It shifts from normal speed → slow → fast again, creating impact and rhythm.
When to use it
Action and sports ads cut to the music's beat. Change the speed in editing after generating (see speed ramp under editing techniques).
One-click prompt
Speed ramp: a trail runner sprints at real-time speed across a forest path, slows to slow motion as she leaps over a stream, then snaps back to full speed, camera tracks alongside, 35mm lens, dappled sunlight, powerful rhythmic mood, 5-second shot.
Tell the AI like this
speed ramp: real-time run, slows to slow motion at the jump, then snaps back to speed
300 First Battle Scene — Explaining Zack Snyder's Crazy Horse Shot, Morph Zooms, and Speed Ramps — Explainer: See the speed ramp in the battle scene of 300, which goes fast → slow → fast.Everything you need to know about SPEED RAMPING — Explainer: See examples of when and how to use a speed ramp.25 Cinematic Camera Movements Every AI Creator Should Know — AI: See an example of a speed ramp applied to AI video.