Travel tech: Cameo is ready for your travel videos

Create a quick, slick travel video collage with your smartphone videos.

Name: Cameo

Available: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch. Requires iOS8 or later.

Cost: Free

What it does: It’s an app that imports your iOS videos, allows you to edit, personalize and add music, and then share them on popular social platforms.

What’s hot: I’m daunted by other video-editing apps, but I was enamored with Cameo’s latest because of its lightning-quick video import tool. My videos quickly loaded, and I could easily change their order to craft my travel movie. There also was some hip music I could choose and use — for free — to accompany my video. Love filters? Cameo offers choices, called “themes,” too. Need inspiration? I found some sample videos by scrolling down on the Vimeo.com website. There’s also a “Best of Cameo” channel on the Vimeo blog too.

What’s not: Some fans of Cameo’s original app say they miss the social element that is gone with this version. That didn’t bother me because I’m new to video editing, but I would love to see more font choices and more options for placing titles and captions on the screen. I’d even pay for that upgrade.

This story was originally published August 7, 2015 at 9:13 PM with the headline "Travel tech: Cameo is ready for your travel videos."