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How to Add AR Filters to Recorded Video — Streamfog Video Tab

How to Add AR Filters to Recorded Video — Streamfog Video Tab

Short answer: open the Video tab in Streamfog on Mac or Windows, drop in your clip, pick a lens, and export an MP4. Lens exports are free with no watermark.

One of the most common questions we get is: “Can I use Snap-style AR filters on a video I’ve already recorded?” If you’re a streamer, Streamfog handles that live on your webcam. For clips you’ve already shot, for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Reels, or an edit timeline, Streamfog now has a Video tab. (We first built this as a separate app called Filterbloom; it’s now part of Streamfog.)

What the Video Tab Does

The Video tab applies the same Snap-powered lenses you use live to video files on your computer.

The Streamfog lens catalog: face filters, masks, effects, and stylized looks.

Your own looks: the lens on your live camera, your Beauty Studio look, and your VTuber avatar show up first, so a clip can match your stream.

Drag-and-drop: drop in an MP4, MOV, M4V, WebM, MKV, or AVI file. No project setup.

Preview on your footage: see the lens on your clip and flip back to the original before you export.

Original audio kept: the export is an MP4 at your clip’s resolution and frame rate, with the original audio track.

Processed on your computer: your video isn’t uploaded to render it. An internet connection is only needed to load lenses.

Available for Mac (Apple silicon and Intel) and Windows.

Who It’s For

Short-form video creators making content for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, or Instagram Reels who want a face filter or beauty look without opening After Effects.

Editors who need AR effects fast: no plugins, no compositing, no tracking keyframes by hand.

Anyone who used Snap Camera and wants those lenses on recorded footage instead of a live stream. Our Snap Camera alternative page covers the live side too.

How It Works

Step 1: Drop in Your Video

Download Streamfog, sign in with a free account, and open Video. Drag your file in. Whatever your phone, camera, or screen recorder exports will usually work.

Step 2: Pick a Lens

Start from one of your looks or browse the catalog. Click a lens to see it on your clip and compare with the original.

Step 3: Export

Hit export. Streamfog renders an MP4 with the lens baked in and your audio included, and saves it to Videos/Streamfog (Movies/Streamfog on Mac). Drop it into your editor or upload it directly.

Pricing

Lens exports are free with no watermark. Exports with a beauty look carry a small Streamfog watermark unless you have Beauty Pro.

Try It Out

Download Streamfog free for Mac or Windows →