Hello everybody!
Today we’ll be talking about editing a video with your PC or laptop.
We’ll cover integrated Windows tools, free software and online video editing apps.
In one of the following videos, I will also show you how to edit a video right on your
smartphone or tablet PC.
Here we go.
Of course, when we are talking about editing a video in a professional way, with all kinds
of video effects or sound overlapping, it certainly requires complicated, specialized
and expensive tools.
Such programs include Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas Pro, Pinnacle Studio, Movavi Video
Editor and other.
But if all you need is to cut a piece of video to send it in a messenger or post to a social
network, there can be easier ways to make it possible.
And this is what we are talking about in this video.
1.
Editing videos with Windows 10 integrated tools, “Movies & TV” or “Photos”
In Windows 10, beginning with Fall Creators update (version 1709), you can use “Movies
& TV” or “Photos” integrated tools to cut or trim a video.
It can be very convenient if you don’t want to install any third-party programs and you
don’t need to change the video quality, resolution or other options.
Windows-integrated tools cannot change the quality of the edited video fragment.
Let’s have a look at both methods.
To edit a video with the “Photos” tool, open it with this application.
To do it, go to the folder where it is stored, right-click on it and select from the menu
“Open with” / “Photos.”
While the video is playing, you will see the toolbar in the right upper corner of the window.
If you don’t see it, left-click on the playing video and the toolbar will appear.
To edit the video, choose “Edit & Create” / “Trim.”
The “Trim” tool doesn’t show you any options.
Just select the desired part of a video by dragging two handles fashioned like white
circles - one to show the beginning and the other to show the end of the piece of video
you want to cut out, and click on the play button to view the fragment you have chosen.
When you’re done, click “Save a Copy” to save a copy of the trimmed part of the
video.
It can take some time depending on the size of the resulting video file.
Wait until the save operation is complete, and the edited file with the same name plus
the word “..._Trim” will appear in the same folder where the source file is.
This is the video fragment you have just cut out.
To edit a video with the “Movies&TV” tool, open it with this application.
To do it, go to the folder where it is stored, right-click on it and select from the menu
“Open with” / “Movies&TV.”
As the video is playing, click on the “Edit” icon fashioned like a pencil in the lower
right corner of the window.
Select the option “Trim.”
The video will be opened in the “Photos” app’s window Now you can trim a video in
the same way as we did it when using the “Photos” tool.
2.
Online video editing services: Online Video Cutter, YouTube
If you are using a Windows 10 version before Fall Creators Update (version 1709), Windows
8 or even Windows 7, but you have a good Internet connection, you can also edit videos with
one of the many free specialized online tools.
Let’s have a look at some of them.
Online Video Cutter If you need to edit a video which is less
than 500 MB, your perfect choice could be Online Video Cutter.
You will find the link in the description: This tool is free and supports all popular
video formats.
In addition to editing a video from your computer, you can also download it from Google Drive
or upload it by URL (with the direct link to the video file, with the file extension
added in the end).
Online Video Cutter is very easy to use.
Click on the button “Open file” and upload it to the online app.
Set the blue sliders to the beginning and the end of the fragment.
Click on the green “Play” button to watch the fragment you want to cut out.
Set the quality and format for the fragment you cut out of the video.
After that, click on the “Cut” button.
The tool will perform the operation and suggest you to save the fragment.
Save it to a convenient location.
YouTube YouTube Video Editor is a free online editor
allowing you to combine clips into a new video, cut and trim videos, add music and effects,
and share your clips on YouTube in a single click.
There are only two disadvantages: the complicated interface and a very serious approach to protecting
contents of other right holders.
To cut a video with YouTube, you should have an account.
To upload a video you want to edit, click on the camera-shaped icon with the plus symbol
on it.
Select a video on your computer and upload it to YouTube.
You don’t have to publish it; you can this video private so only you will be able to
see it.
After that, go to the uploaded video and select “Edit video.”
YouTube Studio opens.
Go to “Edit” / “Trim.”
Select the part of the video you want to cut out by moving the blue frames.
After that, click on the button “Preview” / “Save.”
YouTube will tell you that processing the video will take some time.
When the operation is over, download the video.
To do it, go to your videos, select the “Options” menu next to the modified video and click
“Download.”
Of course, there are many various online tools like that.
I don’t see any point in making a review on every app, as the essential principles
behind their work are very similar.
I will leave the links to several other tools in the description:
• ytCropper - works best with videos already uploaded to YouTube:
• Cellsea - an easy English-language service to work with videoclips in various formats.
You don’t even need a registration to edit a video:
• Videotoolbox.
This website is very quick and efficient, but you have to register before you edit a
video.
• animoto.com.
Editing videos online is not its main purpose, but you can use this resource as a classic
video editor as well.
It requires registration with an email service or a Facebook account.
3.
Video editing software: OpenShot Video Editor, VideoPad
If your task is more complicated than just trimming or cutting a video, you can use a
specialized video editing program.
Such software is usually expensive and difficult to master, so beginners may have a hard time
dealing with such tools.
That’s why we are going to consider several simple and free options - with limited functionality
but easier for novice users to understand.
OpenShot Video Editor OpenShot Video Editor – a very easy open-source
cross-platform video editor.
In spite of being simple and free, it features enough functions to edit a video and add special
effects.
The interface is plain and user-friendly.
To cut a video with OpenShot Video Editor, start the application and import the video
you want to edit.
Do it by clicking on the green cross-shaped button in the upper menu.
When the video is imported, it will appear in the window “Project files.”
Select it with a left-click and drag to the time line.
Set the beginning and the end of the fragment, click on the scissors icon to cut the piece
out.
Delete the unneeded parts and export the trimmed video by going to the menu “File” / “Export
video.”
Choose a folder to export the trimmed video and the preferred format, profile and quality.
Click on “Export video.”
It’s very easy.
Find the link to the official website in the description:
VideoPad editor Here is another simple and user-friendly app,
VideoPad Video Editor - a fully-featured editor to create a video file in a few minutes.
You can use the non-commercial version of this editor for free.
Start VideoPad and open the video you would like to cut or trim.
To do it, click on the “Open” button.
When the application opens the video, use the mouse to drag it from the “Video files”
tab to the timeline.
On the timeline, click where you want to cut the video and the program will offer you a
tool to split the video.
Click on the scissors tool, and the video will be cut in that particular place.
Cut the video where necessary, select the unnecessary parts, delete them and export
the trimmed video into a new video file.
To do it, click on the “Export video” button in the main menu and choose “Video
file.”
Specify the file name and format, set the preferred quality and folder where to save
it, then click this button to create the file.
Find the link to the official website in the description:
There are many free video editors, among them: Shotcut, HitFilm Express, Lightworks, VSDC
Free Video Editor, ivsEdits and so on.
Today I’ve shown you the simplest ones.
That is all for now.
If you have any questions about the tools in this video, ask them in your comments and
I will do my best to answer them.
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