Waldo Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Looking for a simple, lightweight video editor, with the following functionality: Can export movies at any resolution (so, that's iMovie out). Can import clips, audio and images. Able to splice clips and join together in some kind of timeline. Simple transitions between clips (only really need cross-fade). Can add separate audio track and images to the timeline. Decent control over audio, like fade in and out. Can be either Mac or Windows. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalithic Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I dunno if it would cover all areas you mention but i keep it quite simple and convert everything to work in movie Maker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Thanks. I've tried Movie Maker. It's good in that it's simple, only, it's limited to a certain number of resolutions for the output movie. So, no use to me. I suppose it may be an idea to export to a bigger resolution, then use something else to crop it down to, say 320x480 or whatever. Guess that would hurt quality though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dromedary Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 If you just want to crop to a different resolution then try Avidemux and chose one of the filters, although it does more than just crop. There is also VirtualDub which will do most of what you ask, and both are free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swarfendor437 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 A pity you are restricting yourself to Window and Mac! In GNU/Linux (all free!) I use OpenShot video editor (which does most of what you require) and it can output in different resolutions, as can KDEnlive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalithic Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 A pity you are restricting yourself to Window and Mac! In GNU/Linux (all free!) I use OpenShot video editor (which does most of what you require) and it can output in different resolutions, as can KDEnlive. Here we go again ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothybabe Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 A pity you are restricting yourself to Window and Mac! In GNU/Linux (all free!) I use OpenShot video editor (which does most of what you require) and it can output in different resolutions, as can KDEnlive. Not as restricting as getting the drivers for his graphics card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swarfendor437 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Here we go again ! But of course! ---------- Post added 23-03-2013 at 19:29 ---------- Not as restricting as getting the drivers for his graphics card. Well if I knew what it was I am sure I could sort that out! Personally, I use the GNU/Linux drivers on this rig - with Zorin, no issue - works straight out of the box: Asus Phenom II x6 core with on-board ATi (AMD) 3000 graphics chip using the 'nouveau' GNU/Linux experimental driver - also worked on my old rig with an nvidia AGP card! Use record my desktop for screen capture, edit with OpenShot Video editor and occasionally with KDEnlive. Which produced this: and I had to set the video output to match what Vimeo supports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdazdj Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 try freemake video convertor. It's free and allows you to change output for avi, mpeg, flash, wmv..whatever you need. Can also change the resolution on the output, but remember the quality will never be better then that of the original source. I use freemake it's really easy to use and desired results are fine. cheers daz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkertelecoms Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I use movie maker in Windows7 but I use the Windows XP version, it's a lot easier and I think there's more options. Can be a nightmare to find the install file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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