Best free video editing software

[MartMX]

Alright, guys... CapCut runs fine on my ~$100 refurbished Dell Optiplex 5050 and did import and render the .mp4 H.265 clips from my Air 2S - good enough for now. If I get into serious video editing, I'll check into a more serious PC and video card.

The adventure is just beginning, and I've got path for editing basic videos at no additional cost. Very cool.

 

[NightFlightAlright]

Good to find this info. Trying Davinci Resolve here and it is crashing all the time rendering a 15 min clip. Seems to be a known problem. Maybe my PC needs more RAM, better video card... but it is frustrating.

DaVinci is a pro app, it needs a pro-level machine for best results. What are you running on?

My machine is 24 cores and 96GB RAM with nVidea cards with 6000 cores, 3 wide gamut displays, and a Blackmagic hdmi video IO card and 14 terabyte raid….

….but I’m thinking it’s time to upgrade my system to more.

Because, more.

You won’t be happy running it on a laptop.

 

[NightFlightAlright]

I have been using Lightroom for several years now. Is DaVinci superior? I only hear good things but have stuck with what I know.

The “best” editorial system is the one that lets you work most intuitively.

I use DaVinci because it is the literal “everything you need in post” all-in-one Swiss Army knife from hell and heaven with a team of Navy Seals in reserve.

FWIW I’m a professional filmmaker in Hollywood.

 

[NightFlightAlright]

Alright, guys... working on my ~$100 refurbished Dell Optiplex 5050, CapCut runs fine and did import and render the .mp4 clips from my Air 2S just fine. Good enough for now. If I get more into serious video editing, I'll check into a more serious PC and video card.

The adventure is just beginning, and I've got path for getting basic videos put together at no additional cost. Very cool.

CapCut is great, I use it on my iPhone when I wanna slam something together for social media.


It’s not about the tool, it’s about the process, but most of all:

It’s about the story.

What lets you work intuitively to tell a story? Focus on that, the rest shall follow.

 

[vsasolutions]

Hi all, I’m looking to edit my H264 4K DJI drone videos using a free software editing programme.

I’ve heard that DaVinci Resolve is a pretty decent feature packed tool. Would you guys recommend this or can you suggest alternatives?

Not looking to do lots to the videos, maybe some colour correction, add audio soundtracks and edit out unwanted parts of the original footage and then upload to my YouTube channel.

Thanks in advance!

DaVinci free version is all you need.

 

[stairtherefore]

Most definitely Da Vinci and the free version does all that you will probably need. I will tell you this, as a beginner to video editing as well, you must, must, MUST Get the Speed Editor which goes with Da Vinci. I can tell you that using that Speed Editor made a WORLD of difference for me, as to how easy the whole editing process suddenly became.

I think they are advertised at over $300 but even at full price, trust me, it would be well worth it. With that said, I bought mine as an open box brand new on ebay for $180. Black Magic who make Da Vinci resolve, sometimes offer a free, yes FREE Speed Editor, when you buy their full editing suite and the cost of that is under $300 I believe, so when that is offered, that is a fantastic deal.

I found a great tutorial from Black Magic where the presenter goes through everything you can do with the Speed Editor and he was excellent, making it very easy to understand and follow along with. I sat through it and took note for the parts that interested me most capcut mod apk download, so that I have a few sheets I can refer to to quickly do the things relevant to what I need, when editing.

There are a few other very good ones on You Tube as well, but the one from Black Magic has the guy, who has an unfortunate twitch in his shoulder(s). When you come upon the correct video, you will know what I mean immediately. For me, he was an excellent presenter and I learned everything I needed from this guy.

If you take some time to watch this guy show you how to use the Speed Editor to help you edit, I'm sure you will want to purchase it and there are some good deals on ebay for buying it. It will make you fell like an editor, for sure, even if you are a beginner. It gave me a lot of confidence, when I was feeling afraid of the whole editing thing. Hopefully it will do the same for anyone else who is new to editing.

Yes, DaVinci Resolve is a great free option for color correction and editing. If you want something simpler, try HitFilm Express, Shotcut, or Clipchamp (Windows 11). For quick edits, VN Video Editor or CapCut work well.

 

[moldorf]

after using Resolve, CapCut, Vlogger, etc., I have found that easily the best free editor for my needs is Avidemux.

obviously, this is for video. But whether its 4K MP4 or 4K D-log, I have found that Avidemux will do just about everything those other editors will do. It doesn't have fancy color wheels or a bazillion filters, but it has enough controls and inputs to get the job done. And there isn't a big learning curve, at least not one as big as for Resolve or Capcut