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Hi all:

Is there any new entrant into the low-cost bracket for video editing software under Win10?

I have older SW that is not very easy to use, and is not very capable.

My needs are minimal -- mostly just cutting out clips from a long video and "splicing" them together. Decent transitions would be a help.
 
OpenShot and Shotcut are two open source programs for video editing.

Davinci Resolve is pro-grade software that company gives away.

ACDSee had a recent giveaway promotion of their Video Studio program.

For your rather basic needs, maybe just use the software from your camera manufacturer? Or Microsoft and Apple (I think) both have free video software for using with their operating systems.
 
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I use Movie Maker on my Windows 10 computer to do video editing. Microsoft claims Microsoft Photos does video editing, "In Photos, select Create > Video remix and select the photos and videos you want to include" but I have never tried it. I can't remember how I got Microsoft Movie Maker into Windows 10. PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.8 PE came with one of my cameras but I still use Movie Maker.
 
I see Microsoft has now added Video Editor to Windows 10. I'm sure that will be able to do basic stuff.
 
Bobthearch said:
OpenShot.... open source programs for video editing.

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I use OpenShot for my simple video needs. It will easily do what you want, is open source and free.

I like it; but I have simple needs as well - splicing, joining video clips with still photos, and adding music.
 
You might take a look at the offerings from www.magix.com. I use Vegas Pro but they have entry level options.
 
Jim B (MSP) said:
Bobthearch said:
OpenShot.... open source programs for video editing...
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I use OpenShot for my simple video needs. It will easily do what you want, is open source and free.

I like it; but I have simple needs as well - splicing, joining video clips with still photos, and adding music.
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Thanks for your comments on OpenShot, Jim B.

Does it crash frequently? Last time I tried it, it did. However Wikipedia says version 2 was rewritten to avoid the GTK Timeline, which they imply was the principal cause of unreliability.

Can OpenShot edit and render 4K video?

Recently I tried KDEnlive on Linux. KDEnlive seems just as good as our slightly old version of formerly Sony now Magix (Vegas) Movie Studio, $60.
 
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CAcreeks said:
Jim B (MSP) said:
Bobthearch said:
OpenShot.... open source programs for video editing...
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I use OpenShot for my simple video needs. It will easily do what you want, is open source and free.

I like it; but I have simple needs as well - splicing, joining video clips with still photos, and adding music.
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Thanks for your comments on OpenShot, Jim B.

Does it crash frequently? Last time I tried it, it did. However Wikipedia says version 2 was rewritten to avoid the GTK Timeline, which they imply was the principal cause of unreliability.
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It has never crashed when I have used it.
CAcreeks said:
Can OpenShot edit and render 4K video?
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I don't know, as I don't shoot 4K. I just use my Canon 80D.
CAcreeks said:
Recently I tried KDEnlive on Linux. KDEnlive seems just as good as our slightly old version of formerly Sony now Magix (Vegas) Movie Studio, $60.
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I have only used it on Windows 10. I have used it on an older HP laptop with an older Intel i7, as well as newer desktop with the most recent i7.

I'd judge the performance as similar.
 
Camera.Ken said:
Hi all:

Is there any new entrant into the low-cost bracket for video editing software under Win10?

I have older SW that is not very easy to use, and is not very capable.

My needs are minimal -- mostly just cutting out clips from a long video and "splicing" them together. Decent transitions would be a help.
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Camera.Ken said:
Hi all:

Is there any new entrant into the low-cost bracket for video editing software under Win10?

I have older SW that is not very easy to use, and is not very capable.

My needs are minimal -- mostly just cutting out clips from a long video and "splicing" them together. Decent transitions would be a help.
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I am brand new to video editing and chose Shotcut as it didn't look quite as intimidating as some others. After several weeks, I've gotten down the routine of doing simple things -- cutting video, doing transitions, fade in/out, rotating. I am using both 1080 and 4K footage. On occasion, I have had it suddenly crash. Upon re-opening, it asks me if I want to use the auto-save and it basically just picks up where I was.
 
Blender is famous as a powerful 3D modeling, but not a lot of people are aware of its Video Sequence Editor. It's really powerful and snappy, I've been using it for various projects: interview, piano recitals, ... and it works well (haven't tried 4K yet, 1080 only).

I tried OpenShot briefly a while back but it was slow, especially when drag-dropping clips around. Blender's VSE is just simply smooth.

Blender is free/open-source:

https://www.blender.org/features/video-editing/

I found these tutorials very helpful:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?an...orqIhlqZtoIvnAVQ3x18sNev4&src_vid=xSGIPmQdV6M
 
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Upon a quick inspection the Blender doesn't seem to support MKV, but perhaps it might be just an interacting problem with it's a bit complex GUI?

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sluggy_warrior said:
Blender is famous as a powerful 3D modeling, but not a lot of people are aware of its Video Sequence Editor. It's really powerful and snappy, I've been using it for various projects: interview, piano recitals, ... and it works well (haven't tried 4K yet, 1080 only).

I tried OpenShot briefly a while back but it was slow, especially when drag-dropping clips around. Blender's VSE is just simply smooth.

Blender is free/open-source:

https://www.blender.org/features/video-editing/
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