TNW Quick Hit
Video Edit makes editing and sharing video on your iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 amazingly simple, at a fraction of the cost of iMovie.
Love It: Video Edit is designed for speed and ease of use, foregoing additional features to emphasize simple video creation and sharing.
Hate It: No HD video with iPhone 4 and maximum YouTube resolution of 360p.
Overall: 4/5
The Details:
Looking for a video editor for your iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 and don’t want to shell out $4.99 for iMovie? Video Edit ($1.99) by Video Edit, an app 10 months in the making, is minimalist video editing on your iPhone, which can be used by even the most technologically inept.
Video Edit is not an app meant to be used to create a cinematic masterpiece using your iPhone. The sole aim of this app is to compile video clips, combine them together in one video and allow you to share your creation with those of your choosing or on any of your favourite social networks – Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or other video compatible apps..
The app is designed for speed and ease of use, allowing filming and editing videos in a matter of seconds. There are no fancy themes, no transitions, no text on video, and none of the features contained in other video editing apps.
According to the creators, “Our belief in developing Video Edit is that not everyone wants to spend hours editing, creating titles, transitions, and fades on their iPhone. In many cases you just want to shoot, trim, and stitch together a handful of entertaining clips to share online. Video Edit strips away the extraneous and helps you edit your clips quickly using the fastest rendering speed possible on the iPhone.”
At a special introductory price of just $1.99, Video Edit is a grand app for the iPhone movie maker who wants to capture video and present it to the world in the swiftest manner imaginable.
Thanks for posting this. I’m going to give it a try on my iPhone 4
Very welcome. iMovie and ReelDirector are nice, but way more expensive and more involved than this app. It is straightforward, fast, and only $1.99. Occassional crash here and there, but no data lost. Really a fine addition to the iPhone’s video capabilities.
Awesome find.
For the consumer and even the prosumer video editing is becoming more common place. A consumer being able to quickly and easily stich a few clips together on his handset is great.
thanks Ramon! my thoughts exactly. video doesn’t always need to be Oscar award winning quality. this is an app for anyone who wants an easy to use, fast, video editor. hope it works well for your needs!
Thanks for the review Jeff! It’s really an honor to be featured on TNW. Your headline is absolutely brilliant and captures what we were going for.
I appreciate all the feedback from Wayne and Ramon too – thanks guys!
Working really hard on getting some bugs fixed and the next update should have HD Video Rendering for the iPhone 4. We’re just testing the HD Render feature for bugs.
Again, I really appreciate you taking the time to write about our app. Have a great weekend!
Kevin
Quite welcome. I am not the super video editing type, so I truly enjoy your editing software. Can’t wait for future updates and know they will be as great as what’s presently offered by the app.
I may have to check this out, although if iMovie is just $3 more and is a 5/5 I may just get that one instead. Thanks for sharing this one though, simplicity is a great thing!
Jeremy, it is totally up to you. For simplicity and ease, nothing beats Video Edit.
Wow, looks like a nice app. Nice to see such a high quality app available at a low price. Thnx.
Grand. Hope you find it as useful as I have. It really is a great app!
Just a quick note to say we had some significant updates approved by Apple yesterday for Video Edit. Update from your iPhone to get the following enhancements:
• Added HD 1280 x 720 Rendering for the iPhone 4!
• Fixed crashing that some users were experiencing
• Adding video clips to the iPhone 4 is even faster
• iPhone will no longer go to sleep when importing or rendering a clip
• Added instructions on how to delete projects
• Miscellaneous bug fixes
We appreciate all the kind and constructive comments!
Kevin