Lightt Blog

Video storytelling, simplified. Capture, edit, connect and share your life with Lightt video. For iPhone and iPad, free in the App Store. For Android, free in the Google Play Store.

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So Many Ways to Add a Soundtrack to Your Life

Music can trigger memory and emotion almost more powerfully than something visual. That’s why we put over 50 free music tracks in Lightt 3.5, just released in the App Store.

How to: From the capture or preview screens in the Lightt App, tap the music note and choose either Free Music or iTunes. Play around. You can swap tracks in and out anytime. Set up music before you capture and it overlays automatically in sync with each clip.

The Lightt above is a 3.5 minute stream of clips set to a few different tracks over a recent SF weekend by @ megu. Follow her on Lightt for lots of beautiful inspiration.

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You Know What Mom Really Wants

And we can help you get it: an awesome video of her kids as they are today sync’d to her favorite song.

"Wow, that sounds so hard," you say. With Lightt, no way! Here’s how:

1. Gather Some Footage: Shoot a few clips right in the Lightt app (or import from your iOS or Android device).

2. Make it Special: Tap into Edit to trim, duplicate, rearrange or change the speed of any clip. No matter what you do, your video automatically flows together .

3. Add Music: Tap to add your favorite song or use our free stuff and share anywhere.

The Lightt video above was shot and just remixed on Lightt for @ angelic and features @ kevin and Elijah. Music by Pharrell.

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Announcing Today: Bring Your Photos To Lightt!

Now you can combine photos, videos, music and voice, easily and beautifully with Lightt 3.4 for iOS--just released in the App Store.

Here's how:

In capture, just tap to import your photos. Combine photos with video you shoot directly in Lightt or from your camera roll. It's easy to re-arrange, adjust transition time (using the rabbit and turtle!) and add music or a voice over. 

The result:

A beautiful, high-quality video exactly the way you want it (with no canned effects) that you can share anywhere.

With every new release, we're simplifying the video storytelling process so you can make the best videos possible.

Example above #madewithLightt and San Francisco Blues by Lowell Fulson.

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Spring Sky: Capture the Clouds

Clouds are dynamic moving objects. Still photos don't fully capture their mysterious, changing grace. That's why we love Lightts of clouds--and we see a lot of them! Here's one of our favorites recently posted by Brianne Toma (@morningmeowsformom) from Honolulu, Hawaii.

Look up and Lightt the #SpringSky.

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This is the FUTURE: Getting Ready to Release HeadLightt for GLASS

This is the future of how you'll capture video. Robots not included.

Lightt video features Rob Cavin along with sci fi vibes created by jackodog. Music is Robots by Flight of the Conchords.

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Spring Is Nature's Way of Saying "Let's Party!"

It might still be snowing in a few places here and there, but in much of the Western Hemisphere nature is bursting out.

This is our favorite time of year for making Lightts because it's so full of change, color and movement.

Lightt Spring Mix above by @erchoi82, @kevinlau and @kalindholm on Lightt and across the US.

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Hello Android!

Welcome to our world where you can capture beautiful video, edit right in the moment, post to the Lightt cloud and across your social networks.

About a year and a half ago we launched Lightt 1.0 on iOS. It's been a wonderful relationship that has evolved into a full platform for video creation and sharing now on version 3.3!

Now we're expanding into new territory so more people can create and share Lightt videos.  If you have an Android device with the latest OS (4.3 or higher), download Lightt free on the Google Play Store. Android users stay tuned--there's much more to come here.

For more details, here's the official announcement on Lightt 1.0 for Android released this morning. 

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Time to Lightt the Android World!

We're about to enter a whole new galaxy. In just a few days we'll be bringing the Lightt world of video storytelling to Android. For the past several weeks everyone on the team has been carrying around an extra device or two, from Nexus to Samsung to HTC to Kindle Fire!

Since we first launched a year and a half ago, our focus has been clear--to make video storytelling as easy as possible on any mobile device. We're the first to create an ongoing video timeline and the first to deliver mobile video capture with real-time editing and cloud sharing. We're really excited about this next phase and can't wait to welcome Android Lightters into our world.

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Remix Your Favorite Clips Into An Awesome Music Video

Give your favorite video moments a new life! Bring them into Lightt (or use your favorite clips already captured in Lightt), add your favorite song and mix it up. Add a little duplicate and reverse. Speed it up or slow it down. Move to the music.

This three-minute music video was created by Alex M (aka @ drmoto) just with Lightt. Music: Lava by Doctor Popular from Destroy All Presets (available free on Lightt).

#NoMoreBoringVideos

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You Can Go Back in Time

Sometimes our memories are just more fun in reverse. With Lightt it's really easy to make a Memento-style backwards video of any moment or series of moments.

You can mix and match forward and reverse for fun effects. Or watch forward and backwards scenes back to back ;)

Video above #madewithlightt by @msalvador8

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Make VIdeos at the Speed of Life

Just released in the App Store, the new version of Lightt (3.3.3) lets you adjust the speed of any clip--from slow mo to super swift. Mix and match different speeds for cool effects like in this video from @ misschaimilktea. Music: Finally Moving by Pretty Lights

You can also now save Lightts as individual "drafts", then come back and edit and add to them anytime. You can also re-edit any posted clips. 

Go on and get up to speed. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lightt-video-life-simplified./id545803363?mt=8

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An Artistic Look at Heinz - this beautiful clip is worth a watch, as @erchoi82 captures the beauty of this old factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

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A Wonderful Snow Day - Another #watchwednesday clip for you. Thanks to @ KateAlexandriaP for letting us in on the perks of a #polarvortex induced snow day!

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Happy #watchwednesday! Lightter @ drizman helps us escape the #polarvortex in this clip by diving into Juniper Springs, Florida. We especially liked the summertime soundtrack that goes along with this fun-filled Lightt. 

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New Year,  New You! 

They say around 45 % of American's create New Year's resolutions, and only 8 % actually achieve them. We think using Lightt to capture your new resolution is a great way to let you check your progress, and another way to hold yourself accountable! ;)

Here's a video to get you inspired to go out and capture videos relating to your New Year's goal!

How to create a New Year Resolution channel:

If you add your clips into a channel (think of a channel like a specific video album), you'll be able to watch them back to back and see how far you've come along! 

When uploading your first clip, make sure to tap the TV icon on the posting page. Here you can create a channel titled, "New Years Resolution." From here on out, each clip you take that relates to your new goal can go into that channel. Watch them back to back!

Happy New Years! We can't wait to see what Lightters do in 2014! #newyearnewyou  (remember to use the hashtag!)

Thanks to: morningmeowsformom, misschaimilktea, ballyn, GRIMX

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Lightt's Holiday Card-- No stamp or mailbox required!

One of our favorite things about getting together in the office this season was making our holiday card! We think it's a really fun and creative way to show your friends and family what you've been up to this past year.

Wishing you health, happiness, and lots of Lightt in the New Year. Thank you for being amazing Lightters this past 2013! 

~The Lightt Team

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NEW HOLIDAY SWEATER EFFECT: TRY IT NOW!

Here's a special holiday surprise: We just added free holiday music and a magical sweater effect in Lightt 3.1. Update in the App Store now to start making awesome holiday videos!