Q: Every time I find a ‘free’ smartphone video editing app, it ends up requiring payment to use a lot of the tools. Are there any completely free apps for beginners?
A: Editing videos was once the domain of powerful desktop computers and uber-expensive and complex programs that required you to learn a new language.
The processing power on our smartphones has grown exponentially, allowing anyone to perform sophisticated video editing tasks with just a few taps on the screen these days.
Avoiding the ‘Freemium’ Trap
Just about every video editing app in either of the app stores will present as a free download, which is designed to get you to try them. The hope is that you鈥檒l use the free portion of the app and become convinced that paying for the premium features makes sense 鈥� this is known as the “freemium” business model.
It can get very irritating to spend time getting your video edited just the way you want it, only to find out that if you don鈥檛 want the app鈥檚 watermark on your video, you鈥檒l have to pay.
The key to avoiding these hidden roadblocks is to look closely at the app description before downloading it to see if it includes 鈥渋n-app purchases,鈥� which is a clear indication that it鈥檚 not a completely free app.
iMovie for iOS Devices
If you have an iPhone or iPad, Apple provides a completely that is both powerful and easy to use.
It鈥檚 capable of working with 4K videos shot from your iPhone, GoPro or any other Ultra High Definition source, and comes with lots of templates, filters and preset enhancements. If your video is a little shaky from rapid movement, you can use the stabilize option to significantly improve the “watchability” of the clip.
It鈥檚 easy to add titles, transitions, sound effects, music beds and narration which can lead to some pretty entertaining results.
A complete iMovie user guide
YouTube Create for Android Devices
If your smartphone or tablet uses the Android OS, a recently released app from Google called is an awesome option.
It鈥檚 still in the beta stage, meaning that it鈥檚 still under development and might be a little buggy if you get into some of the more complex tools, but I鈥檝e had great results from it.
It鈥檚 designed to make editing and uploading videos to YouTube super easy, but you don鈥檛 have to be a YouTube creator to make use of this powerful app.
It provides 40 different transitions to seamlessly blend your clips together, a bevy of filters and 14 different manual adjustment tools to clean up your clips. It鈥檚 clean up the audio and add titles or captions as well as voice-overs.
Don鈥檛 Be Afraid!
The key to any video editing app is to experiment with all the tools so you know which ones are suited to your style of editing. Your original video clips are never in danger as your edited videos will be saved as a copy, so don鈥檛 be afraid to try everything you see in these apps!
Ken Colburn is founder and CEO of聽. Ask any tech question on聽辞谤听.
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