Filmstro Web App Demonstration with New Features – Make Your Own Soundtracks
Filmstro is a music library with a twist – all tracks and music are adjustable and can be customized within a video, rather than editing the video to the music. Now, the Filmstro Web App got a brand new update allowing filmmakers to integrate video directly into the Web App to then choose and customize their favorite royalty-free music tracks online. This new version is already available as a lifetime subscription for only $189. Let’s take a closer look.
Filmstro was originally launched in 2016 and allows filmmakers to create music tracks that are designed to fit their films. If you are not familiar with the service, you can watch a video demonstration by my colleague Nino here and read more about Filmstro here.
Choosing the music
There are different ways of searching for music in the Web App, as all tracks are categorized by mood, video genre, instrumental palette, new or featured music, game genre and so on.
Including your video
When adding your chosen video track to the Filmstro Web App, you are not uploading it, but the clip is integrated directly in your browser. Make sure to use MP4 file format for your film, as no PreRes or any other codec is supported. Altogether this is a very easy-to-use and simple workflow.
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Once your video is integrated, you can add music to your video and start customizing it to your taste. You can also mix the original video soundtrack with the music you are looking for, to get a better idea of how it would complement the edit.
Customizing your music track
When you’ve found a suitable music track for your video, you can customize the music in several different ways. For example, you can not only adjust the length, the in-, and out-shape, but also the momentum, the power, and the depth of your music track by only dragging 3 simple sliders.
Additionally, you are also able to switch certain sounds on single tracks of your music on and off. For example, if you have a multiple-instrument track, you could only filter out the strings, or the drums. Unfortunately, the Filmstro Web App only provides track numbers instead of clearly labeled tracks. To find out which instrument is assigned to which track you have to listen to every single one.
Conclusions
The Filmstro Web App is a very practical tool that gives you a lot of flexibility by modifying existing music tracks for your film. It almost comes close to the possibilities you have when you are working with a real music composer. Changing an arrangement, changing momentum, changing the way and the intensity the instruments are performing, and changing the power and the size of the ensemble can come in extremely handy when you are looking for the right music for your project.
Of course, as Filmstro is a music library, it is important to have as large a selection of music tracks as possible. It would also be also nice to get an NLE plug-in for Filmstro and to be able to work with keyframes.
Price and availability
The new FilmstroPro Web App is now available on the company’s website. But one of the best things about Filmstro is their lifetime subscription! Indeed, with an investment of only $189, you gain access to their services and an ever-growing library.
Have you been using Filmstro already? How do you like the new features? Please let us know your thoughts in the comment section below!
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