Edit Media in Arattai: Trim Videos & Annotate Images

About Media Editing

Arattai allows you to edit and modify photos and trim videos before sending them in a chat or uploading them in a Story.
Table of Contents  
  • Image Editing
  • Video Editing

Image Editing  

After selecting a photo from your gallery or camera, you’ll see editing options on the preview screen.
Android
iOS
Web
Android
  • Draw: A selection of pens are available for drawing on the image:
    • Pen
    • Glow pen
    • Arrow pen
    • Highlighter
    • Eraser
    • Blur
  • Text: You can add text in any colour with a choice of 13 different fonts. The text's alignment can be adjusted, and formatting options such as bolditalicsunderline, and strikethrough are supported.
  • Shapes: Add shapeschat bubbles and arrows to your images.
  • Colours: Choose from a wide range of colours for drawing, shapes, and text.
  • Crop and Rotate: Images can be cropped freely by adjusting the corners or by choosing a specific dimension. You can also flip the photo or rotate it.
  • Other Controls: You can Undo, Redo, or Discard your edits from the preview page. 

iOS
  • Pens: Three pen types are provided for drawing: MarkerHighlighter, and Arrow. You can choose from various colours and adjust the thickness of the pen.
  • Shapes: Add shapes and arrows to your images.
  • Text: Text can be added to images, with formatting options including FrameFill, and Outline.
  • Tagging: A set of tagging tools such as CorrectWrongQuestion, and Number are available.
  • Blur: A blur tool is available to obscure specific parts of an image.
  • Crop and Rotate: Images can be cropped freely by adjusting the corners or by choosing a specific dimension. You can also flip the photo or rotate it.
  • Other Controls: You can Undo, Redo, or Discard your edits from the preview page. 

Web
  • Highlighting Tools: You can use a Marker or shape tools like Rectangle and Ellipse to highlight content.
  • Highlighter Pen: A dedicated highlighting pen is available in colours including YellowRedGreen, and Orange.
  • Arrow & Line: You can add an Arrow, Double arrow, or a simple Line to your image.
  • Text: Add text to your image with adjustable size and various font colours. An Outline can also be added for better visibility.
  • Tagging Tools: A set of tags is available, including NumberCorrectWrong, and Unclear.
  • Concealing Tools: You can use Blur or Smudge to conceal sensitive information.
  • Crop: You can drag to crop the image freely.
  • Other Controls: You can select and edit elementsor Discard them whole from the preview page. 

Video Editing  

Arattai allows users to trim videos before sharing. The drawing, text, and other image editing tools are not available for videos.

Video Trimming is supported on iOS. After selecting a video, a trimming bar appears on top of the preview screen. You can drag the handles on either end of the video to select a specific segment to share.
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