Editing tools get cheaper

Instagram has started letting users edit posted comments for 15 minutes, while Meta and Blackmagic Design are also pushing cheaper editing tools onto phones and laptops. (routenote.com) (about.fb.com) (blackmagicdesign.com) The Instagram change is small but concrete: a typo, broken link text, or wrong call to action in a comment can now be fixed without deleting and reposting. RouteNote reported the rollout as a 15-minute edit window for comments, a limit that mirrors the short grace periods other social apps use for post cleanup. (routenote.com) Meta widened that idea on April 22, 2025, when it launched Edits, a free mobile video-creation app built for making and revising short videos on a phone. Meta said the app includes longer camera capture, editing tools, project management, and performance insights in one workflow. (about.fb.com) Blackmagic Design moved the same market from the other end with DaVinci Resolve 21, which the company says adds a Photo page, more than 100 motion graphic effects, 50 new features, and hundreds of quality-of-life improvements. Blackmagic also said the release adds new artificial intelligence tools including IntelliSearch, CineFocus, facial refinement, and blemish removal. (blackmagicdesign.com) Editing software used to split into two tiers: quick fixes inside social apps, and heavier desktop suites for client work, color correction, and delivery. Meta’s phone-first app and Blackmagic’s expanding feature set both narrow that gap, even though they target different users. (about.fb.com) (blackmagicdesign.com) The practical effect is that more revision work now happens after publishing and closer to the platform where audiences respond. A creator can fix a comment on Instagram, cut a revised short video in Edits, or move into Resolve 21 for sponsor graphics, still-photo grading, and finishing without changing the basic job: correcting and polishing content fast. (routenote.com) (about.fb.com) (blackmagicdesign.com) Meta said it built Edits with creator feedback and plans to add more features over time. Blackmagic is pitching Resolve 21 as a broader production hub, while Instagram’s comment edit button handles the smallest and most public kind of revision: the one already sitting under a live post. (about.fb.com) (blackmagicdesign.com) (routenote.com)