TikTok videos of people doing clothes transitions are everywhere, and you want to do it too.
But you don’t know how they do that, and you even think that maybe there’s some kind of magic going on because it happens instantly and fast!
Well, there’s no magic here but rather right timing or good video-editing skills.
Doing clothes transitions on TikTok is actually pretty easy, even though it doesn’t seem like it. You can use the timer if you don’t want to leave the app. But if you’re more comfortable using video editing software or just prefer it, you can do that, too. It’s more time-consuming, though!
The method you choose won’t affect your video’s performance because no one will care. They won’t even know whether you did your clothes transition video using the timer or a video editing tool!
But you’re probably excited to know how the “magic” is done, so here’s how to do clothes transitions on TikTok!
How To Do Clothes Transitions on TikTok
One thing to remember when doing clothes transition videos for TikTok is that, before you begin, you should pick out the clothes you will wear and put them near you so that you can simply grab one without leaving your current position.
If you move too much, the transitions won’t be seamless.
But if you don’t want to feel restricted, you can either mark the area or remember your last position, so you know where to come back.
You can also simply look at the last clip you recorded to get an idea of where you should be and what you should look like in the following clip.
The cuts must not be noticeable!
Method #1: Use the Timer in the TikTok App
This is perhaps the most preferred way of doing clothes transition videos on TikTok because the filming process begins and ends inside the app.
It’s quicker this way because you don’t have to open up any video editing tool, import your clips into the tool, put the clips together, ensure seamless transitions, add background music, and export.
To do clothes transitions on TikTok using the timer, here are the steps:
- Open the TikTok app.
- Tap the “+” icon that will bring you to the recording screen.
- Add sound if you want. Simply tap “Add sound” located on top of the screen.
- Tap the clock icon on the right. That’s the timer.
- Select the timeframe for the first outfit.
- Review the clip and if you don’t see any problem, select the timeframe for your next outfit.
- Repeat the step above.
- Once done, review the video and make sure the transitions aren’t odd.
- Publish it.
If you create your clothes transition video using this method, it will take you just a few minutes to finish the video unless you have too many clothes or you’re taking the video to the next level by incorporating many different transition styles, like changing places and angles as you change outfits.
Method #2: Using Your Phone Camera and a Video Editing Tool
So using TikTok’s timer is too confusing, limiting, and difficult for you. Here’s another method that requires more time, effort, and energy but may be the easiest in your case because you’re a video editor yourself, or you find it more user-friendly as you have access to many more tools and features.
If you want to edit the video using video editing software, you will need to use your device’s camera app to film yourself instead of the camera in the TikTok app. And as mentioned earlier, you should prepare your clothes beforehand, so you don’t struggle while filming the video clips.
Here are the steps you must follow if you prefer going this route:
- Open your device’s camera app.
- Film yourself wearing the first outfit.
- Change your outfit and then film yourself.
- Repeat the third step as many times as you want.
- Put all the clips together using a video editing tool and ensure seamless transitions.
- Add background music if you wish.
- Finalize the video.
- Export the final video.
- Publish it.
You just need basic video editing skills to get a good result from this method, and any video editing software is fine so long as it has the tools you need to get this done, and you’re comfortable with it.
You can fix resolution and dimension issues inside the TikTok app, so you don’t need to overthink the video size.
Remember that the video needs to be vertical and shouldn’t exceed 3 minutes.
TikTok videos are 1080px wide and 1920px high. That’s not an unusual video dimension, so you don’t need to worry about this. The video file formats accepted on TikTok for normal posts are .MP4 and .MOV.
Conclusion
TikTok is so good at setting trends. There are many dances, skits, and gimmicks all over the internet that came from TikTok, and it just feels fun and exciting to create your version of those things. Most likely, you’re reading this post because clothes transition videos, particularly, caught your attention. They are amazing, aren’t they?
But they look difficult, too, so you’re not sure if you should even try them out—until you read this blog post! You’ve reached this point, so you probably already know that there are two ways to do it.
There are lots of things happening behind the scenes when creating clothes transitions, one of which is changing your clothes. It usually takes just a few minutes to make this type of video, but it still depends on how many clothes are involved and whether the transitions are simple or complex.
You’re not limited to using only TikTok’s timer to create one. If you want more flexibility or to add more elements, you can film using your phone’s camera and use a video editing tool to bring all the elements together. You can use even the video editing tools that you can download from your phone’s app store.
So, have you picked out your clothes yet?
