App of the week for journalists - 1st Video, to record and edit video on your iPhone or iPad
An app that allows you to shoot video and edit in multitrack
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App of the week:
Operating systems:
Apple (iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad)
Cost:
£6.99
What is it and how is it of use to journalists?
Shell out for this app and you will have a video editing suite in your pocket.
1st Video allows you to record or import video and edit in multitrack and upload the video to YouTube or transfer it to another device on the same wireless network. <img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-41110" height="443" src="?cmd=ShowAsset&assetID=43088&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" title="1st Video" width="540"> It is used by the BBC 5 Live reporter Nick Garnett, according to a post by him on the BBC College of Journalism site , for broadcasting audio and editing packages. Another app, VC Audio Pro which is made by the same developer, Vericorder, and has also featured as a Journalism.co.uk app of the week will suffice if you want to create an audio only edited report.
Journalism.co.uk has a guide on how to shoot and edit video on an iPhone using 1st Video.
Reviews:
It gets 3.5 stars in iTunes App Store
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Written by
Sarah Marshall is VP Audience Strategy at Condé Nast. She leads distribution and channel strategy globally. She is also the former technology editor for Journalism.co.uk (prior to it becoming JournalismUK)
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