GoPro goes again to desktops with a new enhancing app for Mac. Whereas the corporate has lengthy supplied GoPro Studio and Participant + ReelSteady desktop apps, a lot of its consideration has been on cell because it purchased Replay and Splice in 2016. It rebranded the previous to Quik.
The most recent desktop program relies on Quik and it ties into the GoPro cell apps. You can begin enhancing within the Quik cell app and end up in your Mac — or vice-versa. Options embody a beat sync software that matches your edit to the rhythm of the backing monitor. There’s an auto-highlight enhancing operate too. Though the Mac enhancing suite might actually use extra options, GoPro says all the important thing instruments from the Quik cell app will make their technique to desktop by the point a Home windows model arrives later this 12 months.
GoPro costs those that do not use its gadgets $10 per 12 months to make use of the Quik cell app. Subscribers to its different tiers will get entry to the desktop app at no additional price. On that word, the corporate is rebranding its GoPro Subscription to GoPro Premium. It nonetheless prices $50 per 12 months (although newcomers get a 50 % low cost for the primary 12 months) and it contains perks corresponding to limitless cloud backups, livestreaming, reductions on gear and assured digital camera replacements.
The corporate is including a better subscription tier as nicely, GoPro Premium+. It contains all the perks of Premium, together with HyperSmooth Professional video stabilization and as much as 500GB of cloud storage for footage captured with non-GoPro cameras (in contrast with 25GB for Premium). Premium+ prices $100 per 12 months, and Premium customers can improve for $50.
Replace 2/6 1:07PM ET: Clarifying that GoPro purchased Replay and rebranded it as Quik.