Instagram announced its new stand-alone application Boomerang, which has been making a splash on the internet with its quirky videos. The app allows the user to record short videos, and play them back and forth after.
The Boomerang App does not actually require the user to log in to Instagram, rather the video loop can be shared directly to Facebook, Instagram or other social media sites the user prefers. The app cannot be classified as a bloatware since its feature is pretty straightforward. The app lets the user take five photos and make them into a video loop, which plays forward then backward, thus the name Boomerang.
Boomerang video is directly saved to one's camera role, which makes it easier to share with other preferred sites. One might look at Bboomerang videos as GIFs, but they are totally different. GIFs are photos stitched together to create a loop video, while boomerangs can actually be taken from a video and plays it forward and backward. However, comparing the app to Vines is uncalled for, because there is no audio coming out of a Boomerang video.
With this app, users can transform an ordinary selfie or groufie into something that has motion. A complete innovation on how photography works today. The notable feature of the app is the ability of playing the one-second video backward in a loop, which is quite different from the common short video offers by other social media sites.
The concept of Boomerang for video is astonishing. According to reviews, the best way to capture a Boomerang Video is by taking pictures of a skater friend, launching a rocket toy, blowing bubbles or even a five-burst picture of a running dog. Users can use either the rear or front facing camera on their devices to capture their boomerangs. The best fact about this app is that users do not need to make an account to start uploading videos on the net, hence making it an app that you can use for almost all social media sites.
