Apple Updates Clips App for iOS to Include New Soccer Graphics, More

Apple on Monday updated their “Clips” video editing app for iOS devices to include new soccer-related graphics, a poster and a label. The update comes just ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which will literally kickoff in Russia on June 14.

What’s New

Version 2.0.4

• Soccer graphics including an animated sticker, plus a label and poster with customizable text

Introduced in Version 2.0

Redesigned interface

• Easily navigate through filters, labels, stickers, and emoji in the new Effects browser
• Photo button appears on main capture screen, so you can quickly take a picture at any time
• Tap any filter to see how it looks on your videos and photos before applying it
• Full-screen browsers let you see more of your photo library and posters
• Labeled buttons make it simple to edit Live Titles, add or change filters, trim, mute, and delete
• Updated for Super Retina display on iPhone X

Selfie Scenes on iPhone X

• Uses the TrueDepth camera on iPhone X to remove your background and place you in animated, 360-degree scenes
• Choose from a dozen scenes including sprawling landscapes, abstract art, and outer space
• Transport yourself aboard the Millennium Falcon or Mega-Destroyer from Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• Each scene includes a matching selfie filter that transforms your appearance to make you part of the scene

New stickers and posters

• Add Star Wars characters to your videos with stickers featuring Darth Vader, R2-D2, and more
• Create fun titles with 20 new animated posters, including more than a dozen featuring Star Wars and Mickey and Friends
• Choose from 16 vibrant and retro Apple-designed stickers

New effects and filters

• Choose from four new artistic effects — Watercolor, Charcoal, Sienna, and Indigo — that use advanced style transfer technology to transform images in real time as you record*
• Add warmth, impact, or drama to videos and photos with a selection of new filters from the Camera app
• Use effects and filters while recording, or apply them to photos and videos from your library

iCloud support

• Use iCloud to view and edit all your Clips videos on any of your iOS devices
• Start a video on your iPhone and finish it on your iPad
• Support for Shared iPad in classrooms

Additional Features

• Take a photo; apply stickers, filters, and emoji; then share your picture without having to create a video
• Record Live Titles in dozens of different languages without changing the language of your device
• Slide up on the Record button for hands-free continuous recording
• Copy and paste existing clips to reuse them within a video
• Browse and pick from the full set of emoji in the new Effects browser
• Drag and drop stickers, labels, and emoji from the Effects browser to quickly position them on your photos and videos
• Posters are now grouped into categories for easier browsing
• Choose from 21 new royalty-free soundtracks from indie artists such as DIIV, Elohim, Cherry Glazerr, and Mark Mothersbaugh
• Use 3D Touch on Clips app icon to quickly create a new video from Home screen on iPhone

*iPhone 7 or later or 2017 iPad Pro required for some filters

The Clips app is free for the iPhone and iPad, and is available in the App Store. [GET IT HERE]