YouTube Adds Video Editing Feature

Earlier this week video sharing site YouTube added a video editing feature to the popular website. Though it’s not quite Final Cut Pro, the online editor does have a gamut of “quick fixes”  including:

• Rotate
• Trim
• Stabilize
• Color temperature
• Saturation
• Contrast

Also included in classic Google style is the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button which attempts to correct the video for you. There are also a slew of video effects for you to play with though I wouldn’t recommend using most of them if you want people to watch your videos from start to finish. Google was nice enough to also include a library of free audio tracks to choose from though the current selection is quite limited.

All in all it looks like this will be a great solution for those YouTube users who generally take their video straight from the camera to the web. If you are a power user, don’t expect too much from this feature. I will post a full review once I get a chance to fully experience the product.

-Patrick