Chapter 17

Recording and Editing Videos

Your iPad is a very capable video recorder. You can record and export HD video up to 720p. You can then publish that video straight to YouTube or MobileMe or even send it to an email recipient. In this chapter, we will also show you how to shoot and quickly trim your videos, as well as upload them.

Video Recording and Editing

New to the iPad this year is the capability to record videos using the Camera app and to edit videos with the iMovie app that Mac users have been using for some time. With iMovie, you can actually create movies by joining movie clips, adding pictures and transitions, and then adding your own audio track. When you're finished, you can upload the movie to the Web.

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