The built-in camera in the MacBook Pro and Apple Cinema Displays isn't just for FaceTime and Facebook photos -- it can be used to record dynamic video to send out to friends and family, or even to bravely start your own YouTube channel. But even if you wanted to record video, you'd still have to edit it and make it interesting to watch, though you might not want to pay for any of that fancy studio editing software, and iMovie can only do so much. Fortunately, there's two gems in the Mac App Store that'll help you make more interesting-to-watch, candid videos without knowing a thing about time tables.
Motion FX is like Adobe After Effects, but for live video. While you don't get to go crazy with it and create your own special effects -- like blowing up cars and morphing your Mother-in-Law into an alien -- it does let you do basic things like set an object on "fire" or warp your video using only your mouse or trackpad. It's also got full-screen support and lets you hook up multiple cameras and switch between so. And, it provides almost endless amounts of entertainment as your friend's head explodes in the video with you.
Want to add anime effects to your videos? How about 8-bit sprites randome sound effects? Make your videos fun with Moso, which lets you literally record, add effects and quickly cut your videos. Moso also lets you add in "motion text" effects to your spontaneous web videos, and then uploads to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube all with a simple click. You can also piece together different videos and create a storyboard from scratch. If you're really looking for a new way to make your own Vlog without all the post-production, Moso's free and easy.
brandonwalkermedia
September 02, 2011 at 2:45pm
LOL! Few but great app's as usual. Speaking of video is there any free/better alternative to ScreenFlow as it seems to me really compact (not a lot of nice futures)
