How to Add Glitch Effects to Videos no need install more software

Glitch  effect can also be created with almost all professional or consumer-level video editing software in just a few simple steps. So in this article, we are going to show you way to create glitch effects in video editing in Filmora 9.

How to Create the Glitch Effect with Filmora9

Adding digital glitches in Filmor9 is a quick and simple process, that won’t take much time as you think. All you need to do is import videos, add glitch effect and export. Below are the detailed step by step tutorial about how to make glitch video effect in Filmora9.

1. Create New Project and start Import Video Clip
Once you create a new project, import all the all video you want to edit into the project to the media library first including video and audio. Then drag the video file to which you want to add a glitch effect onto the timeline.

2. Basic Cutting [Optional]
Playback the media to preview and make sure to complete all basic video editing tasks like trimming or cutting the video clip if necessary.

3. Add Glitch Distortion Effects to Video
Filmora9 provides several ways to make a glitch effect video. You can use some filters such as Chromatic Aberration or some TV Static overlays.

Go to the Effects tab and expand the Filters menu, then locate the Distortion category and add the Chromatic Aberration effect to the timeline (the track above the video). After you’ve placed the effect at the exact location where you want it to appear in the video, you should set its duration by dragging one of its ends left or right. Besides duration, you can also set up the fade and Alpha parameters of this chromatic aberration effect by double clicking it in the timeline.

Press the Play button below the Preview window to see if there are any further changes you’d like to make and that’s it you’ve created a glitch video.

As we said before, besides the Chromatic Aberration effect, you can try out some of the effects from the TV Static category that is located in the Overlays menu. Glitch Pixels, glitch blocks, glitch fuzz, glitch lines, strong glitch, Static A or VHS Distortion are just a few effects you can experiment with in order to get the visual style you want for your video. These glitch effects can be used in the opening titles, as transitions or throughout an entire video so how you are going to use a particular effect depends largely on the type of project you’re working on and the aesthetic you’re trying to achieve.

4. Export the Glitch Video
After previewing, you can now export the glitch video. Click the Export button in Filmora9, you can then save the video in different formats such as MP4, FLV, WMV, AVI. In this video I choose Mp4.