I’m a professional video editor and I am starting to edit on my iPhone and iPad. This sounds strange and almost absurd, but it’s true. The latest release of iMovie 2.0 for iOS editing on your iPhone/iPad makes video editing fun and simple.
Have you ever used your iPhone to edit video?
Here are three reasons why I’ve begun editing video on my mobile device, tell me what you think:
1. Convenience
I know a phone may be small, but chances are it’s always with you. I was at a shoot recently for a church and they needed some video uploaded to their Dropbox and I edited a short segment on my phone and sent it to them while I was in my car.
2. Easy
iMovie for iOS is a very easy program to learn and you can add polish and a great finishing touches to your videos really easy.
3. Quick
This is my favorite feature. Every time I show someone I edited a video on my iPhone or iPad they say,
“Wow, that’s quick and wow it looks good!”
We are living in a time where everyone wants everything quick. Like it or not, here we are. That’s why whenever I am recording video at a wedding, I always shoot a few short clips with my iPhone and edit them and upload them to my Facebook. They look almost as good as my professional camera shots! Speed #FTW!
Here’s an example video of myself that was shot by a friend, but edited in iMovie:
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And now here’s a video by Amani Channel that he shot and edited on his iPhone:
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While you are at it, check out my iMovie for iOS video editing course. ChurchMag readers can grab a cool discount.
What do you think about editing on your mobile device?
Have you tried it before? What was your experience or will you try it now?
Matt R says
I’ve started using my iphone for editing short videos for facebook as well. However, I’ve been disappointed with how Facebook/iPhone compresses my beautiful footage. Any tips to keep the compression down?
Chip Dizard says
Matt,
First off don’t film with the iPhone native app. Use an app called Filmic Pro.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/filmic-pro/id436577167
It’s work every bit of $4.99.
Second, I shot a video and edited with iMovie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf_8AITdIy0
I had my kid work with the camera and she didn’t lock the focus, but the quality isn’t that bad. My audio sounds great too.
All of the tips and tricks are on my mobile learning site at
http://www.webvideochefs.com/mobile
Also, upload the highest quality possible.
Eric J says
What do you think about editing on your mobile device?
Have you tried it before? What was your experience or will you try it now?
I have tried it before and the compression was terrible compared to my “real” video camera, in addition I felt it was much slower compared to using the keyboard and mouse.
Chip: Have you tried importing footage from a DSLR or Hand Held camera and editing it?
Chip Dizard says
I have a Canon 5D MK3 and 7D of course it is not better than those cameras. I use it mainly for convenience. I use iMovie for iPad and iPhone. Check out my course intro video that I shot and edited with my iPhone 5. I would say it turned out fairly well.
http://www.udemy.com/imovie-ios
When it comes to compression you need to shoot first with Filmic Pro app and ditch the normal iOS camera. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/filmic-pro/id436577167
You can control white balance, lock exposure and the frame rates and the mbps. I could go on and on…..
And, yes, I import my dslr footage all the time from dropbox and iCloud and edit on my iPad. I could go on and on and on. Check out our free mobile guide at
http://www.webvideochefs.com/mobile.
One last thing, I just edited this photo slideshow and imported video using my iPad for a client. They didn’t know the difference, they just loved it!
http://vimeo.com/80721402
Best of luck.
Chip
Jonathan Ober says
Here is a link to an iPhone 4S video I shot two different services, so I only had two clips to choose from and edit together. After about 4 hours of going back and forth between clips, adding fades etc on the iPad iMovie app this is what I came up with. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9fXk6z6Tv4
Chip Dizard says
Looks good to me Jonathan! Editing with the iPad is much easier than on an iPhone.
Jonathan Ober says
Thanks Chip, I only edited on my iPad because my phone had died that day and I didn’t have a long cord to be able to edit on the phone. But I have both devices so it just made more sense to do the heavy lifting on the bigger screen. The video took me so long to put together, but I had 130+ views on it from people/parents in the church so it made it worthwhile.
Thanks,
Jonathan