I was looking for a video editor that can help me cut and edit some simple video footage. What are some good choices?

Preference is one with a low learning curve. Paid is alright, as long as I can test it a bit beforehand.

Google is littered with nonsense blogs so I figured id ask the Lems.

  • Mothra@mander.xyz
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    1 year ago

    DaVinci Resolve. It’s good and mostly free, allowing you to export up to HD resolution. Premium features include more transitions, fx, and higher resolutions but the basics are covered free.

    I can’t vouch for the low learning curve. It’s intuitive enough for basic basic stuff but I still find myself going to YouTube tutorials often. However- I’m always a slow learner, so it might be just me.

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    1 year ago

    Shotcut is quite powerful, fully featured, and absolutely free.

    Microsoft’s new ClipChamp is more user friendly and the most basic version is free, with some limitations.

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      1 year ago

      ClipChamp has become my go to for quick editing. The primary free version limitation is export resolution (HD).

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    ffmpeg, if you don’t mind the command line… there’s only two options you really have to know for editing, -ss and -t , starting time and length, respectively… also don’t forget that first -i for input file name, output file name is always last
    eg, ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -ss 00:01:40 -t 00:05:00 output.mp4
    that would clip out five minutes starting at a minute forty seconds in

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    Lossless Cut is a good mix of free, powerful, and easy to use. I use it on my laptop for quick meme stuff