Computeractive – 6 January 2016

Workshops
Edit your holiday videos
on your tablet
What you need: Android or iOS (phone or tablet) Time required: 30 minutes
Most free video-editing apps
have severe limitations – usually
a prominent watermark or limits
on the length of your video. Adobe
Premiere Clip (new to Android)
doesn’t have any of these
restrictions. What’s more, it’s now
available for free for the fi rst time.
It’s brilliant for combining your
holiday photos and videos into a
stunning montages and comes with
2GB of space to store your fi nished
projects, which should be more
than enough.
STEP Go to www.snipca.com/19105 and tap the relevant
button (Android or iOS) for your device (we’re using
1 an iPad for this Workshop). Before using the app you
need to create a free Adobe account. If you have one already, tap
Sign In 1 , then log into your account. If not, tap Sign Up For
Free 2 and create an account. After signing in, tap the tickbox to
agree to the T&Cs, then tap Continue. You’ll now see a grid of
videos created by other Adobe users that you can tap to watch.
STEP Tap the ‘+’ symbol 1 to see options to import videos in
three ways: from your device, from Adobe Lightroom
2 (if you have it), or from your fi les and folders 2 .
Alternatively, you can take a photo or shoot a video from
scratch 3 . We’ll use footage taken on our device, so tap ‘On my
iPad’ 4, then tap OK. Now tap All Photos to see thumbnails of
your photos and videos (recent fi les appear fi rst). Tap to select
the ones you want to add to your montage, then tap Add at the
top right.
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STEP You now need to choose your ‘project type’.
Automatic 1 creates a video montage of your fi les for
3 you and adds a soundtrack from music on your device
or from the app itself. If you prefer this method, go to Step 4.
Freeform 2 gives you more control, letting you arrange your
clips, trim them, add background music of your choice and
apply fi lters. If you prefer this method, skip to Step 6.
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