Introduction to Infuse Pro
Infuse Pro is a robust and full-featured video player and editor app designed for iPhone, iPad, and the Apple TV set-top box. With powerful editing tools wrapped in a gorgeous interface, Infuse Pro aims to be the ultimate video app for creators and consumers alike.
The app enables editing 4K high-dynamic range (HDR) video right on your iPhone or iPad with smooth real-time performance and a streamlined workflow. The sheer amount of features packed into Infuse 7 Pro for casual users all the way up to advanced video creators is quite incredible for an iOS app.
Key highlights of Infuse 7 Pro include:
- Edit and export videos up to 4K HDR resolution
- Timeline video editing with frame by frame precision
- Advanced trimming, splitting, rotating, cropping tools
- Audio editing features like ducking and volume keyframes
- Chroma key green screen removal and compositing
- Adding overlays like text, images, filters, transitions
- Apply motion tracking to text and graphics elements
- Background audio playback and PiP while multitasking
The Infuse media player itself focuses heavily on quality and performance, promising best-in-class playback of your personal videos. The powerful video decoder can handle high bitrate 4K footage without dropped frames or lag.
Other standout media playback features include adaptive streaming, multiple audio track support, background playback while using other apps, customizable gestures, and cross-device syncing between iPhone, iPad, and your Apple TV.
“I’ve tried all other video players and Infuse easily plays back high bitrate videos at their full quality unlike VLC.” – r/Infuse User Review
Next, we’ll dive deeper into the the key benefits of upgrading to Infuse 7 Pro compared to the free app.
Main Features and Benefits of Using Infuse 7 Pro
Infuse 7 offers a free base app focused mainly on video playback, while unlocking the full editing and export features requires a Pro subscription.
Here are some of the core benefits unlocked with Infuse Pro:
Unlimited video editing
The timeline-based video editor in Infuse 7 Pro gives you an unlimited canvas to edit projects to your heart’s desire. Trim, split, arrange, add effects – no limits on timeline duration or layers with the Pro upgrade.
4K HDR master timeline
The editing timeline can handle 4K HDR videos without proxy files required. You get full frame-accurate control while editing in up to 4K.
Advanced Audio Ducking
Selectively lower background audio when dialog or sound effects play for better clarity in your videos. Go beyond just volume levels with custom ducking.
HEVC and ProRes support
Unlock the ability to export videos in smaller HEVC files or higher quality ProRes formats directly from Infuse 7 Pro.
No watermarks
Videos exported with a free Infuse 7 account get an annoying watermark burned in. Go Pro to export completely clean files.
Chroma Key
Professionally remove and tweak green screen backgrounds with Infuse’s built-in chroma keyer – no more harsh trimming by hand!
Motion Tracking
Select elements in a video to motion track things like text and graphics. Effects intelligently follow moving objects in the scene.
And much more! Keep reading to learn how to make the most of these powerful features…
Learning Your Way Around Infuse Pro
The Infuse Pro interface adapts based on what device you are using it on while maintaining familiar touch and navigation patterns.
1. Sidebar: Quickly access categories like Recents, Playlists, and more. Favoriting files stores them under the Starred tab.
2. Preview Scrubber: See thumbnails when scrubbing on iPad and Apple TV.
3. Top Toolbar: Buttons for library functions like arranging, filtering, syncing and AirPlay streaming.
4. Playback Tools: Standard transport controls plus tools like subtitles, speed adjustment and PiP.
5. Editing Tools: Access the video editor and tools like trimming, filters, annotating and audio editing.
On the iPhone, the interface condenses into a single vertical scrolling page with tabs. But the same sections and tools are all still easily accessible with just a few taps.
The Infuse Pro video editor uses a traditional digital video editing timeline concept. You build up a sequence of clips, photos, titles and effects on layers.
It may seem complex at first when coming from simpler mobile editors, but everything is visually laid out in an easy to understand timeline system.
Importing and Managing Media in Infuse 7
Getting videos and other media content into Infuse is the first step for both playback and video editing projects.
Infuse 7 supports importing from both local device storage as well as various cloud services:
- Local device storage – Camera Roll videos, photos and audio files are accessed directly in the Infuse media library once granted photo access permissions. You can also transfer files manually via iTunes or using third party tool like Documents by Readdle.
- iCloud Photos – Your iCloud Photos library integrates directly into Infuse once enabled in settings. Great option for working with videos shot on iPhones and iPads from all your Apple devices.
- Dropbox and Google Drive – Link cloud storage accounts in Infuse settings to directly browse and import videos from Dropbox or Google Drive cloud storage. Very handy for working cross-platform.
- Web downloads – Infuse integrates with Safari web downloads to easily save videos from websites and online storage hosts like Vimeo or Google Photos for offline viewing or editing.
Infuse 7 supports essentially any common media video, audio and photo format you’re likely to encounter, including:
- Video: MP4, MOV, M4V, MATROSKA (MKV), AVI, DIVX, WMV, MPEG-2 (TS), AVCHD (MTS), WEBM and more
- Audio: MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, WMA, AC3, AAC
- Images: JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP
Advanced Video Editing Made Simple in Infuse
The Infuse Pro upgrade unlocks professional-grade video editing and effects tools. From basic trims and splits to multi-layer timelines with chroma key VFX, Infuse aims to offer desktop-quality features in an intuitive touch interface.
Let’s run through some of the key video editing tools at your fingertips:
- Trim precisely down to single frames on the frame accurate timeline
- Split longer clips into multiple segments
- Arrange segments on the timeline via drag and drop
- Crop & rotate videos and photos
- Adjust speed with slow motion and fast forward
- Add animations like Ken Burns effect to still photos
- Touch-friendly keyframes for audio, text and graphics
- Change playback direction of clips
Advanced and VFX tools:
- Chroma key green screen removal
- Track motion and pin graphics/text to moving objects
- Automate with behaviors: parallax, physics, scroll based animations
- Correct fisheye lens distortion
- Powerful curve-based color grading
- Mask filter effects to isolate areas
- Create stunning PinP effects
You can tap on any clip on the timeline to expand the inspector window and access the wealth of editing, transform and effect parameters available per clip.
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of options! But Infuse does a great job letting you start simple and add on from there.
Enhancing Videos with Stunning Effects
While Infuse handles the basics like trimming and joining clips, some of the more unique benefits come from taking advantage of the built-in effects and VFX tools to give your videos some professional polish.
Removing and Tweaking Green Screen Backgrounds
The Chroma Key effect lets you quickly remove green screen backgrounds and composite your footage over new virtual environments and motion graphics.
Getting smooth keys can take lots of fine tuning with traditional tools. But Infuse makes it surprisingly easy to pull quality keys without nasty holes or halos even with imperfect green screens:
Motion Tracking Text, Graphics and Filter Effects
The motion tracking engine lets you pin graphical elements, text boxes and filter effects to automatically move and follow objects in your video.
Tracking data gets saved right in the project. So you can hand off to other editors or adjust later without needing to redo analysis.
Here’s a quick demo of motion tracking an end credit to stick to the skateboard as it moves across frame:
From lower thirds and leader lines calling out details, to selectively blurring faces or logos, motion tracking unlocks a world of possibilities!
Building Stunning Multi-Layer Composites
Tie together clips, effects, text, filters and graphics using the multi-track timeline compositing in Infuse. Think layers in Photoshop but for video!
Build up complete scenes by combining:
- Foreground green screen footage keyed over virtual backgrounds
- Picture-in-picture effects mashing up multiple shots
- Text boxes with motion tracked animations to call out on-screen elements
- Shape overlays like circles, arrows and lines to guide viewer attention
Blending all these elements leverages the same layer compositing concepts used in Hollywood VFX and motion graphics!
Exporting and Sharing Your Final Videos
Finishing a video editing project in Infuse would not be complete without exporting the final product to share with your friends, fans and followers!
Infuse Pro supports exporting in a wide array of popular formats:
Commercial formats:
- MP4 (h.264 or HEVC)
- MOV (h.264)
- Apple ProRes
Web & Social formats:
- YouTube & Facebook (MP4 h.264)
- Twitter (MP4)
- Vimeo (MP4)
Apple device formats:
- Final Cut Pro XML
- Photos export
Or you can easily share directly to popular social platforms like YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook and Twitter to publish videos without leaving Infuse.
When exporting in MP4 format you have extensive control over resolution, bitrate encoding parameters that balance file size and quality during export.
Infuse leverages hardware encoding available in newer iPhones and iPads to provide blazing fast export speed even when working in 4K. You’ll wait minutes rather than hours to finish intensive video encoding jobs.
Finally, Infuse makes it easy to preserve a local backup of all your exported videos by saving to either local Camera Roll storage or cloud services like Dropbox.
Pro-Level 4K Playback and Streaming
Infuse rightly prides itself as a powerhouse 4K player in addition to the awesome editing tools. The custom-built video playback engine aims to deliver pristine movie watching without dropped frames, ugly compression artifacts or audio sync issues.
You can feel confident importing high bitrate 4K HDR footage shot on cinema cameras or drones and have Infuse handle playback smoothly.
Where the free Infuse viewer falters trying to keep up and drops to low resolution, Infuse Pro keeps the full 4K HDR picture quality playing perfectly thanks to:
- Optimized decoder leveraging hardware acceleration in Apple chips
- Adaptive bitrate tech to downgrade temporarily only if needed
- Pixel-perfect playback optimizations eliminate ugly dropped frames
Beyond just local playback, Infuse makes it effortless to wirelessly streamvideos to your Apple TV using AirPlay with the same pristine quality.
While streaming, your iOS device becomes a remote that even lets you skip intros and control playback while moving around the house untethered!
Cross-Device Syncing and AirPlay Support
Picking up right where you left off regardless of whether starting playback on an iPad in bed, iPhone on the couch or Apple TV in the living room is key.
That’s why Infuse offers excellent cross-device syncing:
Where you left watching
Infuse keeps viewing progress in sync across all paired iPhone, iPad and ?TV devices linked to the same iCloud account. Start binging that show downstairs and easily resume seamlessly pick up right from that timestamp turning on the TV later!
Favorites and Watchlists
Marking movies and shows as favorites creates unified cross-device watchlists. Flag content on iPad to easily pull up later on Apple TV when ready for big screen viewing.
AirPlay Streaming
Already talked about wireless streaming above, but worth emphasizing again how useful it is streaming personal media libraries direct from iPhone or iPad to television via AirPlay rather than being limited only to built-in ?TV storage.
Why Infuse Pro is an Essential Video Tool
We’ve covered a ton of ground detailing features and functions across the robust Infuse app ecosystem. But what makes Infuse Pro a must-have in any serious iOS media toolbox?
All in one powerhouse
Uniting a polished streaming media player, full-featured video editor, and avenue for publishing content – all in a beautifully designed app perfectly tailored for Apple devices.
Desktop-class features
Precise frame-by-frame trimming, motion tracking, chroma keying bring professional post-production tools to mobile creators looking to level up production capabilities on iPad and iPhone.
Stunning playback without compromise
Watch movies in full quality without worries of dropped frames, choppy playback ruining immersion. Infuse set the gold standard for private media playback on iOS years ago.
Constant innovation
The passionate indie developers behind Infuse consistently deliver significant updates year after year enhancing format support, optimizing performance and piling on incredible new pro editing tools rivaling desktop offerings.
Community trusted
With a near cult-like following amassing hundreds of thousands of downloads since launching a decade ago plus enthusiast communities like /r/Infuse and even an eponymous fan podcast called “Infused” – the user love runs deep!
If you’ve made it this far reading, what are you waiting for? Download Infuse Pro to start enjoying next-level video entertainment unlocked by this incredible Swiss Army knife media maestro tool for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV!