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1. Windows Movie Maker
Windows Movie Maker is Microsoft’s video editing software. Part of Windows Essentials collection and accessible on all versions of operating system, this user-friendly program boasts features like animated titles, fade in and out audio tracks and captions – as well as music tracks and contemporary themes – making this an invaluable video editing resource. Plus it can publish videos directly onto video hosting websites!
Start out by importing video clips. This can be accomplished by clicking and dragging files from their source location into the Video section of your timeline, creating a placeholder thumbnail. When satisfied with how they’re arranged, drag them directly onto a film strip where they belong – this will anchor them permanently there; or rearrange by dragging. You can even reorder files by simply moving them around until everything looks just right!
Another feature of the software is its ability to adjust playback speed of videos. This feature can come in handy if a longer video runs too short for your tastes; to do this simply select it in the ribbon > Video Tools > Adjust video speed. Select your playback speed option before choosing one that best meets your preferences.
Use the software to make a movie out of your photos, perfect for showing off special events. Plus, the program can create trailers for your video projects! Plus, edit audio for greater professionalization!
One of the more popular Windows Movie Maker tips and tricks is using this software to add fade in/fade out effects to audio clips, creating more engaging video footage while helping viewers better comprehend what is being said. To do this, load up the clip in the timeline before clicking „Fade In or Out”.
Windows Movie Maker can be an ideal entry-level video editing platform, yet can still be slow at times. Therefore, when working on large projects it is advisable to save often and to store project files separately on an external hard drive in order to prevent accidental overwriting by new files or deletion accidentally.
2. FlexClip
FlexClip is a free online video maker that enables users to quickly and easily create professional-looking movies for sharing on social media. Its templates make creating professional-looking videos quick and easy while its editing tools let users add text, music and other elements. Plus there’s plenty of effects and transitions.
FlexClip’s user interface is uncluttered and intuitive, making it simple for anyone to use. With just two options – „Start from Scratch” and „Create by Templates”, users have two ways of starting from scratch or selecting media from FlexClip library; or creating videos using templates like wedding videos, coffee ads, birthday party invites and real estate agency videos – users have complete creative control when making videos using FlexClip.
This tool offers users a range of editing functions, such as trimming videos, adding filters and effects, changing video speed, creating movie trailers, text animation, movie trailer creation, etc. Additionally, its movie trailer feature lets users select photos or video clips, add text and music for creating cinematic clips; plus its wide selection of piano, strings and synth music is great too! Finally, its text animation function gives text more animation for more dynamic results.
FlexClip goes beyond its standard video editor in offering numerous extra features, such as screen or webcam recording and image libraries. Users can add HD stock video clips directly to their projects for even more editing power, plus download their completed videos both as HD video files and GIFs for downloading later.
FlexClip provides users with the tools to adjust brightness, temperature, contrast, tint, saturation and tint levels of their videos, with its editing tool providing users with full control over brightness, temperature, contrast contrast tint saturation saturation as well as its titling tool which lets users either add their own titles or choose from predetermined options. FlexClip makes an excellent platform for those newer to video production who wish to create engaging short-form videos for personal or business projects and offers an economical alternative to more costly software such as Adobe Premiere Pro.
3. iMovie
iMovie is a user-friendly video editing program included with all Apple products that is ideal for beginners and offers basic features, such as importing media files, organizing them into a timeline, adding transitions and music, titles and transitions. While more sophisticated programs such as DaVinci Resolve may require a steep learning curve to get up and running quickly, iMovie makes video editing accessible and user friendly quickly.
Utilizing iMovie to make a movie-like video requires importing photos and videos you want to include from various sources – either directly onto a Mac computer using USB flash drives or SD cards, or clicking the Import Media button. Once files have been imported they will appear in an upper left corner pane in iMovie where you can select which ones belong in your film before dragging them down into the timeline pane at the bottom. You can add as many clips as you’d like as long as they appear at just the right moment for optimal timing!
Transitions are represented by translucent arrows that move from one clip to the next, with each click of a button enabling you to alter their length for effects like fade-in or fade-out, changing clip speed for slow-mo or fast-forward effects, as well as noise reduction and background ambiance for an expert movie experience.
Text can be added in two distinct visual forms to your video: as either a caption or overlay. One option involves selecting a title template and replacing its placeholder text with your own, while another involves dragging text objects onto the timeline to position them precisely as you desire.
Once your movie is complete, you have the option of customizing its look by applying an Apple-designed theme that gives your video its own distinctive style and feel. Share the video with others by clicking the Share icon located at the top right corner of your screen.
4. iPhoto
Apple’s iLife multimedia applications suite included photo file management software known as iPhoto for photo management since 2002. After SoundJam MP was rebranded into iTunes as its standard for sound file management, iPhoto became its counterpart.
iPhoto offers more than just basic functions – it also offers many special effects that add flair to your images, such as framing it in an ink wash effect or creating duotone photos with distinct shades of black and white.
Use iPhoto to easily make movie-like slideshows by searching for movie files (using the search option at the bottom left corner, indicated by a red arrow in the photo below) and using command+A to select them all, naming and choosing an album size.