Rtro
This app from Moment—the folks who make excellent snap-on smartphone lenses—comes with prefab filters created by filmmakers (including Shorty Awards finalist Ani Acopian) that give your videos a vintage Hollywood vibe. Swipe to pick a filter, choosing between Noir’s moody monochrome, Aria’s ’60s swank, or the scratchy, desaturated color of Ranger, then shoot your clip. There are no editing tools, but the simplicity is the point. Nonpaying users get the three filters mentioned above, but a $15 per year pro account unlocks 11 others, and new options will be added monthly. Sorry Androids, Rtro is iOS only.
Magisto
Sure, you could storyboard and edit your own video, but why not let an AI do the heavy lifting? Load your clips and still photos into Magisto, then pick the style you’re going for: Urban, Movie Trailer, Wedding Bliss. The app uploads your visuals to the cloud, where automated editing software mashes together a video that looks like something a motion-graphics virtuoso would create, complete with music that isn’t half bad. A premium account ($60 a year) ups the number of available style templates from 23 to 36 and gives you the ability to lengthen your videos from a breezy 75 seconds to an epic 10 minutes.
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