Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed an overhauled video editor in Google Photos.
The new editor features some visual changes in line with the Material 3 Expressive style.
The editor also has video flipping functionality and the ability to add music to videos.
We previously discovered a redesigned image editor in Google Photos before its recent release. Google isn’t stopping here, as it’s also working on an overhauled video editor.
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We dug into the Google Photos app for Android (version 7.39) and enabled a redesigned video editor. Check out the screenshots below for a good look.
The new editor, which is referred to as “varenyky” in code strings, features some changes in line with Material 3 Expressive. For starters, there’s a larger video timeline with a vertical line replacing the circular scrubbing icon. We also see more prominent sliders encased in a pill-shaped box, as well as rounded box icons instead of circular or square icons. There are also tick and X icons instead of the current Save copy and Cancel buttons.
Interestingly, the main edit page now shows a prominent Export frame button. By contrast, Google Photos currently features this option as one of several options alongside Enhance, Stabilize, Auto-Trim, and other tools. This will make it a little easier to grab a frame, especially if you treat 4K or 8K video capture like a burst mode.
It’s worth noting that we can’t see some editing features like Markup, effects, Presets, and Audio Eraser. However, we can see the Effects and Audio Eraser options in varenyky code strings, suggesting these features will come to the editor.
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