Synopsis of the App: Quik GoPro Video Editor allows users to make or edit videos in seconds. The app identifies the best parts of a clip and adds transitions and special effects synced to music for an engaging video.
Price and Platform: Free. Apple and Android.
RDN Score: 5/5
Pros
Create ready-to-share video using existing images and videos. No GoPro required.
The app automatically adds music, transitions and titles using preset templates that can easily be edited. Add your own spin with videos with basic text, title slides and music.
Includes 26 different video styles with varying transitions and graphic effects.
Let the app edit for you or use the simple editing tools to trim, adjust, add or remove volume, adjust speed and select highlights to add throughout the video.
The app looks for panoramic shots (or slow pans) and people and voices in the video to apply specific effects, jumps or top speed in the video for action-mode edits.
Use the Flashbacks feature to effortlessly create videos using images and video taken over the last 24 hours.
Import music from your library or select from more than 80 free songs. Start and stop the music at any point to create the perfect soundtrack.
Options to save videos in the default or 1080p HD and 60 frames per second.
Manually crop or adjust orientation to cinema (horizontal for YouTube), square (for Facebook or Instagram) or portrait (for IGTV and Facebook Stories).
Easily save and share videos to Google Drive or Dropbox, text, email, What’s App, Instagram and other social media platforms.
Holds up to 200 clips and images.
Cons
Videos must be under 60 seconds, so this app is not suitable for long-form video.
Cannot capture content within the app.
Cannot adjust font styles.
Bottom Line: Perfect for easily creating short videos, Quik GoPro Video Editor is ideal for people who have a lot of video footage or photos but little time or skill to edit them.
Marisa Moore, MBA, RDN, LD, is based in Atlanta and specializes in culinary nutrition, communications and consulting. She blogs at marisamoore.com. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter.
Synopsis of the App: Quik GoPro Video Editor allows users to make or edit videos in seconds. The app identifies the best parts of a clip and adds transitions and special effects synced to music for an engaging video.
