vjay for iPad (review)

vjay¹ is a video mashup application for your iPad. It is an awesome application and offers a tremendous amount of features, but all those features come with a steep learning curve. vjay is a tremendous amount of fun though and I do highly recommend it. It is a 5 star application all the way around, you just need to spend some time learning the features of the application. It is meant to mash up live performances with transitions while mashing up both the video and audio tracks. Think of vjay as a diet version of Final Cut Pro for the iPad. I do mention in the video several times how the learning curve is steep, but after spending several hours with the app I have learned a lot about mixing my videos and adding nice transitions and getting my 2 videos to sync properly.

You have several options for getting videos into vjay, you can use some preloaded videos and transitions that comes with the application. You can import your own personal videos from your iPhone or from an external camera, just remember that the video needs to be 720P. You can also purchase music videos from the iTunes store to mash up your own rendition of your favorite music video.

This is a nice complement to iMovie. After you have created your videos you can save them to the camera roll on your iPad and then they are ready for uploading to Vimeo or Blip.tv.

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Features:

• Media Access - Create stunning mashups using all your media on your iPad, including videos, music, and footage from camera roll. vjay also comes with a free bundle of pre-loaded music video and high-quality footage.


• Real-time video transitions, audio visuals effects – vjay comes with stunning audio & video effects, looping tools, visual transitions, and real-time VideoScratch™.


• Live movie recording and sharing – With a simple touch of a button, easily save your mashups to the iPad in real-time and share with friends.


• Support for external displays – Easily plug into a TV and stream videos wirelessly to Apple TV.


• Built-in camera integration - Quickly record your own video clips using the built-in iPad camera and add them to your mixes on the fly


• Integration with iTunes Store – browse, search, preview and purchase music videos on iTunes from within the app.

 

Important Links:
Developers Website
Help Guide
Developer's Demo Video

 

The app is currently $9.99 at the time of this recording, it is a sale price so if you are thinking about buying it, now would be the time. You can download it here:


[box type='notice']vjay only supports the iPad 2 and the new iPad (3rd generation). iPad 1 is not supported.[/box]

¹ it is spelled vjay by the developer, they do not pluralize it.