speed of your video for Instagram Reels. Filmora by Wondershare is a complete video editor that is extremely popular among social media video creators. There are trending video effects and stickers available to make short videos engaging. You can speed up as well as slow down videos. Besides, you get the basic as well as some advanced video editing options for Reels.

A Step-by-step Guide to speed up a video on Filmora

Step1 Install the Filmora app on your Android phone from Play Store. Launch the Filmora app and tap on the New Project option. Select the pre-recorded video from your device gallery.

Step2 After the video appears on Filmora, tap on the Trim tab at the bottom of the screen.

Step3 Tap on the Speed option from the bottom. Adjust the speed slider and move it to the right to speed up your video.

Step4 Tap on the Export button at the top-right corner to save the video on your phone.

FAQs

Why are my Instagram videos slow?

Multiple reasons can explain why is my Instagram slow. First of all, the videos could be in slow-motion. Secondly, your internet speed may not be up to the mark. Thirdly, Instagram cache and storage could be full when your device runs out of free space. Besides, your device RAM could be fully occupied due to several apps running in the background. Moreover, if you have an older Instagram app version, your Instagram videos can be slow.

What’s the difference between Instagram Reels and Instagram Stories?

There are several differences between Reels and Stories. Reels stay forever, while Stories get deleted after 24 hours. You can upload a 15-second video for Instagram Story. You can upload a 90-second video for Instagram Reel. Instagram Reels focus on content and entertainment, while Stories focus on real-time events. You can change the video speed of Reels directly from Instagram while no such option is available for Stories. Stories cannot be saved but you can save Reels.

Conclusion

We have answered your question, “Can you speed up a pre-recorded video on reels?” You can definitely speed up your video through different methods as applicable in your case. If you are going to film the footage through Instagram Reels, you can set the speed beforehand directly on the Instagram app. If you want to change the speed of a pre-recorded video, you can use VN editor on your iPhone and Filmora app on your Android smartphone. If you want to customize the video speed on PC, Wondershare Filmora will be your best video editor.

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A Step-by-step Guide to speed up a video on Filmora

Here are the steps to speed up a Reels video (already recorded) using Filmora

Step3 Press the Uniform Speed option from the displayed menu. This will open the Uniform Speed tab.

For more details, you can check out this video where changing video speed in Filmora is fully illustrated.

Speed Up Video for Reels Online

A Step-by-step Guide to speed up a video on Clideo

Step1 Open the web browser on your device. Visit the official website of Clideo.

Step2 Click on the Choose File option. Select the target video from your device storage.

Step3 Once the video gets uploaded on the platform, you will see different speed presets on the right side of the screen.

Step4 You can select from the speed presets. Otherwise, you can use the slider to alter the video’s speed as needed.

Step5 Play the video and if everything is perfect, click on the Export button to save the video on your device storage.

Speed up Video for Instagram Reels on iPhone

A Step-by-step Guide to speed up a video on VN Video

Step1 Install the VN Video app from App Store on your iPhone. Launch the app after installation.

Step2 Tap on the Plus icon located at the bottom. Tap on New Project to get started.

Step3 Select the pre-recorded video from the device storage and tap on the Next arrow icon at the bottom of the screen.

Step4 Tap on the Speed icon at the bottom and select the regular tab at the top.

Step5 Adjust the speed slider as per your need to change the video speed. Once done, tap on the Tick icon at the bottom.

Step6 Finally, tap on the Export icon to save the video file on the device storage.

Speed up Video for Instagram on Android

A Step-by-step Guide to speed up a video on Filmora

Step1 Install the Filmora app on your Android phone from Play Store. Launch the Filmora app and tap on the New Project option. Select the pre-recorded video from your device gallery.

Step2 After the video appears on Filmora, tap on the Trim tab at the bottom of the screen.

Step3 Tap on the Speed option from the bottom. Adjust the speed slider and move it to the right to speed up your video.

Step4 Tap on the Export button at the top-right corner to save the video on your phone.

FAQs

Why are my Instagram videos slow?

What’s the difference between Instagram Reels and Instagram Stories?

Conclusion

How to Convert Videos to Slow Motion? [Complete Guide]

Slow Motion films are unique, don’t you think? Occasionally, individuals use their phones to shoot slow-motion films if they have an in-built function, and if their phone does not have an in-built feature, they may use slow-motion video creator applications to assist them.

But what happens if you have previously filmed a video at regular speed and now want the movie to be converted to slow motion?

Maybe a video of you from the pool when you’re flipping your hair, but no one remembers to take it in slow motion? Don’t be concerned! Today, we will show you how to turn any video into a slow-motion video on different operating systems.

Part 1: How to Turn Videos Into Slow Motion on Windows for Free?

If you need to conduct some simple editing and effects on your films, there is no need to invest hundreds of dollars in a video editing software application. For example, you may use the Photos App pre-installed on Windows 10 machines to apply the slow-motion effect to your photographs.

Step 1: Right click the video and choose Open with Photos. If it has been recorded by an iPhone or Android device and stored up to OneDrive, it should appear in the Microsoft Photos app without any further effort. Just click it to preview the video.

Step 2: Go to the Edit & Create option on the right corner on the top, and then select Add slo-mo option.

Step 3: Using the slider, you can determine how slowly you want it to go. Microsoft has built-in support for “Slow“ and “Super-Slow“ performance levels. Drag the slide to the right end will trigger the super slow mode.

Step 4: Specifiy the part that you want to apply slow motion in the playback bar at the bottom, and then save the video that you have just created with slow motion effects on Windows 10 .

The possibility exists that you are using an older version of Windows 10 on your computer if you do not see the option anywhere in the Photos app. You can also follow the steps above to create a slow motion video on Windows 11.

Browse Windows Update from the system menu and click on the appropriate button. When all of the updates have been installed, you will have the most recent version of the Photos app, which includes this functionality.

Part 2: How to Convert Normal Video to Slow Motion for Free on Mac?

Slow-motion videos are among the most enjoyable parts of utilizing your iPhone for videography. Video may be recorded with a frame rate of 120 or 240 fps and then played back at a considerably slower rate than usual.

However, if you don’t record video on your iPhone, making slow motion out of videos shot on other cameras or devices is more challenging. The good news is that iMovie for Mac can do this for you. We’ll show you how in this guide.

Slow-motion films are easy to make using iMovie on your Mac . Just follow the steps listed below.

Step 1: Click on the Import Media option in iMovie once launched on your Mac.

Step 2: Click on the blue Import Selected button once you’ve selected the video file in the file browser to slow it down.

Step 3: You may now open the movie in iMovie. Creating a Project is required at this stage. To do so, click on the Projects option.

Step 4: Once you’ve entered a name for your project, click the blue OK button.

Step 5: By dragging the movie onto your timeline, you may modify the video. Select the video by clicking on it and clicking on the Speed option to change its speed.

Step 6: The speed-editing interface will be shown here. Change Normal to Slow in the Speed drop-down menu.

Step 7: The duration of your movie will be increased by halves the pace at which it was initially recorded. The video may be slowed down even further by moving the speed slider.

Step 8: Go to the Menu Bar and choose File > Share. Select the file you want to share.

Step 9: Click the blue Next button once you’ve selected the properties you want for the file.

Step 10: Select a name for the file, store it, and then click the blue Save button to save it to your computer.

Part 3: How to turn Normal Video to Slow Motion With VLC On Linux Computer?

The video speed may be controlled in two ways using VLC. Using shortcut keys or hotkeys is one method, while menus and buttons are another. Both methods are OK, but the shortcut option is the quickest and most efficient.

Speed up and speed down buttons appear on the upper right of the movie when you press them. Depending on how much you tweak it, the speed is represented as 1.50x or 0.80x. This option is available for those who like to use other shortcut keys.

Step 1: From the VLC menu bar, head over to the Playback for Speed and choose a speed option: slower, slower (fine), normal, faster (fine), and faster.

Step 2: Right-clicking is also possible to access these parameters from the Playback > Speed menu.

Step 3: The video’s speed may be altered by selecting one of those options and then clicking the appropriate button.

If you are running VLC on Windows and Mac, you can check this article to find out the detailed information about how to playback video in slow motion in VLC .

Related: Best Free Video Editor for Linux .

Part 4: How to Use Wondershare Filmora Video Editor to Turn Normal Videos to Slow Motion?

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Wondershare Filmora is a video editor we’d like to show to you. Whether using a Windows or a Mac computer, you can rapidly speed up and slow down films with this easy video editor . With a user-friendly interface, Filmora video editor has many professional-grade editing features to help refine videos with ease. From motion tracking to keyframe animations, Filmora video editor offers a plethora of options.

Step 1: Launch Filmora video editor on your Windows or Mac computer (I’m running Windows 10 here). Click the New Project in the Startup window to create a new project in 16:9 aspect ratio by default.

Step 2: Import the video you want to add slow motion effect to the media library, and then drag and drop it to the timeline.

Step 3: To add slow motion effect to part of the video, you need to split the video first and then right click it to choose Speed and Duration. There will be a pop-up window. The motion effects will be sped up or slowed down based on the speed values.

Step 4: When you increase or decrease the video playing speed, the video audio speed changes. If you wish to retain the video audio’s actual playing speed, you may first Detach Audio from the video and then edit the video to achieve a perfect pitch.

Step 5: Select Export after you’ve completed setting the video speed. By selecting Format, you may save the video in any significant format.

Part 5: Best Slow Motion Converters to Convert Video to Slow Motion Online Free?

1. Online Converter

This Online Converter is one of the best on the internet. It is simple to use and supports various video formats such as MP4, AVI, FLV, MOV, 3GP, MKV, WMV, M4V, and others. This tool can also change the video speed by increasing (speeding up) or decreasing (slowing down). The audio in the video file will also become faster or slower due to using this tool.

Step 1: click on the Choose File option from the website to upload the video (max. 200MB).

Step 2: Now select the Speed of the video from the given options. Since we are going to make a video with slow motion effect, choose 0.5x or 0.8x will work perfectly.

Step 3: click on Confirm to convert the video to your preferred slo-mo video.

Part 6: How to Convert Normal Video to Smooth Slow Motion In iPhone And Android Phones

In addition to the essential editing tools of the famous social media platform, TikTok, CapCut is mobile video editing software for both Android and iOS smartphones that were mainly built to complement them. Here is how you can use CapCut to transform a regular video into a slow-mo one:

Step 1: Create A New Project on the CapCut app’s home screen. Browse and add the video you want to search for in slow-motion to the project.

Step 2: When you’re ready to turn off the sound, go ahead and hit the Mute clip audio button first, so there will be no creep sound after applying the slow-motion effect.

Step 3: In case you just want to add a slo-mo effect to part of the video, you need to split the video accordingly. Split the portion of the video that will be slowed down by clicking on the Split button in the menu. And use the Split tool again to end the slow-motion effect to get a segment of the video.

Step 4: Tap the cut section of the video and then you will see the Speed option. Open the Speed menu by selecting it from the drop-down menu.

Step 5: In CapCut, there are two methods to slow down a video, Normal and Curve, respectively. You may just choose the “Normal“ option to make things easy. It is possible to reduce the video’s frame rate by moving the speed slider to the left. You may, for example, make the pace 0.3 times slower. Apply a slow-motion effect by tapping the Check box.

Make a slow motion video at this stage to spice things up. CapCut allows you to add text, create transition effects, and more.

For more information, you can check: How to slo-mo in Capcut .

Conclusion

In this complete guide on “How to Convert Videos to Slow Motion?”, we hope you have learned all the basics. We have covered different apps that can help you do so. As the steps are straigthforward, make sure you abide by all the basics and transform your videos into catchy ones!

02 How to Convert Normal Video to Slow Motion for Free on Mac?

03 How to turn Normal Video to Slow Motion With VLC On Linux Computer?

04 How to Use Wondershare Filmora Video Editor to Turn Normal Videos to Slow Motion?

05 Best Slow Motion Converters to Convert Video to Slow Motion Online Free?

06 How to Convert Normal Video to Smooth Slow Motion In iPhone And Android Phones