Edit Musical.ly: insert effects and pictures - how it works

Musical.ly offers the possibility to load short music clips onto a platform. Read how to edit and beautify these videos in this article.

Effects in the musical.ly app

The effects integrated in the platform are enough to start your musical.ly career. Read here how you can apply these effects.

• First you need to record a video. To do this, you have to open the musical.ly app and click on the plus symbol in the bottom bar. Record the video by clicking the camera icon. There are some side effects here that you can apply while recording the video. With the two arrows you can switch between the inside and the outside camera, with the clock a timer can be activated. If you want to activate a flash, press the flash symbol. With the help of the magic wand and the white square on the side, you can insert stickers and apply beauty effects. The smiley offers you some filters.
• When you have finished recording the video, you have to tap the blue arrow in the top right corner to get a preview. There you can again select some effects. With the note you can select the background music for the video. The scissors cut the music and you can mix the music with the control. With the three colored dots you can select a color filter for your video and insert sound effects with the microphone. You can insert smileys using the white square and you can use the clock to insert effects at specific positions.
• You can then "save as private" or "upload" your music video. Note that not all options are unlocked immediately, but must first be activated under certain conditions, for example you have to follow musical.ly on Instagram.

Insert effects with an app

The effects in the musical.ly app are sufficient at the beginning, especially for video beginners. If you want variety, you can also use special apps for video editing.

• One of the best known and also free apps is Funimate (download for Android and iOS). This app gives you twenty real time effects. These effects include shades, effects that blur the image, X-ray vision, ghost outlines and funny animations. However, please note that not all effects are included in the free version of "Funimate". Some effects can be unlocked with in-app purchases.
• In order to make your videos more professional, you should consider whether you want to buy a mobile phone tripod. The mobile phone can be placed better and the angle of view is better than without a tripod.

Insert images in musical.ly

Unfortunately, inserting images into your video does not work within the musical.ly app. For this you need an app for video editing. There are some free apps for editing your video in the App Store and Play Store.

• To insert images, you must record your video outside of musicaly.ly. With the help of apps, such as InShot, you can then insert pictures into your video.
• To upload the video, you have to open the app and tap on the video symbol in the lower right corner. Then select your finished video. Then you have the option to add effects to your video before uploading your music video.

Do you regularly upload videos to musical.ly, but don't get any new fans? Read in our next article how to get more likes and fans on musical.ly.