Would you like to make a nice video montage with all the photos you took during your last vacation so that you can more easily show them to your friends? Sounds like a great idea to me, really! How do you say? Do you think so too but you don't have your trusty PC at hand and would you like to do everything directly from your smartphone or tablet? I don't see the problem: you just need to use one of the many and specific ones app to make video with photos and that's it. If you want, I can show you the ones that in my opinion are the best in the category.
There are applications for making videos with photos for all tastes and for all needs: from the most essential ones that allow you to create presentations using pre-set templates to the most advanced ones, which shooting in all and for all (or almost) the features offered by editing software available for computers. As far as the price is concerned, in most cases they are free apps (or rather, freemium) but there are also paid solutions. The choice is obviously up to you, based on your actual needs and preferences.
Then? Are you ready to turn your shots into fantastic presentations with lots of effects and background music in tow? Yup? Great! Then I would say not to waste any more precious time, to put the chatter aside and immediately start getting busy. I am sure that in the end you will be able to tell yourself very happy and proud of what has been done. What do you say, we bet?
WeVideo (per Android e per iOS)
WeVideo is another photo video making app available for both Android and iOS that I invite you to try. You can download and use it for free, but, like the app I mentioned in the previous lines, it watermarks the movies. To remove them and unlock the use of additional music tracks and themes, you need to sign up for a paid subscription of € 3,99 / year.
To create a presentation with WeVideo, all you have to do is start the application, go to its main screen (My edits) and pigiare sul bottone Create which is found top right. Then tap the button capacitor positive (+) lead, select the photos and videos to be included in your presentation and click on Done to import the latter into the WeVideo editor.
Once this is done, arrange the photos in the order you prefer and choose the customizations to apply to the movie. Then use your finger to move the thumbnails of the photos in the order that suits you best and tap on the icon of Magic wand to choose the theme to use in the presentation. Themes marked with the padlock they are available only for those who subscribe to the annual subscription to the app.
After choosing the theme to use for the presentation, tap on the icon of music note to select the music to use as background (you can choose some of the songs included in WeVideo or a song from your local library) and possibly also add a narration to the movie by tapping on the microphone.
Once you have obtained the desired final result, press the icon of theairplane at the top right and tap the button Save for free to export the video to your device's gallery.
Magisto (per Android e per iOS)
In an article dedicated to what are the best apps for making video with photos it is practically impossible not to mention Magisto. It is available for both Android and iOS and has a freemium character, so it can be downloaded and used at no cost but limits the number of photos that can be included in the videos to a maximum of 10 and the overall duration of the movies that can be insert in presentations up to 10 minutes. To create videos with longer photos, you need to subscribe to a premium subscription of 4,99 euros / month or 19,99 euros / year. To be bound to the subscription of a subscription is also the download of the videos created in the app (alternatively it is possible to unlock the individual videos by paying 99 cents each time).
Using the app is a real breeze, just start it and choose whether to do the long via Facebook, Google or by providing your e-mail address. Then, press the button to create a personal movie, select the photos (and, if you want, the videos) to be included in the presentation and press on NEXT. You must select at least 5 photos and / or 15 seconds of video to proceed.
At this point, choose the theme to use for the creation of your video, select the music track you want to use as the background of the presentation (press ▶ ︎ to listen to all the songs available in real time) and type the title you want to assign to it.
Finally, tap the button Create my movie, enter any description of the video and wait for the video to be made available on the Magisto online platform. Once ready, you can view your creation directly in the app, share it online and / or download it offline (if you are a Magisto Premium subscriber or choose to pay for the download).
Keep in mind that after the first start of Magisto, to create a new video with photos you will first have to press the button [+] located at the bottom center and then on the button Create a movie located in the center of the screen.
iMovie (per iOS)
If you have an iPhone or an iPad, you can't fail to try iMovie. I'm talking to you about the ultimate Apple video editing application. It's free and available exclusively for iOS. It is very simple to use and includes a feature that allows you to create trailers, i.e. special presentations with photos, videos and background music using convenient preset themes.
To make a video with photos in iMovie, launch the app, select the tab Projects which is located at the top and presses the button [+]. Choose now whether to create a new trailer and select a theme from those available. To preview the selected theme, press the ▶ ︎ button located under the cover image.
At this point, press on the voice Crea located at the top right and fill out the form that is proposed to you with all the information that will be shown in the trailer. Then select the item Storyboard, presses on the previews of the scenes that make up the trailer and selects a video or photo to view at that juncture.
Repeat the operation with all the scenes in the trailer and, when you are satisfied with the final result, click on end to save the video and share it online or export it offline using the icon arrow which is under his miniature.
If iMovie trailers are not to your liking, you can create presentations more freely by going to the tab Projects, pressing on the button [+] and starting the creation of a new one Footage. You can then choose the photos and videos to use in your movie and edit them freely, unleashing your creativity even more. Not bad, right?
Clips (per iOS)
To conclude, I want to report you Clips, the new app to make videos with photos at no cost made available by the company of the "moriscata apple". It is only for iOS, has a particularly captivating and intuitive user interface and is for the creation of short engaging videos to be published immediately on social media or in any case to share with friends.
To use it, start it, follow the short introductory tutorial and then tap the button Start. Then choose whether to record a video (video) or take a photo in real time (photo) or whether to compose a video in which you will manually add multimedia elements (library), pressing on the appropriate item then presses and continues to hold down the red button Press and hold to record to record videos, take photos or add media from your photo library.
You can also make some graphic customizations for each inserted multimedia element: add texts, filters or comics. You can view all the customization possibilities using the buttons in the menu at the top: the symbol of comic allows you to add live titles to the video, the symbol of three circles lets you choose filters to apply, with the one shaped like star you can insert text and emoji calls into the video using the symbol T you can add animated screenshots calls while using the symbol of the musical note you can add music effects.
Once the creation is complete, press the button end then choose whether to share the video by pressing the button depicting the square with arrow, whether to post everything on social networks or whether to save the video with photo in the media library of your iPhone or iPad.
Other apps to make video with photos
Have the apps for making videos with photos that I suggested in the previous lines not been able to attract your attention in a particular way? In that case ... don't throw in the towel yet but first try to take a look at the other resources that I have provided you with below. In fact, below you will find listed other applications useful for the purpose in question that maybe you can find interesting. Take a look at it immediately, you will see that you will not regret it!
- InShot (per Android and for iOS) - This is a valid free app to create video and photo montages with artistic effects, writings and other very nice contents. It is particularly suitable for quick and last-minute creations. Try it now and you will see that you will not regret it.
- Adobe Premiere Clip (per Android and for iOS) - It is basically the mobile version of Adobe Première, the famous video editing software from Adobe. The app is free, very easy to use and includes many interesting features. It will surely give you great satisfaction.
- CyberLink ActionDirector (for Android) - This is a fantastic app that allows you to make videos with photos by applying artistic effects to them, inserting soundtracks, titles, transition effects and much more. It's free, but it watermarks the movies it generates and doesn't support Full HD 1080p resolution. To remove the watermarks and activate Full HD support, you need to purchase the full version of the app for 4,59 euros or watch advertisements (in this case, however, the removal of the watermark concerns a single project).
- KineMaster (for Android) - It is one of the best apps to create awesome photo movies available for the green robot mobile platform. It is free to download and use, but watermarks the movies it generates and includes a store that allows you to purchase additional effects, stickers and title styles. To remove the watermarks and gain access to all the extra functions, you need to subscribe to a subscription of 3,56 euros / month or 28,46 euros / year. The operation of the application may not be highly intuitive but it is still worth trying.
