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How to Add a Black and White Filter to Video on Filmora for Mobile (Formerly FilmoraGo)

2024-08-16 10:11:41

The black & white filter dates back to the 80s and perhaps 70s and more.

It is either used to emphasize a particular scene or to beautify a video giving it an 80s vibe.

Although mostly used for pictures, the black & white filter gives a dramatic flair to a video.

The black & white filter isn’t your average filter, it is rare, it is colorful in its own way, and comes as the top most used filter in the media world.

This prominent filter is used for so many purposes.

Either to date back to the past or to emphasize more on a reaction or generally for the glamour of a video.

Being popular, the black & white filter can be used as either a color correction for videos or solely as a filter.

An example of a video editor that uses the black & white filter with double purposes is Filmora for Mobile.

Filmora for Mobile has the black & white filter as a color correction and filter.

Recommending Filmora for Mobile is a powerful video editor to implement the black & white filter, this article is going to cover;

Part1. Adding the black and white filter effect to a video using the color adjustment function.

Filmora for Mobile is an easy-to-use video editing application with powerful editing tools and stunning features.

One of its prominent features is the color adjustment feature which gives your video all sorts of movie-like effects.

Keep in mind that Filmora for Mobile is the first iOS video editor with a dual camera function to record your videos from scratch.

This camera function also has video filters you can use directly whilst filming your video and amongst the filter effect is the black & white filter.

How do you make a monochrome video?

To use the color adjustment to add black & white filter to a video;

Step 1: Install Filmora for Mobile from the App store.

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Step 2: Hit on “new project” to start editing.

start a new project

Step 3: Select your desired video and import it to the timeline.

select your desired video

Step 4: Scroll back to the “adjust” button.

back to the adjust button

Step 5: Tap on the “brightness” option and adjust it back to -58.

tap on the brightness option

Step 6:  Tap on the “contrast” option and adjust it to a -100.

tap on the contrast option

Step 7: Tap on the “saturation” option and adjust it back to -100 to achieve the black & white filter.

tap on the saturation option

Step 8: Export and share your video.

export and share your video

Part2. Steps to add the black and white filter to a video using the filter function on Filmora for Mobile.

How do you add a black and white filter to a video?

Step 1: Select your desired video and import it to the timeline.

select desired video and import it

Step 2: Tap on the “filter” option to access the filters.

tap on the filter option

Step 3: Tap on “materials” to pop up the filters.

tap on materials to pop up

Step 4: Scroll down to find the black & white filter and download either of the presets.

scroll down to find the filter

Step 5: Apply the filter to your video

There are five black and white filters with different chromaticities to choose from under this filter

apply the filter to the video

Step 6: Tap on export to save and share your video.

save and share your video

Conclusion

The black & white filter effect is a masterpiece on its own.

It is that filter you put on speed dial for emergency cover-ups. 

Perhaps, your video has bad lighting or background, a black and white filter comes up to the rescue barring the poor lighting and at the same time, dazzling your video with charm and shine.

Filmora for Mobile is intuitive hence implementing the black & white filter to your video is simple and fast.

Aside from using the filter effect, you can add trendy stickers to your video for a fun outlook.

Filmora for Mobile is free to download and use. Download it from the App store now! 

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