chatmandu
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I use this free software to edit videos.
There is a rather steep learning curve, but it's not too difficult.
1) Configure the 'Project Settings'.
![1660732030359.png 1660732030359.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61292-5125240c9a23de96083f64c946dc1719.jpg?hash=USUkDJoj3p)
2) Import your media.
![1660732080625.png 1660732080625.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61293-b0d5062b6ff2f3c9c645addeabe49cac.jpg?hash=sNUGK2_y88)
3) Highlight your clips and create a new timeline.
![1660732129278.png 1660732129278.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61294-1bff0a7f098983e846fa43773ffd7262.jpg?hash=G_8KfwmJg-)
4) Trim your videos via the 'cut' menu (icons at bottom of screen) and scissors icon (left of screen).
![1660732202979.png 1660732202979.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61295-262c3b70ec303aada2546e4b24d03a84.jpg?hash=Jiw7cOwwOq)
![1660732364561.png 1660732364561.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61296-9ff8357a151d3c959f43890044cbafb2.jpg?hash=n_g1ehUdPJ)
Delete the bits you don't want and move onto the 'Edit' menu.
![1660732435484.png 1660732435484.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61297-898196f8e052b4d825fe1b61858391e3.jpg?hash=iYGW-OBStN)
Add some subtitles.
![1660732581014.png 1660732581014.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61298-04c6e5bf58c62f1e92dc78708a52ed30.jpg?hash=BMblv1jGLx)
Mute the audio, if you're worried about receiving DMA strikes for background music on YouTube.
![1660732665100.png 1660732665100.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61299-b54fdbb0049a845f937e18592d1ddd87.jpg?hash=tU_bsASahF)
Once you're happy with your edit, you can move to 'Deliver'.
I export as uncompressed .avi.
![1660733026067.png 1660733026067.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61301-91cf51e1e7d9f145f5d164d4b7787ffb.jpg?hash=kc9R4efZ8U)
My final videos are converted to .mp4 using Vidcoder
vidcoder.net
This is a GUI front end for Handbrake and includes functionality that has been removed from Handbrake -i.e. two pass VBR encoding. This provides a better quality video at the same overall file size by allocating mode codec bandwidth to 'complicated' footage and less to 'simple' footage.
DaVinci Resolve 18 | Blackmagic Design
Professional video editing, color correction, visual effects and audio post production all in a single application. Free and paid versions for Mac, Windows and Linux.
www.blackmagicdesign.com
There is a rather steep learning curve, but it's not too difficult.
1) Configure the 'Project Settings'.
![1660732030359.png 1660732030359.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61292-5125240c9a23de96083f64c946dc1719.jpg?hash=USUkDJoj3p)
2) Import your media.
![1660732080625.png 1660732080625.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61293-b0d5062b6ff2f3c9c645addeabe49cac.jpg?hash=sNUGK2_y88)
3) Highlight your clips and create a new timeline.
![1660732129278.png 1660732129278.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61294-1bff0a7f098983e846fa43773ffd7262.jpg?hash=G_8KfwmJg-)
4) Trim your videos via the 'cut' menu (icons at bottom of screen) and scissors icon (left of screen).
![1660732202979.png 1660732202979.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61295-262c3b70ec303aada2546e4b24d03a84.jpg?hash=Jiw7cOwwOq)
![1660732364561.png 1660732364561.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61296-9ff8357a151d3c959f43890044cbafb2.jpg?hash=n_g1ehUdPJ)
Delete the bits you don't want and move onto the 'Edit' menu.
![1660732435484.png 1660732435484.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61297-898196f8e052b4d825fe1b61858391e3.jpg?hash=iYGW-OBStN)
Add some subtitles.
![1660732581014.png 1660732581014.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61298-04c6e5bf58c62f1e92dc78708a52ed30.jpg?hash=BMblv1jGLx)
Mute the audio, if you're worried about receiving DMA strikes for background music on YouTube.
![1660732665100.png 1660732665100.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61299-b54fdbb0049a845f937e18592d1ddd87.jpg?hash=tU_bsASahF)
Once you're happy with your edit, you can move to 'Deliver'.
I export as uncompressed .avi.
![1660733026067.png 1660733026067.png](https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/data/attachments/61/61301-91cf51e1e7d9f145f5d164d4b7787ffb.jpg?hash=kc9R4efZ8U)
My final videos are converted to .mp4 using Vidcoder
Home | VidCoder
VidCoder is an open-source DVD/Blu-ray ripping and video transcoding application for Windows. It uses HandBrake as its encoding engine.
This is a GUI front end for Handbrake and includes functionality that has been removed from Handbrake -i.e. two pass VBR encoding. This provides a better quality video at the same overall file size by allocating mode codec bandwidth to 'complicated' footage and less to 'simple' footage.