How to make TikTok with photos

TikTok it has now become your favorite social network and, as soon as you get the chance, don’t miss the opportunity to create new videos. Only recently, however, did you discover that it is also possible to publish on the famous Chinese social network photo. Being interested in it, you immediately tried to create a new TikTok with some of your photos but all your attempts did not give the desired result, as you could not find the right option to succeed in your intent.

If things are exactly as I described them and, therefore, you would like to know how to make TikTok with photos, let me tell you that you have come to the right place at the right time! In the next paragraphs of this guide, in fact, it will be my task to show you the procedure to create a new TikTok with the images you prefer, also explaining how to add music, filters and various effects to it.

How do you say? Is that exactly what you wanted to know? So let’s not waste any more time chatting and let’s see how to proceed! Make yourself comfortable, set aside five minutes of free time to devote to reading the next paragraphs and follow my instructions carefully. Trying to put them into practice, I assure you that you will be able to create a new TikTok with your photos in no time. Happy reading and, above all, have fun!

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How to make TikTok with photos and music

Per make TikTok with photos just press the button to create a new TikTok, select the option to load the images of your interest and choose whether to apply effects and music. Find everything explained in detail right below.

From smartphones and tablets

Per make a TikTok with photos and music from smartphones and tablets, take your device and start the app of the famous Chinese social network, available for Android (also on alternative stores, for devices without Google services) or iOS / iPadOS.

After logging into your account, tap the button + located in the bottom menu and, in the new screen displayed, select the option Charge. If you have not already done so, then click on the item Consented, to allow TikTok to access the photos and videos available on your device, and select the tab Images.

At this point, if you want to view only the photos of a specific album, tap on the item Photo/All the pictures placed at the top and press on album name of your interest from the menu that appears.

Then locate the photo you want to upload to TikTok, select it by pressing the relative icon round (alternatively, open the photo of your interest and tap on the option Select) and press the button Forward, to add it to a new TikTok and automatically apply one of the songs of the moment.

To change the music, select the option Sounds, at the bottom left, and choose one of the songs available in the section Recommended. To view all the available songs, instead, press on the item More and locate the song you intend to use. Alternatively, enter the title of the song of your interest in the field Search for, press the button Search for, fai tap sul song of your interest, to listen to a preview, and press the button ✓ appeared on the screen, to put a song on TikTok.

How do you say? Want to use a song you’ve added to your favorites? In that case, go to the section Sounds and select the tab Favorites, to view the list of your favorite sounds. Speaking of which, my guide on how to view favorites on TikTok might help.

At this point, if you wish to apply further customizations to your TikTok, select one of the other options available from Filters, Effects, Text e Sticker and, at the end of the changes, tap the button Forward.

On the screen Publish, enter the Description of your TikTok in the appropriate field, specify who can view it by clicking on the option Who can see this video and activate the options of your interest (Allow comments, Allow Stitch etc.) by moving the relative lever from OFF a ON.

Finally, click on the button Publish And that’s it. To learn more about how the TikTok app works, you can read my in-depth guide.

From computer

If you are wondering if it is possible to do TikTok with photos from computer, I’m sorry to tell you that the answer is no. In fact, by accessing the famous social network from a web browser it is not allowed to create a new TikTok using images.

However, since it is possible to upload videos, you can rely on one of the programs to create video with photos, create a movie (maximum 60 seconds, with a resolution of 780 x 1280 pixels or higher) using the image and music of your interest and export the video in question in MP4 O WebM.

Once this is done, start the browser you usually use to browse the Internet (eg. Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox etc.), connected to the official site of TikTok and log into your account. Then click on the option Upload video (the icon of speech bubble), at the top right, tap on the item Select a video to upload, select the previously created movie and click on the button You open, to start loading.

Then enter the caption of the video in question in the appropriate field, select its preview image in the section Cover and choose the viewing options you prefer, by placing the check mark next to one of the available options All, Friends e Private.

Finally, activate the options of your interest in the section Allow users and click on the button Post, to publish your video on TikTok. Simple, right?

How to make video with TikTok photos

If your intention is make videos with photos on TikTok, that is to use multiple images in the same TikTok, you will be happy to know that the procedure is identical to what I indicated in the previous lines of this guide. In fact, all you have to do is press the button to create a new TikTok, select all the images to include in the video and add any transitions between one photo and another.

To do it from smartphones and tablets, start the TikTok app, press the button + located in the bottom menu and choose the option Charge. Then select the card Image, put the check mark on all the photos you want to use in your video (you can select up to 35 elements) and press the button Forward.

In the new screen that appears, tap on the option Sounds, to add a sound or song to the video, and make all the customizations you want by pressing on the options Filters, Effects, Text e Sticker.

In particular, if you want to change the transition between one photo and another, tap on the item Effects and select the tab Transition. Then drag the cursor visible on the screen in the exact point where you want to apply the transition, choose the one of your interest by pressing on one of the options available among Zoom in, Turn on the TV, To clarify, Countdown, Rotate, Vertical, Slip, Circle etc. and tap the button Save, top right, to save the changes. To learn more, you can check out my guide on how to make transitions on TikTok.

Finally, tap the button Forward, enter the video caption in the field Describe your video and press the button Publish, to publish it on TikTok.

If, on the other hand, you prefer to proceed from computer, by accessing TikTok from a browser it is not possible to create new TikToks using images. Even in this case, however, you can first create a video with the photos of your interest and then upload it to the famous Chinese social network, as I indicated above to make TikTok with photos and music from your computer.