Video: "Drift" a short film by James Velasquez

Here's another great short video, this time it's from blog reader James Velasquez, who shot this on his iPhone 4, and then edited it with CinemaFX for Video and ReelDirector.

Video: "RIDIN' THE RAILS"

Reader Kenneth Pape shot the following video on his iPhone 3GS, and then edited it using ReelDirector, CinemaFX for Video, and TiltShift Video.

App Update: ReelDirector

What is probably the best video editing app for the iPhone has just been updated with more iOS 4 and iPhone 4 specific features.

So what's new?

• Import music from iPod music library (iOS 4 only)
• Support iPhone 4 retina display
• Upload to YouTube within app
• Improved HD video quality on iPhone 4
• Improved photo render quality

AppStore Link: ReelDirector - Price: £2.39/$3.99/€3.19

New iPhone Video App: iMovie

Description from the AppStore: Make beautiful HD movies anywhere with iMovie, the fun, feature-rich video editing app for iPhone 4. Create a video postcard of your day at the beach and publish it to the web — without ever leaving your spot in the sand. Or make a movie of your child’s birthday party and send it to your parents — while the party is in full swing. With iMovie for iPhone, you can start several projects and finish them whenever you want and wherever you are.

Made for Multi-Touch.

• Tap to add or record video right into your project.
• Drag to trim the lengths of video clips and photos.
• Pinch to zoom the timeline and get a closer look.
• Slide to scrub through the video in your project.

Give it a theme.

• Choose from a selection of themes including Modern, Bright, Travel, Playful, and News.
• Each theme includes a matching set of titles and transitions – plus its own soundtrack.
• Instantly change themes or swap themed elements in your project.
• Titles and graphics automatically update with location data from your video.

Add music and photos.

• Select from included music that matches each iMovie theme, or select from your own song library.
• Enable ducking to automatically lower the volume of background music and highlight audio from video clips.
• Add photos from your own library, or take a picture and drop it into your project.
• Customize each photo with a unique “Ken Burns” panning effect.

Share your movie.

• Export your movie in one of three sizes: Medium, Large, or HD.
• Share your movie on the web in a MobileMe gallery or on YouTube.
• Send your movie to friends and family in an email or via an MMS message.
• Easily sync your movie back to your computer.

AppStore Link: iMovie - Price: £2.999/$4.99

Editors comments: Finally iMovie for the iPhone, but this app from Apple is ONLY compatible with the iPhone 4, so those with an older iPhone should look at ReelDirector.

Price Drop: ReelDirector - 50% off

Full-blown video editing for iPhone and iPad!

BEST APP on APPLE's Rewind 2009 List and also featured in Creative Editing Kit by Apple.

AppStore Link: ReelDirector - Price: £2.39/$3.99