Edition vidéo online sur YouTube



YouTube lance aujourd'hui un service d'édition vidéo online, originalement appelé Video Editor. Cet outil très simple permet d'effectuer les opérations basiques comme sélectionner des vidéos dans son compte YouTube, les positionner sur la timeline, les raccourcir. YouTube met également à la disposition des chefs monteurs en herbe pas moins de 40000 tracks audio pour accompagner les créations!
Avec cet outil, Google agrandit tranquillement son arsenal d'outils "cloud" (la firme a également récemment racheté Piknik, un éditeur d'images online). Pendant ce temps, Apple ne laisse toujours pas entrevoir sa stratégie dans ce domaine.
C'est aussi la confirmation de la banalisation de l'édition vidéo, avec l'annonce il y a quelques jours d'iMovie pour iOS 4, la dernière mouture de l'OS mobile d'Apple.

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