Even though Smartphones are stuffed with hi-fi technologies, it does not make the gadget a ‘serious machine’. All handset manufactures incorporate features that can provide recreation and leisure along with the productivity elements. Loaded with bucketful of apps for music, photography, videos and much more these gadgets delivers the best multimedia experience. Apps that are specific for Android, Windows Phone OS or iOS, are available for download in the app market. Here we have put together the best multimedia apps that can spice up your life.
PhotoSpeak
As the name of the app transforms a photo face into 3D animated talking avatar. You can take a photo using your mobile camera or upload any photo in your Smartphone to the server to be transformed as the avatar that repeats every word that you utter. PhotoSpeak uses the image manipulation technology together with motion portrait to deliver the experience. One can add real voices together with the animation and make the lip and finger movements to synch with the words you utter.
Mixbit
Mixbit is a cool video editing app that helps to cut out video snippets and stitch together to make an interesting movie clipping. The software allows to edit together clippings as long as 16 seconds. However one can combine together as many clips of 16 seconds he wishes to make a stretch of video. You can shoot videos through your Smartphone camera, get it edited with the app, and share it across with your friends through social media or other channels. Mixbit is available for Android and iOS platforms.
Pixlr Express
Pixlr Express is another great photo editing software that combines a vast collection of filters, layers and effects. The app allows cropping and resizing the image and comes with the auto fix feature that lets you to balance the coloring. One can give borders, lay backgrounds and make a college by combining multiple photographs. The amazing color splash feature pops out only the color that you select and decolorizes the rest giving a cool show off. Pixel express also comes with options to remove red eyes and whiten the teeth around the snaps and enhance the lightning conditions. The direct sharing feature of Pixlr Express allows to share your work easily on Facebook or via e-mail.
NewsAce Multimedia News Reader
The multimedia news reader application delivers what their tag line reads ‘makes it easy for you to choose news channels’. News Ace is a one stop shop to get all possible news which works seamlessly on Android operating system. One has to log in with the validation code that is sent once you subscribe the app. The app allows selecting any news channels and directly playing the embedded videos. With over 400 of news channels in the list, NewsAce comes with gesture based navigation, offline synchronization and starred features.
5by
This Android app has made things all simple by cutting down time spend on filtering out videos. Just type in the keyword of your choice and 5by will present all the related videos as a single string that can be streamed easily. The app developers have added options that allow you to silt out videos based on mood, time of the day and social interests. The customized channels deliver personalized videos by bringing new contents everyday catering to various interests.
Color Touch Effects
You feel that the snap you took looks dull and want to give it a real makeover. Well, color touch effects will certainly be the best option. The app allows recoloring and applying cool filters and effects to images. One can choose from the pre-effects including black and white and sepia. The two finger zooming helps to zoom any picture as the user can configure the brushes as he likes. Once done with your art work you can share it via Facebook, e-mail or whatsapp for the world to admire.
Retune
Retune is an app that allows you to control itunes remotely. Now get the app installed on your Android phone and get rid of the bother of going to the music system to change tracks or changing the volume. The free Android app also works well with itunes being played on your Macbook. Digital Audio Control Protocol feature of the app lets you to connect extra devices by entering a pairing password. Retune also allows browsing through songs, creating playlist and rating them.
Vignette
Give your photographs a vintage touch with Vignette. With a vast collection of over 76 photo effects and 57 photo frames the photo editing app presents you all the features needed to enhance the snap. The app runs on Android and weighs less than 1MB on installation. Vignette offers an amazing user interface that presents all the related effects in a neatly arranged fashion for the user to easily pick from.