Instagram Edits adds new video editing tools to expand your creative possibilities
Meta upgrades Edits with dynamic text animations, smart filters, captions and more.
Edits gets a serious upgrade
Meta is wasting no time in levelling up Edits, its standalone video editing app for Instagram Reels. Edits streamlines the short-from video creation process, encapsulating all features from recording, editing, posting, and post insights. Now, the app comes with five features to make editing quicker, smoother, and more creative.
If you’d like to find out more about Edits, catch our previous blog here.
Here’s what’s new in Edits
Meta promised continuous improvements to Edits, and it’s delivering. These new tools offer more flexibility and polish, enhancing the video editing experience.
Here are the five new features broken down:
- Dynamic text animations– Text animations let your video captions stand out. With 50 styles and effects, you can use on-screen messaging to make your videos more eye-catching and customisable.
- New video filters– A broader set of filters make it easier to define the look and feel of your video, changing the atmosphere for how you want.
- Alignment guides and safe zones– Safe zones ensure your key content remains visible amongst the on-screen elements when using Reels. As Edits let you download your creations to share them to other platforms, this should help your content look great whether it’s viewed on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube Shorts.
- Frame rate selector– Fine-tune the playback experience with adjustable frame rates to ensure smooth video playback.
- Auto-generated captions– Pretty self explanatory, this means that your audio can be automatically transcribed to boost accessibility and help keep viewers engaged.
The takeaway
Meta’s ongoing investment in Edits confirms its commitment to keeping Instagram a go-to hub for creators. With Edits becoming more capable, artists and creators can create high-quality videos ready for your social media. From promoting your latest single with a visualizer to capturing behind-the-scenes clips on tour, these updates give you more creative possibilities.
These enhancements give users more options to create engaging content quickly and easily, and show that Meta is serious about keeping pace with competitors like CapCut in the short-form video space.