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What editing softwares are easiest to use and free to access, and will they have the same effect on my videos like premiere pro?
In a class of mine, I have to edit videos from shots I take myself for assignments. However, the software is quite advanced and not beginner friendly (exactly). Are there any beginner friendly softwares?
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🎬 DAVINCI RESOLVE (PC & MAC)
DaVinci Resolve is one of the best video editors out there. DaVinci Resolve has all sorts of help documentation and tutorials available to get you started on your editing journey. Plus, the editor's popularity has led to a deluge of user-generated tutorials and how-to videos, which makes learning even easier. There are Cut and Edit interfaces for quickly cutting together clips and building complex edits, in addition to dedicated areas for applying effects, mastering audio, and exporting your creations. The editor offers excellent multi-camera support, offering a convenient solution for syncing video and audio in order to quickly switch between perspectives. And when you're done, Resolve can upload directly to YouTube, complete with support for video descriptions and titles, adding chapters based on markers, and thumbnail image uploads.
🎬 ADOBE PREMIER RUSH (PC& MAC)
Adobe Premiere Rush helps you edit videos in record time. Simply select your clips or images in the order you want them to appear, click Create, and Premiere Rush will edit your footage together for you. From there, you can make adjustments to the single video track and add music or sound effects to the three additional audio tracks before exporting. To get this level of simplicity, you're sacrificing more advanced features. But if you're not too worried about things like chroma keying or having more control over your production, Premiere Rush is a breeze. You probably won't need to consult Adobe's tutorials and knowledge base, though they're there if you need them. The app is divided between Edit and Share interfaces, and you don't even need to log in with an Adobe account to edit or export video.
🎬 SHORTCUT (PC, MAC & LINUX)
Shotcut is an open-source video editing software compatible with several operating systems, including Windows and Mackintosh. Shotcut is the best free video editor for users ready to advance their skills, offering effects and filters for high-quality content. It supports a wide range of video and audio formats, including 4K, 8K, and 360-degree editing, making it versatile for complex projects. Ideal for users who’ve outgrown basic editors, Shotcut offers a multi-format timeline and supports ambisonic audio, but its steep learning curve isn’t ideal for beginners. It’s regularly updated with bug fixes, but lacks features like templates and direct uploads to social media. In my experience, Shotcut is perfect for users looking to move past beginner editors, though it requires some time to learn and adjust to its advanced features.
Hope this was helpful Denise
DaVinci Resolve is one of the best video editors out there. DaVinci Resolve has all sorts of help documentation and tutorials available to get you started on your editing journey. Plus, the editor's popularity has led to a deluge of user-generated tutorials and how-to videos, which makes learning even easier. There are Cut and Edit interfaces for quickly cutting together clips and building complex edits, in addition to dedicated areas for applying effects, mastering audio, and exporting your creations. The editor offers excellent multi-camera support, offering a convenient solution for syncing video and audio in order to quickly switch between perspectives. And when you're done, Resolve can upload directly to YouTube, complete with support for video descriptions and titles, adding chapters based on markers, and thumbnail image uploads.
🎬 ADOBE PREMIER RUSH (PC& MAC)
Adobe Premiere Rush helps you edit videos in record time. Simply select your clips or images in the order you want them to appear, click Create, and Premiere Rush will edit your footage together for you. From there, you can make adjustments to the single video track and add music or sound effects to the three additional audio tracks before exporting. To get this level of simplicity, you're sacrificing more advanced features. But if you're not too worried about things like chroma keying or having more control over your production, Premiere Rush is a breeze. You probably won't need to consult Adobe's tutorials and knowledge base, though they're there if you need them. The app is divided between Edit and Share interfaces, and you don't even need to log in with an Adobe account to edit or export video.
🎬 SHORTCUT (PC, MAC & LINUX)
Shotcut is an open-source video editing software compatible with several operating systems, including Windows and Mackintosh. Shotcut is the best free video editor for users ready to advance their skills, offering effects and filters for high-quality content. It supports a wide range of video and audio formats, including 4K, 8K, and 360-degree editing, making it versatile for complex projects. Ideal for users who’ve outgrown basic editors, Shotcut offers a multi-format timeline and supports ambisonic audio, but its steep learning curve isn’t ideal for beginners. It’s regularly updated with bug fixes, but lacks features like templates and direct uploads to social media. In my experience, Shotcut is perfect for users looking to move past beginner editors, though it requires some time to learn and adjust to its advanced features.
Hope this was helpful Denise
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Dj Bi na’s Answer
Use capcut
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Kamagi’s Answer
🎥 𝗗𝗮𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 🖥️
As a Sound Designer and Video Editor, I highly recommend DaVinci Resolve!
✅𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗨𝗦𝗘 with some limitations, but I've been professionally using DaVinci Resolve for years and have yet to "need" the paid version.
✅𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 but still has more "advanced" features that, as you grow in your learning, you can utilize.
✅𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿, if you find yourself wanting to build more into your editing skillset, it has more options for you.
☑️ 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 for all your Video Editing needs.
☑️ 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗔𝗪 (𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻), called Fairlight, for doing more in-depth audio work.
☑️ 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 to work on color grading your video.
𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘:
These additional features are there but you can do basic editing and complete what your objective with just the simple tools in their Video Editing pannel.
•───── ⋅•⋅⊰∙∘☽ ☾∘∙⊱⋅•⋅──────•
𝗜 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱.
𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸!
𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆,
𝗞𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶
As a Sound Designer and Video Editor, I highly recommend DaVinci Resolve!
✅𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗨𝗦𝗘 with some limitations, but I've been professionally using DaVinci Resolve for years and have yet to "need" the paid version.
✅𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 but still has more "advanced" features that, as you grow in your learning, you can utilize.
✅𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿, if you find yourself wanting to build more into your editing skillset, it has more options for you.
☑️ 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 for all your Video Editing needs.
☑️ 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗔𝗪 (𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻), called Fairlight, for doing more in-depth audio work.
☑️ 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 to work on color grading your video.
𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘:
These additional features are there but you can do basic editing and complete what your objective with just the simple tools in their Video Editing pannel.
•───── ⋅•⋅⊰∙∘☽ ☾∘∙⊱⋅•⋅──────•
𝗜 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱.
𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸!
𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆,
𝗞𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶
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Karin’s Answer
Hi Denise,
Your choice will somewhat depend on what kind of editing you want/need to do.
I am a bloody novice myself, but for what it's worth, I have used Shotcut and DaVinci Resolve (upon recommendation from colleagues). I only needed very basic skills, and both of them have those capabilities (and a lot more).
There are lots of YouTube tutorials out there to help. With tutorials and some trial-and-error I found it doable to get the basics. After a while it's actually fun, and I definitely want to learn more.
I hope this helps a bit! All the best!
KP
Your choice will somewhat depend on what kind of editing you want/need to do.
I am a bloody novice myself, but for what it's worth, I have used Shotcut and DaVinci Resolve (upon recommendation from colleagues). I only needed very basic skills, and both of them have those capabilities (and a lot more).
There are lots of YouTube tutorials out there to help. With tutorials and some trial-and-error I found it doable to get the basics. After a while it's actually fun, and I definitely want to learn more.
I hope this helps a bit! All the best!
KP