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Forget Photo Editing, Video Editing Is Here (Thanks To Hollywood FX)

darnell — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:56:28 +0000

I can honestly say that the iPhone is now complete!

Hollywood Video FX, an app by Macphun allows you to edit the visual appearence of the video through its various filters.

You can choose visual filters such as Sparta, Twilight, Black & White, Sepia or (my favorite!) Predator (as you can see below).

As shown (or rather heard) above, you can also swap out the original audio with various tracks and apply Vignette settings to give it a more dream like appearence.

Here is the same video shown previously using the Twilight filter and a romantic tune.

You can also speed up the video or slow it down, although unlike SlowMo you can not use the original audio when altering the video speed settings (which is a serious draw back in my honest opinon).

The only thing missing from Hollywood FX is the ability to add more sound tracks to its limited supply.

Hopefully MacPhun could offer it’s users the ability to add extra music to the videos (via in app purchasing or public ones for free), in order to give iVideoholics more choice.

This app is currently selling for $2.99 (although truth be told I would pay $9.99 for this app) and is a must have app for iPhone 3GS users everywhere.

– Posted from my iPhone

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Best Dollar Ever Spent (SlowMo App)

darnell — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:22:51 +0000

Not too long ago, Nexvio launched an iPhone app called SlowMo which (as the name implies) played your video in slow motion.

I personally wasn’t too thrilled with the app, until after the last update which allows you to speed up the video (twice the normal speed) which can make for some hilarious comedy.

Since my friends would kill me if I uploaded their faces to YouTube (at least the ladies would), here is a video of my grusome face–double speed.

You can also slow the video down as well (up to 8 times), although that distorts the audio in the process (which is great if you desire a few chuckles).

Note: This is me in -2.0 (2 times slower). -8.0 was way too long

SlowMo does give you the option to not distort the audio (which is great if you’re playing music in the background) via settings.

While this makes the app worth the $1 I originally spent on it, Nexvio may want to consider changing it’s name (like TimeWarp), since it can do more than simply slow down ones video.

Note: This app compliments ReelDirector (also by Nexvio) which as of this post is on sale for $5 (I originally paid $8 for it).

– Posted from my iPhone

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ReelDirector: An iPhone 3GS’s Best Friend

darnell — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:05:41 +0000

For the first time, I have no regrets about paying the extra $150 after upgrading to an iPhone 3GS (when I could have picked a refurbished 3G for $50).

ReelDirector, an iPhone app created by Nexvio allows video professionals (as well as amatures like me) to mix and mash multiple videos together.

Video fans can add credits to their videos, as well as insert an array of transitions between them.

Just in case you dislike the order of the video’s you can rearrange the order to your liking with just a tap.

Here is a quick video below which I made with the app using 3 separate videos starring some furry beasts with teeth.

This app is fairly expensive at $8, although I’ll admit to you that it’s worth every penny (as it has no rivals in the app store.

But iWant More

While I loved this app in general, I wished that I could do more with the videos besides insert credits and resort the order in which they played.

It would be cool if I could edit the video itself (as in add affects directly), but I’ll be content with what I have for now.

– Posted from my iPhone