How to identify the best video editor for Instagram

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How to identify the best video editor for Instagram

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  • "It enables web and mobile users to easily create, customize and share videos and other visual content."
  • "This cross platform web app contains a suite of useful tools to create videos including impressive editing tools and templates that meet the layout specifications of each of the social media platforms."
  • "HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Animoto helps you share your stories with interesting videos."
  • "HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Previously known as GoAnimate, Vyond helps you make videos really easily."
  • "iMovie helps Mac users edit video clips and makes them into movies with stunning 4K resolution."
  • "HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Ripl is a phone app that helps you make animated videos."
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Transcript: - In this video, we're looking at the bestInstagram video editing apps for iPhone and Android right now, so you can get yoursquare Instagram videos and portrait Instagram Storieslooking professional fast. (melodious instrumental music) Hey, it's Justin Brownhere from Primal Video, where we help you amplify your business and brand with video. If you're new here, make sure you click that subscribe button and all the links to everythingwe mentioned in this video you can find the link inthe description box below. So let's jump into it. Now there's some great apps out there for simplifying the process of creating awesome looking Instagram videos, whether it's 1 x 1 or square format, whether it's 9 X 16 portraitfor Instagram Stories. So after testing all theleading options available, we're gonna run through my picks for the best apps right nowfor both iPhone and Android, as well as some cross-platform offerings that they're going to work seamlessly on your Mac and PC as well. Plus, as an added bonus, make sure you stick around to the end, because once we're done I'm also going to sharethe number one tool that we're using rightnow for growing a business from all those views on... See more →

Transcript: - Hey guys, my name is Matt Johnson, and today I wanted toshare with you how to edit, export, and uploadhigh-quality vertical videos for Instagram TV using Adobe Premiere Pro. So let's jump right into Premiere. Incidentally, before we get started here, I have created a sequence preset as well as an export settings preset, which you can downloadfor free if you sign up for my email newsletter at thelink down in the description. That should save you a ton of time if you don'twanna listen to me rant and ramble through this entiretutorial about Instagram. Back to Premiere, first weneed to create a video sequence that matches up with histogram'svertical video resolution, and whenever Instagram TV was launched, there was a ton of hype leading up to it. People were like, Instagram's gonna be HD. It might even be 4k, it was crazy. Everybody was super hyped. I'm sorry to say that allof those rumors were false, because Instagram isactually not HD resolution. Any video that you upload to Instagram, regardless of the resolution, if you download it afteruploading to check the resolution that Instagram is playing it back at, it is currently 640 by 1136. Not HD. Not... See more →

Key quotes:

  • "With all those blogs posts trying to explain to you about how to edit videos for Instagram, you must be overwhelmed."
  • "Here, we take a small peek at video editing specifically targeted for uploading in Instagram."
  • "If you are missing out on ideas use the First Principle — why you created the video, what are you trying to say and why you want to say it? Add catchy emojis and captions and text on videos to make people engage with your content."
  • "You can use our online video editors to easily edit, add captions, trendy emojis, frames and more."
  • "After you created your awesome video, it’s time for a small touch up and edits to make it more awesome."
  • "For creating easy to make square video, you can easily upload your video to Typito Online video editor."
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  • "If you are looking for an app that has more filters to edit your Instagram pictures with, VSCO Cam is undoubtedly the one."
  • "All you need to do is install Slow Shutter Cam and edit your Instagram pictures in all the ways you want."
  • "So, what this app offers is a quick and easy way to spruce up your photos with a range of customizable bokeh-style lighting effects that you can apply to your images to make them simply Bokehful."
  • "For all the users who want to add text to their Instagram photos, Quick is the right app for it."
  • "Tip: The next time you host a party, tell your friends about this app — and let them choose from the minimalist, elegant, silent film or countdown themes when uploading their photos — to create the perfect vintage party."
  • "The app is great when you want to edit your Instagram pictures and make them more colorful."
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Transcript: Hey everyone it's Ellie from filmora here to empower your inner video creator we Racine launched Fillmore 9 which has a ton of new features if you haven't tried it out yet we have a link in the descriptions download install and give it a spin now the way you create videos for Facebook and Instagram is not necessarily the same as how you would create it for YouTube videos on Facebook and Instagram tend to autoplay on mute so it's important for you to grab your viewers attention before they scroll pass in this episode I'm gonna show you how to create videos for Instagram and Facebook so you can attract more views using Fillmore 9 all right let's go so the key to attracting an audience when your video is on mute is by adding text text allows your viewers to get an idea of what the video is about even without audio let's open up the mornign and start a new project next take the video you want to publish on Facebook and Instagram and import it into Fillmore 9 keep in mind that you can only upload up to 60 seconds of video on Instagram Facebook... See more →

Transcript: Hey guys how's it going so today we're talking about Instagram so in a previous video right here I talked about five apps that will enhance your Instagram in general I'll put that video in the description and in the end cards however today since the average user is actually now spending more time consuming stories rather than the Instagram feed we're going to be talking about five apps that will help to improve the storying process so two things are important when we're talking about Instagram stories one we want to create awesome differentiated content that separates us from the average user however number two we don't want to invest a ton of time creating these because at the end of the day they're going to disappear and we want to create new ones tomorrow so we need to find the balance between creating great and creating often all right that brings us to happen umber one and that is don't be boring and be really funny just kidding there's not an app for that oh wait maybe there is is not for everything what do I know okay app number one for real and this is the app... See more →

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  • "For those who don’t know, VHS Camcorder is an editing app which applies a throwback filter on videos, making them seem as if they were recorded on an old-school camcorder."
  • "With over 40 different effects including invent, mercury, prisms, trials, twitch and VHS, Generate make can video look spectacular like no other app."
  • "MixV applies movie-styled effects and filters to you captured lived or imported videos."
  • "In addition to its effects and filters, MixV has a professional editing toolkit which allows volume and speed adjustments, clipping and cutting segments alongside video subtitles and film-reel filters."
  • "(You also might want to start sharing the app with your friends because in a few months, everyone is going to be raving about MixV and you’ll get some cred for being way ahead of the trend.) Hyperspektiv made our list for the 9 killer photo apps that you need right now."
  • "(And that’s not even taking into consideration Glitché’s photo editing ability.) Made by Instagram, Hyperlapse focuses on creating time-lapse videos."
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Transcript: Let's talk about one of our favorite platforms Instagram and Instagram videos are increasingly becoming a great way to stand out amongst all of the clutter and posts that are coming at you all day long so I have five favorite apps that you can use to make great Instagram videos to really help your brand stand out and to really engage your audience so I'm going to talk about how to format your videos whether it's for widescreen or you want to make square videos without them looking distorted adding filters as well as doing video collages all that and more in today's tutorial first let's talk about why Instagram is so important it's the fastest growing social network with over 300 million users and it's owned by Facebook which has the most active users of any social platform five times more than Twitter actually and the 15-second time limit has definitely proven effective for plenty of brands you can ask adidas Mercedes and even hmm for widescreen videos on Instagram I use square ready video so it's really really easy app to use you open it up go to your albums pick the video that you want and... See more →

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  • "There are over 60 options for photo and video editing: glitches, color or pixel’d distortion, filtered alterations, VHS, blur, grid-like or polygon structures, simple cropping, and even strobe lighting."
  • "Although it’s too short to be considered informative video content, Boomerang’s moving pictures add an unexpected motion to an otherwise typical photo."
  • "This means the videos produced with VHS cam are of an unusual high quality, as most apps use compression to save smaller space."
  • "Many of the filters are known to modify facial structures and even alter skin appearance, yet users celebrate the wide and rotating range of filter options and social-networking possibilities."
  • "While most users share the video within the app, it’s actually possible to download the video and reuse on multiple platforms."
  • "😒 But for real, zipstrr is a handy compilation app which allows a wide variety of users to collaborate on a video — not just one person alone."
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