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Speed ramp

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

nounCommon term

In social media & content creation, speed ramp means: An edit that changes playback speed within a clip, often moving gradually between normal, faster or slower motion.

In Turkish: değişken hız geçişi

How it is used

Editors add a speed ramp to emphasize movement; it changes speed within a shot rather than slowing the whole clip equally.

Example sentences

  1. The speed ramp slows the jump just before the landing.

    Playback speed shifts around a particular moment.

  2. We softened the speed ramp so the movement felt less abrupt.

    The editor adjusts how smoothly the speed changes.

Common collocations

  • add a speed ramp
  • smooth speed ramp
  • editTo cut, arrange and improve video clips or photos, for example by adding music, text, transitions or color changes, to create the final version.
  • transitionThe way one clip changes into the next in a video, from a simple cut to effects such as a fade, a swipe or a zoom.

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