【GoPro Journal] VOL.6 You don't have to be a GoPro user to use "Quik" to easily organize your photos and videos!

GoPro, the action camera company, is introducing a new app called "Quik," which is a revamped version of its previous apps. The name says it all, and this app makes it easy to "quickly" enjoy your favorite photos and videos taken with any camera or smartphone.

In this day and age, it is commonplace for most people to take photos and videos with their smartphones. Because of the ease with which they can be taken, a huge number of photos and videos accumulate in the camera roll on a daily basis.

With "Quik," you can organize your videos and photos, easily create highlight videos, and easily and entertainingly put together your favorite photos and videos without having them buried in your camera roll.

And you don't have to be a " GoPro " user to use all of these features.

For example, when you take a favorite photo or video, you can share it to the Quik app and it will be added to your personal "Mural" feed in the app, making it easy to find the photo or video later.

In addition, when multiple photos or videos are shared to "Quik" at once, they are grouped together as a single event, and the app automatically creates a highlight video synced to the beat of the music, automatically creating a photo album that is fun to watch.

Of course, this video can be adjusted to your liking. , as well as powerful yet simple editing tools for those who prefer to edit their photos and videos themselves.

In addition, images can be added from a variety of other places, such as from a smartphone's camera roll, as well as images sent to you via social networking or messaging apps.

The main features of "Quik" are as follows

. unlimited import of your favorite photos and videos: Import photos and videos taken with any camera, including GoPros, DSLRs, and smartphones. With "Quik," you'll never have to worry about missing your best shots, and you can easily enjoy them all in one app.

Unlimited cloud backup ( to be released by the end of the year ): All photos and videos added to the "Quik" Mural feed will be backed up in their original quality.

Automatic video editing: Simply select the photos and videos you want to use and create an attractive video synchronized with songs from your library or music stored on your smartphone.

. Powerful editing tools: adjust exposure, contrast, color, and brightness; unleash your creativity with intuitive single- and multi-clip video editing; and add text, stickers, and more.

. new video speed tool: you can vary the speed of the video at multiple points in a single video clip, add super slow motion, and freeze frame segments.

GoPro's proprietary filters: a wide variety of filters are available, including many optimized for natural environments such as snow, deserts, and water.

Premium Themes: Easily infuse style and energy into your videos by selecting from a list of sophisticated video editing themes that are added one after another.

New GoPro Original Songs: Choose from a growing list of GoPro-produced, royalty-free songs, or use your own songs to add music to your videos. The beat of the music will automatically sync with the video.

. frame grabbing: You can cut out a still photo from a video.

. Easy sharing on social networking sites: post directly to Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, etc., or share via SMS or email.

Quik is available for iOS and Android, as well as for photos and videos from any camera, including the latest smartphones, GoPro, and SLR cameras.

Quik" is free to download , and can be used as a trial version. If you want to use all the features of the application, sign up for a subscription for 200 yen per month or 1,080 yen per year. This subscription also includes the ability to upload an unlimited number of photos and videos imported into "Quik" to the cloud in their original quality(his feature will be released later this year).

To celebrate the release of Quik, the "Make It #Quik Award Challenge" is being held to recognize outstanding "Quik" creations. Please submit your best work created with the "Quik" application,GoPro.com/AwardsPlease apply from .

There is a saying that "necessity is the mother of invention," but it could also be said that play is the father of creativity. To start with, you may want to download the "Quik" application, a nifty video editing tool, for a trial run to enjoy photos and videos in a casual, playful way.

Text_Shinri Kobayashi