Decent Free Video Editing Software ideas? (1 Viewer)

[Saint_Ward]

Anyone use any video editing software? Looking for free only, just enough to do a homework assignment. Mostly, splicing recorded video, editing it, adding music, adding a Title screen and credits.

I know Windows 10 still has a sorta hidden option, but not sure how useful it is.

Open Shot pops up on searches.

video Pad looks a lot like the old movie maker from Windows, so that might be an early favorite.

Thanks.

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

Are you streaming/recording something, or post-processing an preexisting clip?

I've used this before, but it can be a bit "clunky." It's open-source, free and it works, but it's challenging. Give it a shot, but your offspring (depending on his/her personality) may be frustrated by it.

Open Broadcaster Software | OBS

OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) is free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Stream to Twitch, YouTube and many other providers or record your own videos with high quality H264 / AAC encoding.

obsproject.com

Not sure if you are a Mac person or not, but I've used "Movie Maker" to do presentations (rather than powerpoint) and it works reasonably well. Really depends how deep you wish to dig. It certainly has issues, but it will likely do the job (if you have a Mac OS to work with).

Just as a point of reference, I use Windows based systems for work ( because of hardware control) and a Mac for personal use for communications and such.

 

[Saint_Ward]

I'm all Window's. Not a Mac guy.

And post processing a pre-existing clip. For my daugher's homework assignment.

 

[Charlie Brizzown]

DaVinci Resolve is a pretty solid one.

DaVinci Resolve 18 | Blackmagic Design

Professional video editing, color correction, visual effects and audio post production all in a single application. Free and paid versions for Mac, Windows and Linux.

www.blackmagicdesign.com

 

[Heathen Saint]

DaVinci Resolve is a pretty solid one.

DaVinci Resolve 18 | Blackmagic Design

Professional video editing, color correction, visual effects and audio post production all in a single application. Free and paid versions for Mac, Windows and Linux.

www.blackmagicdesign.com

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[MikeyF]

I use Openshot.

OpenShot Video Editor | Free, Open, and Award-Winning Video Editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows!

OpenShot is an award-winning free and open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows. Create videos with exciting video effects, titles, audio tracks, and animations.

www.openshot.org

 

[Saint_Ward]

BTW, thanks for all of the feedback, but I found a way to use windows to do it for me, it was enough for what we needed.