CinemaFX for Video – Review
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By: NEXVIO, INC
Version #: 1.0
Date Released: 2010-07-25
Developer: Nexvio
Price: 0.99
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From the makers of Reel Director comes the app that could be called the Hipstamatic of video photography. While it doesn’t work as smoothly as I would prefer, it is a handy app for creating a variety of different styles of video.
Basically, the app allows you to take video either from the camera or the library and alter it to different styles and colors. It’s a bit like changing the camera type and lens after you have already filmed. You can apply multiple lenses and effects simultaneously to the same video.
The app is intended as a supplement to Reel Director and doesn’t do any of the functionality of that app such as video or sound editing. Oddly, it’s possible to launch Reel Director from the information screen in CinemaFX, but not vice-versa. I would wonder why the two apps are not combined into one, then I realized that the creators could use the income.
Like Hipstamatic, you can purchase additional video effects and lenses for an additional fee.
Once the video effects are done, you can render it locally to the device or upload it to YouTube.
I do have one complaint that is fairly major. In order for the app to work, the video has to already be created (whether by the camera or already in the library). It would be nice if you could use the video camera to record directly from the app like with Hipstamatic.
However, the app is fun and worth the buck, maybe even the two additional bucks for more effects.
Quick Take
Value:High.
Would I Buy Again:Probably.
Learning Curve:Low to Medium.
Who Is It For:Videographers who like special effects.
What I Like:Fun and easy to use. Many different effects available.
What I Don't Like:It would be nice to be able to video record directly from the app rather than render pre-existing video.
Final Statement:Cinema FX is a nice supplement to Reel Director and does a lot of stuff for the price.
From the developers of ReelDirector, we bring you the first comprehensive video effects app for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4.
Record videos on your iPhone and give it the hollywood glamor treatment like our CinemaFX app for photos. Go back in time and create a retro 8mm home movie. Or if you are a fan of the edgy and rich toy camera look, for the first time ever you can create toy camera style videos and share them with the world.
**iPhone 4 and 3GS only**
FEATURES:
· Stack up to 3 effects together
· Effects preview and side by side comparison with original video
· Adjustable settings for selected effects to create your own style
· Multiple export resolutions: up to 640x480 on iPhone 3GS and 720P on iPhone 4
· Record videos within app or import from iPhone photo albums
· Share your videos: upload to YouTube (full HD on iPhone 4) directly or email to friends and family
· Supports multitasking and render in background
STANDARD EFFECT PACKS:
?Essential (included)
Everything you need to fix you video: Black and White, Sepia, Light Sepia, Negative, Vignette, Widescreen, Brightness/Contrast, Vibrance/Saturation, Exposure
?Cinematic (included)
20 effects including Spartan Sepia, Egyptian Gold, Cinematic Color, Chill, TWI·Poster, Flashback, Heat Vision, Night Vision, Red, Flashback Glow, Elf Glow, Charmed Glow, Dark Comic, Color Comic, Surveillance Cam, Victorian, Dark Night, Vampire World, WWII, Kyoto
IN-APP PURCHASE PACKS:
Try these effects before you buy!
?Toycam ($0.99)
12 effects including Spice, Instant, Instant TZ, Redscale200, RedscaleXPro, Silver Xpro, Nostalgia, Dawn, Indian Summer, Cappuccino, HelgaV, Pink
?Vintage ($0.99)
12 effects including 8mm, 8mm Vanilla, 8mm Magenta, 70s, Pop, 70s Dusty, 1920, Techcolor, Dust & Scratch, Film Grain, Quick Blur, Smooth Blur
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