{"id":841,"date":"2021-01-27T08:35:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T08:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/knowledge\/?p=841"},"modified":"2021-01-27T08:41:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T08:41:18","slug":"speed-up-a-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/knowledge\/speed-up-a-video.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Speed Up A Video &#8211; A Simple Guide in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To speed up a video is so common in filmmaking when it needs to show time passed by. And it was also often seen in tutorial videos that have meaningless repeated operation scenes. In these cases, speed up a video or a specific part of a video helps save the audience\u2019s time and accelerates the pace of the whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a navigation list for you to find what you need in a second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/knowledge\/speed-up-a-video.html#speedupvideo\">How to speed up a video&nbsp;or slow down a video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/knowledge\/speed-up-a-video.html#speedupvideopart\">How to speed up\/slow down a part of a video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/knowledge\/speed-up-a-video.html#speedupaudio\">How to speed up audio or slow down audio<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a name=speedupvideo><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to <a>Speed Up A Video<\/a>&nbsp;or Slow Down A Video<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch A Video Demo:<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p8LGtX1cOZY?rel=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Drag the video you want to speed up to the video line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1286\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/01.jpg\" alt=\"add video\" class=\"wp-image-846\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Right-click the video to locate the \u201cPlayback Speed Rate\u201d&nbsp;in the right-click function menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1286\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/02.jpg\" alt=\"change video speed \" class=\"wp-image-847\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then you can find there are 6 options: 1\/4, 1\/2, 1, 2, 4 and customize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"149\" height=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/03.jpg\" alt=\"speed parameters\" class=\"wp-image-848\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1 means the normal speed. So you choose one of the rigid speed settings or go to the \u201cCustomize\u201d&nbsp;to type a specific speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/04.jpg\" alt=\"customize speed\" class=\"wp-image-849\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to slow down a video, you just need to input a number less than 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to speed up a video, you have to input a number greater than 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video editing process, we sometimes need to change the speed of several parts of a video, adding slow-motion to them, so the audience can see the key operations or the important scenes clearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a name=speedupvideopart><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Speed Up\/Slow Down A Part of A Video<\/strong><\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p>There are two ways to speed up a part of a whole video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the part of the video needn\u2019t be precise to a single frame, you can just click \u201cPlay\u201d&nbsp;to glance over the video and <a>stop your mouse at the start point of the part that you want to change speed.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1286\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/08.jpg\" alt=\"play the video\" class=\"wp-image-853\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Right-click to find \u201cSplit Here\u201d&nbsp;in the right-click function menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1286\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/09.jpg\" alt=\"split the video\" class=\"wp-image-854\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The video was split into two clips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1286\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/10.jpg\" alt=\"A video was split into two clips\" class=\"wp-image-855\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And then stop your mouse at the end point of the part. Repeat the operation in the last step. And you\u2019ll see the video was split into three clips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1286\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/11.jpg\" alt=\"three video clips\" class=\"wp-image-856\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then you can speed up or slow down the single clip separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need to speed up a part that is precise to a frame, you have to cut the part out off the video first and change its speed later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch a video tutorial: How to cut a part out of a video?<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mGOQlKv-6D8?rel=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>When creating a demo of speed up &amp; slow down audio, I realized that music of different speeds has a different charm. It is hard to tell which one is the best. But they all have the most suitable atmosphere to be sounded.<\/p>\n\n\n<a name=speedupaudio><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Speed Up Audio or Slow Down Audio<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch A Video Demo:<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6bHtF7b9Fgs?rel=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Drag the audio you would like to speed up to the audio line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1286\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/05.jpg\" alt=\"add audio\" class=\"wp-image-850\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Right-click the audio to locate the \u201cPlayback Speed Rate\u201d&nbsp;in the right-click function menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1286\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/06.jpg\" alt=\"change audio speed\" class=\"wp-image-851\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then you\u2019ll find the options in the audio speed changer are the same in the video speed changer: 1\/4, 1\/2, 1, 2, 4, and customization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/07.jpg\" alt=\"customize audio speed\" class=\"wp-image-852\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As we mentioned before, 1 means the normal speed. So if you want to speed up audio, you have to type in a number greater than 1. And if you want to slow down audio, you just need to input a number less than 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To change the speed of the audio(or a video) is one of the most fundamental video editing tips, also one of the easiest. Have you tried any complicated ways to speed up a video? Do they work well? 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