Who wouldn’t like to become a YouTube star? Do you often watch YouTube videos and wish you could make amazing videos like those as well? The key is to have a good style, theme and an idea that will help you make your video popular with the masses. Millions of videos are uploaded daily on social media and you too can get a share of that pie! Here are some easy ways to edit videos:
1. Edit videos on your laptop
A video editing PC can easily help you edit videos on laptop. Adobe Premiere Elements is a complete system that can help you achieve most of your editing goals. At the very least, if you want to edit videos on laptop, you need a device with following configuration: Windows XP/Vista/10 with at least a 3GHZ+ processor. You could also work with 1.7GHZ processor but good quality or High definition videos do better with 3Ghz. Also, the RAM needs to be at least 3 GB+ with a hard drive of 300 GB+.
2. Use desktop for editing
Most experts do not recommend laptop for video editing owing to the shortcomings of portable devices when it comes to video editing. Laptops tend to have slower hard drives compared to desktops. This factor leads to performance issues when you capture videos. Desktops are also more affordable and better suited for video editing. You can download a tool like Movie Maker for your Windows based PC for free. I will also recommend several other video editing software tools in this guide.
3. Top video editing software tools
Other than using Movie Maker to edit videos on Windows, you can also use alternatives as below:
- Microsoft Photos
- Shotcut
- VideoPad Video Editor
4. Use iMovie for Mac users
If you have a Macintosh, you can purchase iMovie app from the Apple store for a small amount of money. Newer Macs offer this tool for free.
5. Android video editing apps
Here is a list of video editing apps for Android:
- FilmoraGo
- Quik
- VivaVideo
6. VSDC free video editing
If you want to edit videos for free, use VSDC free video editor. It enables you to add effects, and change various parameters for free. With intuitive commands, it also allows you to convert videos to the format of your choice. VSDC is also supported by most popular devices like Smartphones, Xbox, PSP, CreativeZen and iRiver. The wonderful free editing software also helps convert between file formats, apply effects, work with charts, burn DVD, capture desktop videos, and provide professional videos with minimum efforts.
7. VideoPad Video Editor
Editing your videos will be child’s play with this application. Thanks to its easy to use interface, you can easily input your videos from your CamCorder, phone or webcam of TV card and just drag and drop videos to play with them. VideoPad video editor also supports many different formats like MOV, JPEG, WMV, AVI as well as audio and image formats like BMP, JPG, GIF etc.
The output of VideoPad editor is also versatile in that, you can burn the final video on DVD, CD, Blu Ray etc to play on your TV. You can also set overlays, change playback speed, apply special audio/video effects and record your voice over the video.
8. Wondershare
Wondershare is a cool video editor and it is perfect for beginners. This tool comes with many effects like Hollywood styles, filters, transitions and more. It also allows you to trim, crop and split videos thanks to an easy and user friendly interface. Using this tool, you can easily share your edited videos on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. It is also supported by iOS platform. You have to download this software on your Windows or Mac.
- Select widescreen or standard view.
- Import your video or click record video option to record using your webcam.
- Preview your video on the right panel.
- Drag the video on the video timeline.
- Now you can perform simple edits like change the color, brightness, and hue of the video as well as the speed. You can also rotate the video if needed. Splitting and trimming videos is also easy process using Wondershare. Simply select a point on the timeline and click the scissor icon. (Simply select the delete button).
- You can also add text on the video.
- Wondershare offers dozens of different filters on the video. The transition button allows you to artfully switch from one scene to the next.
- Give your video a title or credit.
- Add sounds like bells, whistles, screams etc.
These are just a few features of the Wondershare software. Once you download it, you can easily explore more options.
9. AviDemux
This is another great tool to edit videos for free. It is a small tool that works fast and is perfect for homemade video makers. It works for many formats like MPEG, MPG, DivX, VCD, DVD, an VCD. AvidDemux’s intuitive and user friendly interface is dedicated to the average user.
Download this free video editing tool here.
10. Use free online video editor tools
Movie Maker Online is great for online video editing but you can also use any one of the following:
Once you have shot a video on your phone save it to your phone or memory card. Rename the video file so it is easy to find. Your phone will automatically assign a name but it can be a complex one with numbers and alphabets. Know where the video is located. Transfer the video from your phone to your PC. Be sure you know what format the video is in: AVI, MOV etc. You can also send the video to your PC using a USB cable or via email attachment or transfer the video using micro SD card or Bluetooth. Now you are ready to use any of the above tools and steps to edit your videos.