If you want to record a new video (or set of videos), select the video length at the bottom (60 or 15), and then tap and hold the large red circle to record. When you’re finished recording, lift your finger. You can record multiple segments this way by lifting your finger every time you want to pause recording. If you want to upload a video from your phone or tablet instead, tap Upload at the bottom-right, select the video(s), make any necessary edits, and then tap Next.
You can also tap the video to start playing, then tap again to stop in the desired spot.
For a more dramatic transition, tap the transition effect twice to double it. You can add multiple transitions to one video—they don’t even have to be the same one.
Tap Sounds to add music or sound effects. Tap Aa to add text. Tap Stickers to add images and emoji. Tap Filters to use color and lighting effects. Tap Voice effects apply funny vocal effects to your video. Tap Voiceover to record your voice over the video.
Look for transitions that other users have tried, either in the TikTok app or another internet resource, such as YouTube. Think about how you are ending and starting each video. You will start your transition at the end of the first video, stop recording, then resume the transition when starting to record the next video. For instance, to do a spinning transition, twirl your phone around at the end of your first video, and stop recording. Twirl your phone again as soon as you start recording the next video.
Keep adding videos until you are done or have reached the app’s time limit.
If you don’t like the transitions, tap the back arrow at the upper-left corner to return to the recording screen. You can delete the last segment by tapping the back-arrow with an X at the bottom—to delete multiple segments, keep tapping the that icon until you’re back at the first segment you’re happy with. Then, re-record the segments as need.
