These days, video editing is becoming a common hobby for more and more people. Therefore, the market offers a number of various video editing programs: online and desktop, free and paid, professional, and suitable for newbies.
In this review, we will take a look at the multifunctional online service for creating and editing videos named Fastreel.
What Is Fastreel?
Fastreel video merger is an online video editor and video maker. With the help of this service, you can create colorful template-based clips, slideshows of photos with music, merge videos online, and much more. Also, you can edit your own footage with the help of more than 20 various tools.
The program has two different modes: tools and templates. Its main advantage is that Fastreel does not require downloading and installation.
Thus, you can use it on any kind of device – computer, smartphone, or tablet, regardless of the OS of the device.
The only things you need to work with Fastreel are an internet connection and a browser; with these, you can benefit from all the functionality of this video editor.
You can upload videos, images, and music to the program and start working on your project. The only restriction is that the size of all files you are going to work with should not exceed 500MB.
Otherwise, you will need a desktop program. Now, let’s take a closer look at the main features of each of the modes.
Templates
In this mode, you can create colorful videos with the help of ready-made templates. These templates already include all the necessary effects like backgrounds, transitions, animated stickers, Pan&Zoom effects, and the animation for titles.
So all you need to do is to upload your files – photos or videos – insert them into empty slots of slides, input your text, and add music. Then, you can upload your music or choose a track from the built-in library of Fastreel. After that, you can export your video.
Templates are divided into several categories:
- Intro
- Hobby
- Family
- Love
- Festive
- Education
- Social Media
- Marketing & Business
Templates of different categories have various effects and illustrations according to the thematics of a category.
You can customize each of the templates by changing the number of frames and the duration of each frame. However, it is impossible to change effects – stickers, animation, backgrounds, and others.
What We Like About This Mode:
- More than 30 various templates on different thematics are available
- There is an opportunity to customize each template
- The process of creating a video is very straightforward and intuitive
- You can export your videos directly to YouTube
What We Don’t Like About This Mode:
- You cannot change the effects of a template
- You can work only with one template simultaneously; if you want to continue with another template, you need to save your current video first
Tools
This mode allows you to edit your footage, making very detailed changes. There are more than 20 various instruments available:
- Crop a video for changing a video’s frame size
- Cut a video for removing extra fragments
- Rotate a video for changing the angle of your video
- Resize a video for changing a video’s aspect ratio to particular parameters
- Compress a video for reducing your video’s size
- Mute a video for removing an audio track from a video
- Add music to a video
- Merge videos for making one video of several smaller clips
- Flip a video for you can mirror a video
- Loop a video for repeating one clip several times in one video
- Change video speed for speeding up or slowing down a video
- Add filters to a video
- Convert images to a video or Make a slideshow for creating slideshows of photos with music
- Make a split-screen video or Make a video collage for playing several clips in one frame
- Add text to a video for adding titles to your video
- Add subtitles to a video for adding an .srt file to your project
- Add a watermark to a video for placing your watermark on your project
- Make a stop-motion video
First, you need to choose a tool. Second, you should upload your media files: videos, images, and music if necessary. All these elements will be placed on the timeline.
Third, you should make changes you need or set the parameters of the tool. Then, you can take a look at the preview and export your video. You can also find specific tips for each instrument on the official site.
What We Like About This Mode:
- More than 20 various tools are available
- You can work on your project very carefully and make detailed changes
- You entirely control the process of editing
What We Don’t Like About This Mode:
- Advanced editing might require more time and effort than work with templates
- You can use tools only one by one and save your video after applying each tool
Fastreel License
Basically, Fastreel is free. However, there are several limitations for the free version you can avoid by purchasing the Premium version. So, there are three different plans.
Free
- No fees required
- Videos are saved with the Movavi watermark
- You can save videos in the quality of 480p
Single Premium ($5.95, one-time payment)
- One payment for one export
- Allows to use one tool or one template and export a video without a watermark and in high quality
Unlimited Premium ($19.95 per month or $119.40 per year)
- Monthly or annually subscription
- No quality limitations and watermark
- You can use as many tools and templates as you want
What Else Do You Need to Know?
On the website of Fastreel, you can find FAQs and short guides on using this program. If you have any technical problems you are unable to solve by yourself, you can contact the Support Center by submitting a ticket through the form.
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