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submitted 2 years ago by davido@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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.

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[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 5 points 2 years 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.

[-] UsualMap@fedia.io 2 points 2 years ago

A thousand times this. I have no idea why this isn't a more popular option. Also it isn't limited to HD - it's limited to 4k.

[-] tiredturtle@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I had been pondering on switching from Shotcut to DaVinci but exporting being limited to HD is bad news to me

Edit: this claims 4K & 60fps as the limit which is fine

[-] UsualMap@fedia.io 2 points 2 years ago

Previous commenter is incorrect - you can export up to 4k with the free version.

[-] ArtemisDown@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

probably one of the best free video editing programs out there atm is davinci ( https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/ )

for simple editing though I used to use KDEnlive a lot, pretty easy to wrap your head around, allbeit with a few quirks that take some getting used to ( https://kdenlive.org/en/ )

I'm sure theres others but those are the two I've used personally.

[-] theamazing0@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago

+1 Kdenlive is great and its open source software from KDE

[-] Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I've heard good things about both Davinci and Openshot.

[-] wilhelm_david@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

undefined> Openshot

Openshot is low learning curve, but daaaaaaang it crashes a lot.

[-] Shiroa@fedia.io 1 points 2 years ago

Blender. I've used KDEnlive, Openshot, DaVinci, in my honest opinion for simple video editing they all fall short of blender.

[-] aMalayali@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Opensource/FOSS:
Kdenlive, Openshot, Shotcut

It think Shotcut is the simplest to use.

[-] Opteryx@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years 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.

[-] MobBarley@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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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