How do you use TikTok effects without TikTok?

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Effects are used to customize and add details to TikTok videos. Effects can be added before and after you record a video, but some effects are only available before recording and others are only available after.

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To shoot with an effect:

1. Tap

Effects, located left of the red recording button in the camera screen.
2. View the various categories and tap on an effect.
3. Preview the effects and make a selection.
4. Tap on the recording screen and begin creating your video!

Adding effects to your Favorites allows you to find them later.

To add an effect to your Favorites:

1. Select the effect you would like to favorite.
2. Once it appears on your screen you can press

Sticker.
3. The effect will now appear in your Favorites.

To remove an effect from Favorites, go to the effect and press

Sticker.

Filters

To add a filter to your video:

1. Tap

Filters located on the right side of the screen.
2. Select a filter you would like to use.

Select

Management to pick which filters you'd like to see appear in the app.

Adding effects after recording

To add text after recording:

1. Tap

Text, located on the bottom of the editing screen.
2. Select the desired font and customize the color of your text and background.
3. Tap Done.
4. Tap and drag to move the text to a desired spot on your video.

To change text size:

1. Pinch or zoom in on the text.
2. Adjust to your desired text size.

To add a sticker or emoji:

1. Tap

Stickers located on the bottom of the editing screen.
2. Select Stickers or Emojis tab or search for animated GIFs.
3. Tap to make your selection then drag to move your animation to a desired spot on your video.

Note: Multiple text and stickers can be added to one video.

To delete text or stickers:

1. Long press the text or sticker you would like to delete and move it to the top of the video.
2. The

Delete will appear.
3. Move the text or sticker to the icon until it turns red. The item will be deleted.

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Creating a TikTok video

You can use TikTok filters and effects to add visual enhancements when making a video on the app.
Filters are found on the top-right side of the screen when in Create mode.
Effects are found at the bottom-left side of the screen in Create mode; you can also save effects from other people's videos.

If you crave more variety in your video effects when you make TikTok videos, you're in luck. TikTok offers a wealth of filters and effects that you can apply to your clips with just a couple of taps. Confusingly, though, TikTok puts its large array of effects in two places within its Create mode screen: Filters are on the top-right side of the screen and effects are in the bottom-left side. Here is how to find and use them.

How to use filters on TikTok

You can only see TikTok's filters when you are in Create mode, so we'll start by getting ready to make a video.

1. Start the TikTok app and tap the Create button at the bottom center of the screen.

2. Tap Filters on the right side of the screen. A Filters pop-up menu will appear at the bottom of the screen.

When in Create mode, the Filters icon gives you access to a huge library of filters. Dave Johnson

3. Swipe to browse the options. You can tap the tabs (like Portrait, Landscape, Food, and Vibe) to instantly scroll directly to that set of filters. Or you can just swipe and scroll through all of the options.

4. Tap a filter you want to use.

The library of filters are organized into categories like Landscape, Food, and Vibe. Dave Johnson

5. Drag the slider to the left or right to decrease or increase the intensity of the filter effect.

6. When you're happy with the effect, tap the screen and then record your video normally. To remove the filter, tap the Stop icon at the far left.

How to use effects on TikTok

TikTok also has a huge number of lens effects scattered across more than a dozen categories, but they're located in a different place than filters.

1. Start the TikTok app and tap the Record button at the bottom of the screen.

2. Tap Effects at the bottom of the screen.

The many lens effects are located at the bottom of the record screen. Dave Johnson

3. Swipe to browse the available filters. Swipe up and down to see all the filters in the current tab category, and swipe left or right to change categories. There are more than a dozen categories (including Green Screen, Interactive, Animals, and Music) and each category can have anywhere from 50 to hundreds of effects.

4. Tap an effect that you want to use. Some are interactive or require additional input; others are ready to record as soon as you tap them.

There are hundreds of static and interactive effects you can apply to your videos. Dave Johnson

5. To remove an effect you don't like, tap the Stop icon at the far left of the categories.

Because there are so many lens effects, TikTok makes it easy to find interesting effects in other people's videos and save them to use on your own. If you watch a video that includes an effect, you should see the effect listed at the bottom right of the video. Tap it, and you can save the effect among your favorites.

After saving the effect, you can find it in the Favorites tab to the left of all the categories in the Effects window.

Dave Johnson

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Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning. He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Dave is the author of more than two dozen books and has contributed to many sites and publications including CNET, Forbes, PC World, How To Geek, and Insider.

How do you add a TikTok effect to a photo?

About This Article Tap the red and white camera icon. 3. Tap Effects and tap the effect you want. 4.

How do you use TikTok filters from other people's videos?

Find the video with the filter effect you want to use on TikTok and tap the filter's name above the username. Now, you'll be the filter's homepage, where you can see many other videos that have used the filter. Here, you can create a TikTok using that filter you see in other people's videos.