Top 10 Online Video Editors for business

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2024. Google adds new video creation app Vids to Workspace


Google, in its usual style of sneakily revolutionizing everything while pretending it's all perfectly normal, has just rolled out Vids, a shiny new toy for its Google Workspace toolbox. It's essentially a sleek, user-friendly video-making contraption built for the grown-up world of professional presentations—because who wouldn't want their work to look like it was made by a film director? Vids lets users effortlessly craft slide presentations on a linear timeline and pluck content straight from their trusty Google Drive. But the real twist comes in the form of Gemini AI, a sort of all-knowing, invisible assistant that's happy to help with everything from writing scripts to narrating them for you and even digging through stock footage like a pro archivist. Oh and it can conjure up custom imagery too, just in case reality isn't quite enough. Right now, only a lucky few Workspace users are testing it out, but by next summer, expect your office to be buzzing with AI-powered video magic.


2023. Video editing startup Captions launches a dubbing app with support for 28 languages



Picture, if you will, the folks at Captions, a startup so committed to the cause of AI-powered video editing that they’ve conjured up Lipdub—an app that doesn't just translate your video clips into 28 languages, oh no, but also lets you select flavors like Texan twang, Gen Z speak, pirate banter, or even the dulcet tones of baby talk. This marvel, which you can get for free on the App Store, supports languages from French to Hindi to Italian, deftly handling lip sync so your words appear to match your mouth in the chosen dialect (well, mostly; the occasional glitch adds a little suspense to the magic). Perfect for one-minute solo videos, Lipdub invites you to share your multilingual self on social media and it's catching on fast as creators look to spread their charm across language lines. Even YouTube is getting in on the act, testing an AI tool for automatic dubbing across languages. In other words, we're on the brink of a world where everyone can sound both global and, should they wish, faintly piratical.

2023. Capsule introduces its AI-powered video editor for enterprise teams



In the vast and bewildering cosmos of video editing, where time is as elusive as a sense of direction at the outer edges of the galaxy, Capsule has emerged, a plucky startup with a gleam in its eye and an AI-powered ace up its sleeve. After three years of secret tinkering and pondering the peculiarities of human workflows, Capsule now unveils its flagship product, designed not to overthrow editors in a grand digital coup but to slip helpfully alongside them, lending a hand—or algorithm—where needed. With promises of a video production speed that defies conventional understanding (ten times faster than the old ways, if you believe it), Capsule tackles common grievances: the vexing details of motion graphics, strict brand standards that tolerate no nonsense and the age-old challenge of getting humans to collaborate effectively. And while other editing programs demand complex hardware and time-consuming setups, Capsule breezily operates straight in your web browser, providing an interface that feels as friendly as Notion or Slides yet infused with the mystical power of AI.


2023. YouTube created new app YouTube Create for editing videos



In a move that only a mildly sane universe could have come up with, YouTube has proudly rolled out an innovative tool for content creators with the distinctly modest name, YouTube Create. This entirely cost-free app brings an exuberantly comprehensive set of tools right into the hands of anyone ambitious enough to craft either the briefest of Shorts or, for those with slightly more stamina, longer video epics. Naturally, the purpose of this tool is to untangle the tangled, calm the chaotic and generally simplify the existence of creators who frequently find themselves in a seemingly perpetual state of editing purgatory. Armed with the simple act of uploading clips, creators are guided through a labyrinth of options for stickers, GIFs and effects that teeter on the edge of artistic brilliance and absolute nonsense. Previews, trimmings, assemblies—everything a creator might need is meticulously tucked away in this app, which has enough digital gewgaws to keep even the most frenzied editor blissfully entertained for hours.


2023. Capsule snags $4.75M for its AI-powered video editor



In a universe not entirely unlike our own, where video editing has always been the tedious, caffeine-fueled purview of the diligent (or at least, the underpaid), a plucky startup called Capsule has strolled in with $4.75 million in seed funding and a rather cheeky ambition: to make anyone look like a video editing genius, whether they have a clue or not. Capsule’s creation, AI Studio, is a delightful little contraption that could only be concocted by techie dreamers and the odd stray AI. With AI and machine learning stuffed into every nook and cranny, it boasts a speech recognition model that transforms audio into text with more enthusiasm than accuracy, and a diffusion model that somehow generates B-roll from the transcript, presumably with all the artistry of a slightly inebriated film director. For added flair, there’s even a large language model that takes transcript text and summarizes it, providing the kind of insight that might make you wonder if it’s having a bit of a joke at your expense.


2022. VideoScribe is now available online



In a twist of almost cosmic significance, the latest version of animated video creation software, VideoScribe, has materialized directly in your web browser. Yes, that’s right, now you can conjure up animations from virtually any coffee shop, mountaintop, or suspiciously quiet park bench you might find yourself perched upon. But wait, there’s more. This online incarnation of VideoScribe is positively brimming with features—features you didn’t know you needed but will soon wonder how you lived without. Expect an expanded selection of canvas sizes (because not everything fits on an infinite canvas, apparently), the invention of scenes to help you organize things without losing your mind and an assortment of publishing options to ensure your animated creations reach an audience larger than your immediate family. And, for those of you who still prefer the reassuring heft of a desktop app, the classic version of VideoScribe remains steadfastly available. Whether you take the plunge with a VideoScribe free trial or go for the full subscription, you’ll enjoy both versions without any extra coin-jangling required.


2022. Veed, an online video editing platform, picks up $35M



London-based startup Veed, which has developed a web-based platform for video creators to edit and publish their content, is announcing $35 million in funding. Veed began with basic editing tools like cutting, cropping and merging, but now offers a comprehensive suite of features that cater to the diverse uses of video today. These include adding music or other media, adjusting audio, creating video effects, adding subtitles and specialized tools for platforms like YouTube. It also offers enterprise features such as screen and webcam recording and generating teleprompter text. Veed operates on a freemium model, with “tens of thousands” of users subscribing to the paid service.


2021. Synthesia raises $50M to leverage synthetic avatars for corporate training



In a galaxy not so far away, but rather startlingly close to your nearest keyboard, Synthesia, a plucky little startup wielding the vast improbability of AI, has managed to snag $50 million in Series B funding—presumably because the universe finds this sort of thing amusing. Synthesia, for those unfamiliar with its wizardry, can transmogrify plain old text or even the most yawn-inducing slide deck into a sprightly video, complete with a convincingly chatty avatar. These avatars, crafted from the uncanny performances of real actors (who, one assumes, consented willingly), can be rented off the shelf or custom-built in mere minutes with a simple video upload. And just to keep things thoroughly mind-boggling, you can throw in your own voice recording, which the system will happily twist into saying just about anything under the sun, stars, or anywhere else you might find yourself rambling.


2021. Canva is getting into video editing



Canva, the startup aiming to make design affordable for all, announced a video editing suite. It features a scene-centered interface, that allows users to decompose video into easy-to-handle segments. From there, they can trim scenes (coming soon), manage multiple audio tracks and utilize in-editor video previews to review their work. Canva emerged during the design renaissance, around the same time that Sketch, Figma and InVision were crashing the Adobe gathering. Unlike the others, Canva concentrated on the democratization of design, crafting a UI that enabled anyone to create just about anything, from slide presentations to t-shirts to social media assets.


2021. Microsoft acquires video creation and editing software maker Clipchamp



Microsoft announced it’s acquiring Clipchamp, a firm providing web-based video creation and editing tools that enable users to assemble video presentations, promotions, or content for social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. According to Microsoft, Clipchamp is a “natural match” to enhance its existing productivity offerings in Microsoft 365 for businesses. This, Microsoft explains, has allowed video to become a new type of “document” for businesses to perform tasks such as pitching an idea, explaining a process, or communicating with team members.