#VIDEO SLOMO ANDROID#

With so many apps available for both Android and iOS platforms, finding a good one can seem overwhelming. There are plenty of apps that can give you the tools to make a (hopefully less violent) 300-style video. Let’s say you want to get creative, with varied transitions between fast, normal, and slow motion-also known in the film industry as ramping.

Planning really shows in the final product, so be a director and map it out. Think about the exact moment you want slowed down-maybe a dog shaking water out of its fur, your friend doing a sick kickflip on her skateboard-and you can capture that decisive moment. It helps to consider what you’re going for in the shot before you tap the shutter button. Moving it even a little can cause blurriness and change of focus, which becomes much more noticeable when you slow it down. When you’re shooting slo-mo, keep the camera as steady as possible. (Keep in mind that whatever you record is going to come out twice or even eight times as long when you convert it to slo-mo.) When you go to play it back, the app should give you the option to drag a pair of handles around the video timelines to control exactly how much of the video slows down. To keep all this footage from getting unwieldy, it's best to record your slo-mo scenes in short bursts, about five to 10 seconds each. Just tap the settings icon on both Android and iOS phones and select the “slo-mo” or “slow motion” option, then shoot your video. Most phones offer slo-mo features in their default camera apps.

Video slomo