Twitter now allows you to record and edit videos from your application
The social network of the 140 characters is debuting. A necessary measure if you don't want to continue losing traction compared to the rest of the alternatives that users have to share moments and images That is why it has decided to include important news precisely in As for the image. Of course, about the moving image And now, from the application itself, it is already possible to record and edit a videobefore sharing it with followers.
This has been announced Twitter through its official blog , where he details the news of what is yet to come to this social network in just a few days One of them is the commented video recording and editing A feature that seems to drink directly from its own application Vine, which also focuses on this type of contents. Of course, Twitter does it differently, with videos that have a maximum duration of up to 30 secondsMore than enough to summarize a good message, news or content.
Copy of Vine the process of recording and editing And it is a very simple system with many possibilities. All you have to do is access the drafting screen of a tweet or message, display the option to attach a photo and click on the camera iconHere, and after the last update released by Twitter, it is possible to switch to video mode thanks to the button in the lower left corner. From this moment on the user can frame and press the recording button to capture the moment, stopping it by simply lifting their finger from the screen. Another option is to directly upload a video from the gallery previously recorded and with a duration of 30 seconds maximum, although this option is initially only available iniOS.
The nice thing about this recording process, which is very similar to Vine, is that it allows you to create multiple takes. With the margin of 30 seconds, it is possible to record different framings and shots cutting whenever you want. And not only that. It is also possible to delete any take by long pressing it and moving it away from the video area.Or, if you prefer, reorder the shots so that the final video takes on another meaning. After that, all that remains is to publish the content.
The other great novelty that will arrive shortly to Twitter is that of direct messages or DM in a group. A good strategy that transforms Twitter into a messaging tool between users to dispense with others like Facebook or WhatsApp, in addition to offering the same information to a private group of followers. However, this is a curious point as users invited to participate in a DM conversation can invite new followers of the user who started this curious chat. But it is not always necessary for some to be followers of others. In short, the possibility of creating large discussion groups where you can meet new users and participate with other people.
These new features will arrive in the next few days to terminals Android and iOS through paths updates Will do it totally free through Google Play and App Store