TikTok has introduced vital new options, together with one which appears to fly within the face of present social media traits.
The primary of the brand new options, just lately introduced by way of the TikTok newsroom, is a collection of improved video modifying instruments, permitting creators to create extra subtle content material with out being compelled to depend on exterior apps for entry to superior features.
TikTok is introducing highly effective new video modifying instruments and, in a problem to Instagram, picture … [+]
As a part of a brand new ‘modifying surroundings,’ customers will be capable to stack, trim and cut up video clips; edit sounds; edit and place textual content extra simply; add video overlays; modify video playback velocity; add sound results, and rotate or zoom particular person clips.
TikTok has launched new, extra highly effective video modifying instruments in addition to help for nonetheless images.
The second new characteristic is barely extra shocking, though no much less welcome. The place rivals akin to Instagram appear to be changing into increasingly targeted on TikTok-style video content material, TikTok has now added a brand new Picture Mode extra harking back to Instagram.
In including help for high-quality nonetheless pictures, TikTok will possible seize much more of Instagram’s market share as a result of high-quality images are one thing many understand as uncared for by the rival platform.
Regardless of the similarity to Instagram’s multi-photo posts, TikTok’s new picture mode stays unmistakably ‘TikTok’ in feel and appear. The addition of music mixed with computerized development by way of the images may, at first, be mistaken for a slideshow uploaded as a video. Solely the flexibility to swipe by way of the images at your personal tempo breaks this phantasm.
One curious omission right here, is that TikTok picture carousels can’t presently be seen in your internet browser. Trying to take action leads to the message “View images on the TikTok app”. Hopefully, TikTok will add this characteristic quickly to advertise sharing throughout different platforms.
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