Any good video editing software or programs?

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Boone

So recently I have decided that I want to make a youtube channel where I put up guitar videos, video game videos, etc with my friends. However, I do not have any good software for editing videos. I would like to do things such as put audio files over a video that was already made, adding effects, adding music, etc. Can anyone help me? Any programs or software? I would prefer them to be cheap or free, of course.

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Take a look at the tutorials for Windows Movie Maker at http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Tutorials/ - it may be WMM is all you need.

The version 2 series were probably the most versatile, you can find them here - http://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/windows-movie-maker.html

Other free video editors are...

Wax - http://www.debugmode.com/wax/ - this is also a compositor - a bit like Adobe's After Effects
VideoLAN Movie Creator - http://www.videolan.org/vlmc/
TrakAxPC - http://www.trakax.com/software/pc/
VideoSpin - http://www.videospin.com/
VideoPad - the free version - http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/
Lightworks - http://www.lightworksbeta.com/ - I like this one
Serif MoviePlus - http://www.serif.com/free-video-editing-software/
Ezvid - www.ezvid.com/

VirtualDub, RAD Video tools, AVITricks and Avidemux are also good tools you should look at. Although not full editors like the others they have some useful features.

Lightworks and Wax together are a very good video editing system for free.

All are safe, at least from the sites I've linked to.

There are also plenty of low cost options. http://video-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ reviews 14 video editors under $100.

What are some good video editing softwares free for windows?

Alyssa Mal

Leave links below please! I just am sick of windows live movie maker, and it doesn't even have all the effects im looking for.. please suggest some cool free softwares that are simple to use. Thanks!

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Take a look at the tutorials for Windows Movie Maker at
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Tutorials/ - it may be WMM is all you need. It really is foolproof except that it's picky in what file formats it takes and the lack of native support for multiple video and audio tracks are a definite disadvantage (but there are workarounds).

The version 2 series were probably the most versatile, you can find them here - http://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/windows-movie-maker.html - but you'll have problems installing the older versions on Windows 7. Windows Live Movie Maker is still good, but not so versatile.

Other free video editors are...

Wax - http://www.debugmode.com/wax/ - this is also a compositor - a bit like Adobe's After Effects - - unlimited video and audio tracks
VideoLAN Movie Creator - http://videolan.org/vlmc/ - up to 64 audio and video tracks
TrakAxPC - www.trakax.com/software/pc/
VideoSpin - http://videospin.com/ - just 1 video track so you may as well use WMM
VideoPad - the free version - http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/
Lightworks - http://www.lightworksbeta.com/ - I like this one - unlimited tracks ?
Serif MoviePlus - http://serif.com/free-video-editing-software/ - unlimited tracks ?
Ezvid - ezvid.com/ - 32 video and audio tracks

Another is Zwei-Stein. This is a good editor but I found the interface to be absolutely horrible.

VirtualDub, RAD Video tools, AVITricks and Avidemux are also good tools you should look at. Although not full editors like the others they have some useful features.

Lightworks and Wax together are a very good video editing system for free.

All are safe, at least from the sites I've linked to.

If you want to spend some money then there are reviews of 14 video editors under $100 at http://video-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

More costly are video editors like Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere. Both of which are very good. Premiere is probably more advanced but harder to learn everything it can do.

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What free software can I download to make and edit videos on my computer?

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Surfin B1r

I just would like some suggestions (links would be very helpful) to a free, safe and good quality video editing software and/or video recorder. Somewhat like a webcam that can record what is going on, on my screen, if there are any. Thanks!

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Look on CNET or PC Magazine websites. They have free downloads and reviews of all kinds of software.

Which according to you is the best software to use?

Jayus_11

1. I wanted to make a movie. We have a small community, and planning to make an event so can you guide me which software is best for video editing with all types of animations and visual effects.

2. As there is an event i wanted to connect different video camera on one computer while shooting the event. Which software is best for video making?

Both question are different first is for video editing software and second question for video shooting is goin on and at that which video editor is best

I hope you got it what i mean
I would appreciate your help.

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Windows Movie Maker may be good enough for what you want to do. Version 2.6 was probably the most versatile and you can get that from http://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/windows-movie-maker.html

There are tutorials for doing all sorts of interesting things with the video with WMM at http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Tutorials/

Another great solutions would be to use Lightworks - http://www.lightworksbeta.com/ and Wax - http://www.lightworksbeta.com/ as a compositor.

http://video-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ reviews 15 video editors between $30 and $100.

A bit more upscale is Sony Vegas - http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegassoftware - which is $600

A lot more upscale is Adobe Premiere and After Effects which will cost around $1,700 - they are difficult to use at first but is the absolute best you can probably do on a PC.

Norpix - http://www.norpix.com/ - are probably one of the best companies to contact regarding connecting and recording multiple cameras. You can connect multiple cameras to a single computer using a specialized input card. These vary greatly in price but you are talking several hundred dollars - http://www.anymaze.com/camera.htm

It also depends on what sort of inputs you're talking about from the cameras, USB, Firewire, coax? so long as the hub has enough bandwidth and the computer is fast enough a simple hub may do for what you want, and so you'll just need the recording software to take care of all the separate inputs.

You may find it cheaper to record each camera directly to it's own DVD recorder then copy all the DVDs to a single computer for compositing and editing - http://www.google.com/search?q=dvd+recorder

If you're talking about live video mixing then you've got lots of choices and many of the mixers have loads of effects you can use. These range from a couple of hundred dollars to thousands - http://www.google.com/search?q=video+mixer

A couple of tips - make sure all the wiring is taped down. Gaffer tape is best - it looks like duct tape but is less sticky (unless you manage to stick it to itself) which means you can safely use it on almost any surface. I can guaranteee you that if you don't use it someone will trip over the wiring.

The other thing is whichever way you decide to do this test it all thoroughly and well in advance of the event. Also test it again just before the event. It's easy to forget to turn something on or leave a wire unplugged.

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