How to make slow-motion videos from your footage

Slow the selected action while keeping enough normal-speed context to understand it.

Start with the moments that tell the story

Bring a clearly filmed action and the moment you want slowed down. Pick the takes that make the subject clear, including a strong opening and a complete ending. These choices give Shorty a useful starting point for the edit.

Give Shorty the creative direction

Slow the selected action while keeping enough normal-speed context to understand it.

Try a 20-second 9:16 edit as a starting point. Include the exact title or closing message you want on screen. Add a reference when you want to show the pace, captions or mood.

Try this editing prompt

Create a 20-second 9:16 video from my a clearly filmed action and the moment you want slowed down. Slow the selected action while keeping enough normal-speed context to understand it. Use my supplied wording for titles. Check for judder in the source footage; slowing a clip does not create missing detail.

Make the next version more specific

Check for judder in the source footage; slowing a clip does not create missing detail.

Play the first cut and pick the change that would help the story most. Name the moment, describe the result you want and tell Shorty what to keep. A note such as “hold the final product shot longer” gives the revision a clear direction.

Questions, answered.

What footage should I use?

A clearly filmed action and the moment you want slowed down. Choose the takes that support the sequence you want.

Can I use a different duration or format?

Yes. The 20-second 9:16 prompt is a starting point. Describe the length and canvas your video needs, then check the rendered result.

Your next video starts here.

Bring the footage. Tell us the idea. Shape the edit.

Start editing