Smartphone users can now record video from their mobile devices and instantly upload it to YouTube. The video-sharing site has released a free iOS app called Capture that allows users to record, enhance and upload videos as quickly as possible. As soon as the app is opened, it is read to record, and even lets users make minor video edits such as color correction, image stabilization, and music implementation from any of YouTube’s free background tracks.

The YouTube upload process begins the very second the recording finishes, and offers the user the option to customize privacy, sharing and enhancement options. Users can choose to cut the length of their recording or even lock their videos in to horizontal orientation to avoid the YouTube “vertical video syndrome.” Video quality can be set between 480p and 720p—HD mode is not yet available. Existing videos shot on an iPhone or iPod Touch can be imported and touched up with the app, but iPad videos are unfortunately not compatible.

The Capture iOS app is already live in the App Store, and the Android app should be available in the near future.

Samantha Lile

Samantha Lile is a 2002 Missouri State University graduate of journalism and mass media. She has served as a reporter and editor for various newspapers throughout her journalism career. She made the leap into writing full-time after working for a major financial institution since 2000.

Because of her banking background, Samantha is knowledgeable in finance reporting, but is also strong in commentaries, personal profiles, youth studies, horticulture, history and entertainment-related works.

Samantha lives in Ozark, Mo. with her husband of nine years, four dogs and two cats.

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