Google Photos Gets Redesigned Video Editor on Mobile

Google Photos is getting a major set of highlight video-related updates across Android, iPhone, and iPad.

“Creating a highlight reel featuring multiple video clips and photos in Google Photos is simple: Just head to the Create tab and select ‘highlight video,’ pick the content you want included and Photos will create a single cohesive video for you,” Google Photos group product manager Nick Staubach writes. “And now, creating and editing your videos is easier than ever with new features you’ve been asking for.”

Here’s what’s new.

Highlight video templates. Rolling out now on Android, this feature provides pre-made templates with music, text, and cuts so you can easily create and share highlight videos that consist of your photos and videos.

Redesigned video editor. This new editor is available now on Android, iPhone, and iPad. It includes a universal timeline with multi-clip editing support, an adaptive canvas, and other tools for fine-tuning highlight videos.

Soundtrack support. Now, you can choose from a wide range of music when you create highlight videos on Android, iPhone, or iPad, organized by themes. You can also determine the relative volume levels of the original video(s) and the music.

Text overlays. On Android, you can now select from numerous text styles and colors so you can create descriptive text overlays for your highlight videos.

Video clip editing. The redesigned video editor is now the default video editor on Android, and there it lets you also edit individual video clips that you recorded with your device: Just open your photo gallery, select a video, and choose Edit.