3 Free Ways to Edit Motion Videos on Any Phone

Motion pictures can spoil the video viewing experience even when the visuals are good. It immediately throws off the viewer and has a disorienting effect. Normal smartphone photos can come out blurry even with OIS or EIS. In addition, a gimbal, tripod or other similar equipment may not be within everyone’s reach. This doesn’t mean that animations from your phone can’t be edited. We have explored 3 methods that you can use to edit the animations from your phone on your phone itself.

Editing motion videos on any phone

Since we’ll be editing stills on your smartphone, we’ll be using apps like Google Photos, InShot and an online tool like Stabilizo.

Google Images

The Google Photos app comes pre-installed on almost all Android smartphones and is also available on iOS. It introduced many built-in AI features. Therefore, many smartphone brands have started using Google Photos as their main media manager instead of a dedicated gallery app. One of those features is the ‘Stable’ feature.

1. Open the motion video you want to freeze in the Google Photos app. Tap ‘Edit’.

2. Now, in the editing options below, tap on ‘Default’.

3. Here, tap on ‘Stabilize’.

4. After some processing, the video will be stabilized. Now just click ‘Save’ and the stabilized video will be saved as a new file.

InShot

If you want more options for control and stability, you can use the InShot app. This is a popular mobile video editing app with tons of options. One of these is the stabilization tool.

1. Open the InShot app and under ‘create new’ tap ‘Video’.

2. Once you’ve selected the motion video you want to stabilize, swipe to more and tap on ‘Stabilizer’.

3. Here, you will find three stability levels to choose from. See what works for you and hit the mark.

4. Now, just upload the video in the quality you want in the upper right corner. Also, you can remove the watermark if you want. Just hit the cross on the watermark and view the full ad. Post that the watermark will be removed.

Stabilize

If you don’t want to download any app, you can just go to Stabilizo. This is an online tool that you can use to stabilize your videos.

1. Click ‘Browse’ on the web page and select the animation video of your device that you want to set up. Then click ‘Upload’.

2. The video will be uploaded. Once the video is processed, you will be able to download the video.

Although it won’t have many control options, the video will be stable. Also, remember that the maximum file size can be up to 500 MB.

Besides these methods, try to use these steps while shooting to ensure that the images are stable:

• Shoot at 60fps or higher if your phone supports that
• Hold the phone with both hands and keep your elbows close to your body while shooting the video
• A tripod may not be available everywhere, so try to get support from whatever is nearby
• When taking a tracking shot, walk on your toes and keep your pace slow

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Why does my video get cut off after stabilization?

Cropping is inevitable as tools adjust the frame to resist movement.

Q. Can these tools work on high-motion videos?

A major earthquake is almost impossible to repair. Also, the video starts to blur and look unnatural.

Wrapping up

If you also shoot a lot of videos on the go with your smartphone, it can come out shaky at times. This can ruin the video for a good look. You can use the methods given above and try to fix that video. May not work for all videos, depending on camera movement and degree of shaking. You can also avoid shooting stills in the future by using the steps listed above.

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