iPad videos unexpectedly switch to slow motion

I'm following up on several posts about an issue with iPad videos suddenly switching to slomo in the middle. The same thing happened to me, exactly as the prior poster described: The first and last few minutes are normal, but everything in between is slomo.

I’ve figured out the trick of changing the sliders, but my editing program doesn’t see those changes and still parses the slow motion, making the videos bigger and longer to process.

I’ve read your ai generated response, and it hasn’t been helpful. This seems to be a known problem. When is Apple going to fix it, or at least let us know what’s going on? I bought my IPad because of positive reviews on the cameras, but this glitch makes it virtually unusable.

Please someone, can you help?

Posted on Oct 17, 2026 10:35 AM

1 reply

WheelieNick

Level 9 (74,110 points)

Oct 18, 2026 2:44 PM in response to MaggieBird267

Hi there

Please try this

Duplicate the Video in Photos: Open the clip in the Apple Photos app, tap Duplicate (via the share or action menu), and edit or export the duplicated copy. Sometimes duplicating strips the live slow-motion flag.
Screen Record the Clip: Play the video full-screen on your iPad, swipe down from the top-right corner to open Control Center, and use Screen Recording to capture it. This bakes the playback into a standard frame rate file that third-party editors read normally.
Export via Files App or LumaFusion: If you use an external editor or app like LumaFusion, export the video directly to the Files app or adjust your project frame rate settings to 30fps/60fps before exporting rather than saving straight back to the camera roll as a high-frame-rate/slo-mo asset.
Check Camera Recording Settings: Prevent future clips from glitching by going to Settings > Camera > Record Slo-mo or Record Video and locking your format to a standard 1080p or 4K at 30fps/60fps instead of high-speed 120fps/240fps modes that trigger automatic metadata switching.