How do I sync images or video clips to the beat of music in my reels?

Use the ‘Beats’ feature available in most editing apps. Select your audio track, then find the Beats option in the audio settings (you may need to scroll through the bottom menu options). The app will display small dots on the audio timeline showing exactly where the beat hits. Time your image transitions or video clips to start and end at these dots. You can either shorten clips to fit between beats or extend them across multiple beats. This visual guide makes it much easier than trying to sync manually by looking at audio waveforms.

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Asked by an artist learning video editing · Answered by Indra · Office Hours · 2026-07-14