The idea of turning mobile devices into more productive platforms is something many companies long to see in real life, but that requires tailored applications with advanced features that are easy for users to invoke on small screens. This brings us to Adobe Premiere Clip, which after spending several months as an iOS-exclusive app, now arrives on the Android frontier.
Editing videos on a smartphone screen might not be the best thing for users. After all, high definition can't compensate for the lack of inches on some models. However, the advance of the phablet format opens the door to other possibilities, and video editing is just one more item on the list. Of course, users need software up to the task, and one of the main players in that game is Adobe.
One of its main assets is Adobe Premiere Clip, which made its debut on iOS a little over a year ago. One of the harshest criticisms Adobe had to face was why it ignored Android for so long, but this year it has already released several apps, and now it's precisely Premiere Clip's turn. Users will be able to create and/or edit videos from the content stored on their device, whether images or short clips, and adjust transitions to the rhythm of a custom soundtrack (Adobe also offers access to several royalty-free themes to avoid conflicts).
As expected, Adobe Premiere Clip offers a high level of integration with companion apps like Adobe Capture CC and Premiere Pro CC, to which users can export their videos for further enhancement. Naturally, this requires working entirely within Adobe's sandbox, including creating a user account. Adobe Premiere Clip requires Android KitKat 4.4 as a minimum, and its download weighs in at 45 megabytes. So far, the reception of Premiere Clip on Android has been very good, with the occasional report of compatibility issues, but I imagine Adobe will keep optimizing its builds in the coming weeks.
