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Video editing is something you would normally think of doing on a laptop or a desktop. But the good news is these days, you don’t even need a laptop for that. There are a number of apps now that can get the job done right on your smartphone. The apps come with some amazing features & give you fantastic results. We took a look around to check out some of the video editing apps that are currently popular.
Here are some of the top video editing apps in the market today, in no particular order:
This Android app seems to be the hot fav of many users. FilmoraGo makes it easy to perform all the basic video editing functions like video cutting, trimming, adding music or themes. It also allows you to edit video specifically for Online platforms. You can make square 1:1 video for your Instagram, or 16:9 YouTube videos. This app can also be used to create reverse videos or add text, slow-motion effects & so on.
While some of the app’s features are free to use, others are premium features.
Using the Adobe Premiere clip is easy & fun. In addition to basic video editing features like trimming, cutting, adding filters to videos & so on, Adobe Premiere Clip also can also be used to create videos from photos or clips as well. After editing you can either save the video directly on your mobile device or share to social media from the app. Adobe Premiere Clip is free to download.
This award-winning app has an easy-to-use interface. The app also has a lot of features to beautify your app. You can add effects, music, text or perform live dubbing of your videos. Video Show has over 50 themes to choose from for automatically editing your video. You can also use the app to reduce video size without losing quality. The app is available on the Play Store for free.
This powerful Multi-track video editing app is targeted at professional use, & easily is one of the top video editing apps out there. It is useful or mobile journalists, filmmakers etc. who want to do a quick editing work on their videos. With LumaFusion, you can edit 3 audio &video tracks using different effects, graphics, &titles. You can trim & edit, overwrite effects or cut & add space in between clips. You also get access to professional editing functionalities like slip trim, split screens, PIPs, &so many others. This iOS app also makes it possible to add transitions to your videos among a host of other features that allows you to edit your videos just as if you were doing so on your laptop.
This full-featured editing app is on top of the list for creating professional grade video. While the interface might take some getting used to, it’s easy to use once you get a hang of it.
PowerDirector gives you access to more than 30 editing &transition effects. You can also seamlessly create green screen videos. While most of these functions are available free of charge, you will have to upgrade to a premium version to remove watermarks, etc.
With over 200 million users worldwide, VivaVideo is 1 of the top video editing apps that gets the job done, & creates professional grade videos on your smartphone. There are hundreds of effects & filters to choose from. The app also makes it possible to add subtitles & animated clips to your videos. It also has an inbuilt slideshow maker for making videos from picture &clips as well as a function for adding slow-motion effects to your video.
Instead of using the traditional timelines, titles, captions, & so on, Clips makes use of more immediate editing features to achieve faster speed &social media appreciation. It allows you to either record video directly using the app or simply import existing videos into the app’s square viewport. Then you can add effects, rearrange the thumbnails & once you are certain everything social-media ready you can send it to the channel of your choice right from the app. You can also add animated posters or live titles to your videos.
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