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The most amazing videos on TikTok are often those that take advantage of editing tricks. Some make use of the cuts in the application itself, but the most expert users do not hesitate to take advantage of other available tools. One of them is Ghost Lens, which focuses on putting two videos together in one. The interesting thing is that this function can be exploited in many ways to create very attractive content capable of succeeding on TikTok. Here we are going to tell you several tricks to get the most out of it.
Haunted Mirror
It's a classic, but if nobody told you how to do it, here we are. It consists of creating the illusion of that your reflection in a mirror acts independently of you, that you are in front of said mirror. Something very striking and that can give you horror, humor or true creativity content if you know how to take advantage of it. Here your creativity rules.
All you have to do is record two different videos with the same frame. That is, without moving the mobile or changing anything in the scene. Find an angle where you can move in front of the mirror without crossing an imaginary line that cuts the scene vertically. One of the videos will be you in front of the mirror, to the left or right of that imaginary line that separates your space from the mirror's space. The second video will be in the same position, but we will focus on acting as the reflection. We will respect the imaginary line to avoid appearing in the final video.Only interested in the reflection so act doing what you want to see in it.
Once we have the two videos we go to the Ghost Lens application. We create a new project and choose the grid that suits us. In this case it would be the one that splits the image into two vertical halves We load a video in the left half, and the other in the right. And now we just have to click on the video and enlarge or reduce its size to reframe it so that the imaginary vertical line coincides with the line that separates the two halves. With this we will already have the effect created. If the videos are well synchronized, you will see how your normal self and your mirror self play differently in the same scene. Now all you have to do is export the video with the changes.
And of course upload it to TikTok. You will have to click on the Upload button and choose the video from the gallery of your mobile. Add the music and effects you want and you're done. You already have your video of the magic mirror to surprise your followers.
Exit a drawer
It is one of the most striking trends that have occurred lately on TikTok. It consists of creating the illusion of coming out of a drawer, a dishwasher or even separating your body when you are sitting quietly at a table, making your legs go to one side and your body to the other. Here the trick is to divide the screen into two halves: top and bottom
The action is repeated as in the previous trick. It consists of recording two different videos with the same frame directly in the camera application of your mobile. This time the imaginary line will have to be horizontal.In this way we can use the edge of a drawer or the door of the aforementioned dishwasher as a reference. Or even the surface of a dumbbell, thereby separating the image on the top of this piece of furniture and the bottom. One of the videos will be you going out from the bottom up. Or holding a position at the top of the scene. The other video will be a fixed plane of the drawer, the furniture or whatever without anything, if you are going to leave the imaginary line upwards. If you want to do the trick of splitting yourself in half, you can record a scene in which you can see how you move or walk with your legs under the table, for example.
@kampanijacksonGo to sleep… ghostlenslavavajillaschallenge kitchen sleep cushion goodnight♬ To Sleep – Alland and his OrganOnce you have the two videos recorded, enter Ghost Lens and create a new project. This time choosing a template that separates the space into two halves by a horizontal lineLoad the first video on top, and the second on the bottom. And now tap and zoom in or out to create the composition as if there was no cut in the middle.
If everything is well synchronized you can now export the two videos as one. And all you have to do is go to TikTok, load the video from the gallery, fill it with effects or not, and publish.
Show your soul or your ghost
It is the main mission of Ghost Lens. A way to mix two images into one. The funny thing here is that you can make the superimposition of a moving image on a still image simulate that your spirit, your soul or your ghost leaves your body. The result is most striking if it is done well.
Again you have to record two videos with the usual camera of your mobile. Keep the terminal fixed and record a scene in which you are standing. As deadIt can be on a sofa, on the floor or as if asleep in a chair. Hold like this for about a minute to give yourself plenty of time to create your spectrum. This will be the protagonist of the second video. From the same position you were in pretending to be dead, he starts to pick you up and move. Better if you act like you're a ghost. And if you end up looking at the camera, you'll achieve a darker effect.
@wiccanprinceAnother life ghostlens♬ original sound – &x1f451; JIRO &x1f451;Now it's time to go to Ghost Lens, but this time choose the ghost option Then load the videos in question from the Library button. If you have not changed the frame you will see how the images overlap. While your body remains inert in one video, your ghost moves in the other. But all within the same frame. Adjust the opacity of the layers with the slider on the right so that the ghost is translucent and you get a better feeling.
And that's it. Export the video and upload it to TikTok to post it. Remember that you have sound effects to make this content more “creep”.
Double exposure
It is a variant of the previous trick. In this case, the idea is to simulate two personalities or two moods at the same time. It is also used to create romantic videos in which one person overlaps the other as a memory or connection.
Basically you just need two videos and put them together in the ghost outline inside Ghost Lens. Here there is greater creative freedom and, therefore, of resources. You can use the same plane recording yourself in a video in a calm way and a second video altered, with fuss. Or two romantic videos with short shots of your face and that of your partner. Then you put it all together and you're done. Remember that you can use the opacity bar to give more prominence to one of the videos over the other.
@sonaviju12feature_this ghostlensapp downloadnow emotionsaudios♬ original sound – sonaviju22You then export it and upload it to TikTok to post.
Artistic compositions
Ghost Lens has more options than just overlaying videos. Its templates allow you to insert several video clips in the same montage. And this, in turn, allows you to create curious videos. For example, record a close-up of your eyes, your nose, and your mouth singing a song. Then use the three horizontal slices template in Ghost Lens to recompose the video by marking your features.
In the same way, but measuring well the recording times, you can create conversations between several people (or personalities if you can only record yourself).Record yourself looking at different angles, then create a composition in Ghost Lens to put all these people in one video to upload to TikTok. The possibilities are only limited by your creativity.
