Research Part Two: Video Editing!

Video editing has now become a very easy tool, compared to of years past. Everyone essentially has a very capable camera in his or her pockets, which is the smartphone. Thus, a wide variety of mobile and computer apps exist, each capable of creating long videos that can be uploaded to Youtube or any external website. For the first part of my research, I would like to look for an ideal app for smartphones and tablets. Since most of my classmate's footage will be done on mobile, editing and creating a beautiful product should be done on their phones as well. In his article, "10 Excellent Video Editing Apps", Eric Larson claims that one app, called Magisto, is a "self-described "movie maker," Magisto lets you experiment with basic edits, like trims, filters and transitions. You can also throw in background music and edit sound effects" (Larson). Since it is available on both iOS and Android, I'd like to see my classmates use this universally, and be amazed by the ease of use and friendly user experience of the application.