Meta updated its Edits video editing app with three new features for creators. The update adds speed curves for variable playback, automatic audio balancing across video elements, and text animation duration controls. Meta announced the changes through the Creators account on Threads on November 12.
Speed curves give creators frame-level control over playback timing. The feature lets users increase or decrease video playback speed at specific moments within a clip. Edits offers a range of preset speed curve options, so creators select from existing patterns that ramp up or slow down at different points. Additionally, creators build their own custom curves for precise control. This approach mirrors professional editing workflows where filmmakers use speed ramps for dramatic impact, slow-motion transitions, or time-lapse effects. Bringing that control to a mobile app makes it accessible to Reels creators without desktop software.
Auto audio balancing addresses a common frustration in multi-clip editing. When creators combine footage from different sources, audio levels often vary dramatically between clips. The new tool automatically levels audio across all video elements, so voiceovers, background music, and ambient sound maintain consistent volume throughout the final video. Because uneven audio is one of the fastest ways to lose a viewer’s attention, this feature directly improves content quality.
Text animation duration controls round out the update. Creators now define exactly how long text appears in their video, how fast it animates in and out, and how quickly animations loop. Previously, text timing required workarounds. Consequently, this addition gives creators native precision over one of the most commonly used elements in short-form video.
Beyond these editing tools, Meta also updated the Inspiration tab inside Edits. Users now choose which content topics appear more or less frequently in their feed of reference clips. This approach works similarly to Meta’s “Your Algorithm” controls on Facebook. However, it focuses specifically on the clips creators browse for ideas rather than their personal social feeds.
Meta has shipped Edits updates roughly every two weeks since launch. The app also recently expanded to macOS, which gives creators access to all these features on a larger screen. For Meta, the steady cadence of updates signals a long-term commitment to competing with CapCut, which dominates the mobile video editing space.
