There are just 4 days left to pledge toward TyphonRT, an unprecedented video editing suite for Android
As much as OEMs and Google have been trying to improve video editing apps and tools on Android, the fact remains that the current crop of options out there simply don’t cut it for anything more than quick fun. If you’ve been looking for a pro-grade video editing suite for Android then there’s no reason you shouldn’t know about TyphonRT.
The project is headed by Mike Leahy who has spent the better part of more than a year and more than 2,500 hours whipping up a custom video processing engine. The engine is unlike anything we’ve seen from any video app, and lays the groundwork for a suite of apps TyphonRT will look to launch over the course of the next year.
The Kickstarter project tells of the initial app that will be created to take advantage of the engine, a video capture app which allows you to rearrange short clips, apply presets of around 150 different filters in any arrangement you want, and other simple features you’d expect out of a video editing app. TyphonRT takes things a step further with professional-grade features such as editing the lower-third of a video with an overlay of some sort (like a banner for a news cast, for instance).
Looking ahead, Leahy looks to bring more apps to form up an entire suite of powerful video editing tools. One such app will be one that focuses on stop-motion video, and other great ideas are sure to be in the pipeline.
There really isn’t anything out there that compares to what TyphonRT is promising, which is why it’d be a shame to see this Kickstarter project go unfunded. The project currently sits at about $6,000 of its total funding goal of $20,000 and there are just four days left to reach the finish line. The cheapest pledge to give you access to the initial video editing app is just $5, with more expensive options being available to get additional apps (of your choosing) from the entire suite once they’re ready to go.
Leahy says more than just the need to get funding to get the suite ready to go, this Kickstarter project is all about building an early community of folks who can help shape the road of development down the line with their ideas, suggestions and, inevitably, endless bug reports.
After all, this is a very ambitious project and there’s no better way to find out what people want most out of a video editing suite than to capture their attention and ask them. If you’ve been chomping at the bit for a more sophisticated option for editing videos on your phone or tablet then be sure to drop a pledge over at Kickstarter before the gong tolls.