Whether you need a sped-up video or a slowed-down clip, you can use Descript to change the video speed for perfect pacing in just a couple of clicks. The best part? Descript preserves your original video so you can edit freely.
Some scenes call for slow motion. Sometimes you need to speed up the action. Either way, Descript’s video editing software puts the pacing in your hands, so you can easily speed up or slow down your videos with just a few clicks.
Open a new project in Descript and drag and drop or upload your video file. Descript will automatically transcribe your video—you can cut, trim, and edit the video by editing the text as needed.
Select the video layer you want to speed up or slow down and go to Duration in the properties panel to adjust the playback speed. You can click and drag to the left or right to increase or decrease the speed of your clip. Or you can manually input a multiplier like 3x or 0.3x for more precise control.
Once you're satisfied with your video speed, you can continue editing your video or click Publish > Export to download it to your computer or publish directly to a supported platform like YouTube.
Some scenes call for slow motion. Sometimes you need to speed up the action. Either way, Descript’s video editing software puts the pacing in your hands, so you can easily speed up or slow down your videos with just a few clicks.
With Descript’s speed settings, you can easily get to the perfect video playback speed. Whether you’re making something for social media, your YouTube channel, or another platform, Descript gives you the power to play with the speed of the video, add transitions, and more.
Descript works with a wide range of video file formats, including AVI, MOV, MP4, MKY, and even GIFs and video files from other platforms like iMovie. Descript can also change the playback speed of videos taken by your iPhone or Android device.
Descript is currently not available on iOS and Android devices, but it is available on Mac and Windows.
Using Descript on desktop, you can take video clips sent from your mobile device and change the playback speed. You can make a time-lapse video or slow-motion video, or change the video playback speed in any way that you want.
Descript’s free video editing tool lets you make the type of video content you want to create. Change the speed of your video, making it faster or slower for free with Descript. For free users, Descript video projects will export with a watermark, but Pro and Creator level exports are watermark-free.
No, converting your video to fast-motion or slow-motion won’t change the actual size of your video file. If you want to make adjustments to your video’s quality, that will change your video file size. This is something that you can do using Descript’s export tool.
Whether you need a sped-up video or a slowed-down clip, you can use Descript to change the video speed for perfect pacing in just a couple of clicks. The best part? Descript preserves your original video so you can edit freely.
Open a new project in Descript and drag and drop or upload your video file. Descript will automatically transcribe your video—you can cut, trim, and edit the video by editing the text as needed.
Select the video layer you want to speed up or slow down and go to Duration in the properties panel to adjust the playback speed. You can click and drag to the left or right to increase or decrease the speed of your clip. Or you can manually input a multiplier like 3x or 0.3x for more precise control.
Once you're satisfied with your video speed, you can continue editing your video or click Publish > Export to download it to your computer or publish directly to a supported platform like YouTube.
Some scenes call for slow motion. Sometimes you need to speed up the action. Either way, Descript’s video editing software puts the pacing in your hands, so you can easily speed up or slow down your videos with just a few clicks.
With Descript’s speed settings, you can easily get to the perfect video playback speed. Whether you’re making a time lapse video for social media or incorporating slow motion into a YouTube video, Descript gives you the power to play with the speed of the video, add transitions, and more.
Preserve your original video as you edit freely to find the optimal playback speed for your vision. Change the speed of specific moments, layers, or your entire timeline with multi-track editing.
Descript can speed up or slow down a wide range of video file formats, including MOV, MP4, and even GIFs. Descript can also change the playback speed of videos taken by your iPhone or Android device.
Descript is currently only available on desktop for Mac, Windows, and web browsers. However, using Descript on desktop, you can take video clips sent from your mobile device and change the playback speed. You can make a time-lapse video or slow-motion video, or change the video playback speed in any way that you want.
You can change the speed of your video, making it faster or slower, for free with Descript. For free users, you can export one watermark-free export per month with unlimited watermark-free exports starting at just $12/month.
No, converting your video to fast-motion or slow-motion won’t change the actual size of your video file. If you want to make adjustments to your video’s quality or resolution, that will change your video file size. This is something that you can do when you export a video project in Descript.
