MainActor

MainConcept

MainActor is a relatively unknown application within the digital editing world, in spit of being one of the best options out there because of its features and its relatively low cost. MainActor lets you carry out the entire process of capture, editing, and export of your videos so that you won’t need anything else. The program interface might remind you of a well-known application in the digital editing world, Adobe Premiere. MainActor includes support for devices connected through firewire and it is completely customizable. The program includes timeline with support for a limited number of audio and video tracks, it includes several transformation and retouching effects, a monitor to see the final results, etc. Plus, the program is multiplatform and consumes very little resources.

Video Workshop

Video2x Software

Video Workshop offers a simple an easy way of entering tha amazing world of video edition and conversion. From this lite application you will be able to perform basic operations with audiovisual files like: - Merge a video in seeral parts or join several parts in only one. - Extract static images from a movie. - Convert video formats (AVI, MPEG, WMV, ASF, RM, MOV, QT...) - Extract the audio channel or insert a new audio file into a non-audio video file. - Play any supported file. In addition, all this tools are placed in an intuitive and easy-to-use interface which is perfect for novice users and without any doubt, a very good choice to go into this world.

AviSplit

Bobyte Software

AviSplit is an application which allows us to divide any video file (avi formatted) in several parts. You can choose the number which the video will be divided i, but if you don’t know how many parts are needed, the program will recommend you anumber of them. The original file will remain intact, becaseall the parts will be new files created by AviSplit. Not only will you be able to divide the videobut you will be able to choose a part of it and create a file with the favourite part of any video you like. Without any doubt, this is the most important of this application, because it’s not once thatyou have wanted to have only a part of a video and not the full video. It supports AVI 2 and DivX.

CombiMovie

Bobyte Software

CombiMovie is an application whichwll let you to join several videos formatted as mpeg into only one file. Ok, now you think it will be really difficult and tedious, but we have tried it and we have realized that no matter if you haven’t done it before, because you only have to choose the folder where the videos are, and it will create a video file containing all those videos. If you don’t know what file was the video you wanted to join, don’t worry, because you can preview it before joining. Itis reccommended to use with files of about 10 MB, but during our tests, it has supported up to 50 MB files.

Studio Plus Titanium Edition Anniversary Pack

Pinnacle Systems, Inc.

ZS4 Video Editor

t@b

ZS4 Video Editor is, in many ways, a reincarnation of the Zwei-Stein program, with which it shares its structure and tools, although it does incorporate new features. It can, at first, give the impression of being a useless application because of its interface, but after playing around with it for a while you'll see that it includes tons of utilities such as filters, effects, and an endless list of tools for video editing. ZS4 includes excellent operations for color correction, image adjustments, distortion effects, video size modification, speed control etc. The program supports files in AVI, WAV, MPG, BMP and JPG format with no quantity limit so you'll be able to create a composite using all of your videos and images.

iPod PhotoSlideshow Maker

Keronsoft

Do you have a lot of photos in your iPod? Now, thanks to this free application, you will be able to create slideshows with sound for your iPod. iPod PhotoSlideshow maker will allow you to select the pictures and the sound you want to put in the slideshow. Besides, you will be able to select the transition effect for each transition from a range of more than 100 transition effects. Your Slideshows will be better than ever thanks to iPod PhotoSlideshow maker. It is highly recommended and, in addition, it is free!

VidSplitter

Geovid

VidSplitter is a simple utility, designed to easily fragment large video files (AVI, MPG, MPEG), according to the needs of the user. This application is targeted at those who need to split a large file in order to send it by email, upload it to FTP, or burn it to a CD/DVD. To do this, VidSplitter comes with an easy to use, simple interface, in which you only need to select the source file to get started. After selecting the video that you are going to divide, you can choose between different compression codecs (both video and audio), as well as how to split the file. VidSplitter lets you divide videos in two ways: by indicating the size of each part and dividing the original into as many parts as necessary, or by adjusting the fragments into predefined formats (Mini-CD, CD, DVD, or dual-layer DVD).

Flash Slideshow Builder

N/A

If you want to impress your audience with stunning animations of your best photos or images, Wondershare Flash SlideShow Builder is your tool. Wondershare Flash SlideShow Builder supports all popular file formats for images and audio. It creates slide shows and output them as SWF files, which is the most compatible animation and video file format for Internet applications. Flash Slideshow Builder is great for any user who has a digital camera camera and wants to share their photos in a cool and funny way. It doesn't matter if you are an expert or a novice, you can easily share your slideshows over the web. You only have to select the photos you want to include and it will do the flash slide show, but if you want to modify something, you can do it. You can edit your photos with it built-in editor or to change the transitions, choosing one out of more than 100 included ones. And if sharing your photos with everybody in the web doesn't convince you, it allows you to create an exe file, so you can send it by email and by that way, share your photos with the people you want.

FLV Audio Extractor

EArt Media Software

FLV videos have become more and more important thanks to video websites like youtube. Maybe you didn't know it a few months ago but now they are part of your HD. FLV Audio Extractor is a totally-free application for Windows which you will be able to extract the audio from those videos with. No restrictions and a good quality, that what FLV audio Extractor offers you. Choose the video you want to extract the audio from, add it to the list of extractions/conversions and wait a moment. Once the process id finished you'll have the audio extracted and formatted as an mp3 file and ready to use. Finally we have to say that the process is not a long and boring but process but it only takes a few seconds to extract the audio from FLV files.

Virtual Edit

Jorge Barbosa

You've probably wondered more than once how to create your own videos, adding and eliminating scenes, adding cool transition effects between sequences, etc. Now you can do all of this easily. Virtual Edit is a video creation and editing tool for Windows that gives you tons of options to get the best results from your recordings. How it works is simple: you just have to import the multimedia files that you want to use for your video and they will be automatically categorized by type (video, sound, image, etc.). After that, the only thing you'll have to do is add the different folders to the timeline, where you can insert transition effects between different clips. All of this makes Virtual Edit a great editing tool.

AVI Trimmer

Solveig Multimedia

EnhanceMovie

MOVAVI

You probably have digital videos lying around that you would like to improve and retouch. You don't have to be a video-editing expert to use EnhanceMovie to do so. EnhanceMovie is a simple program that allows you to retouch dozens of video properties and apply filters, improving them with a single click. You can adjust brightness, contrast, blurring, color balance and multiple filters to improve the image quality. You will find it particularly useful if you have converted old video tapes in order to put them on your PC and you want to make some final touches to them before you store them.

Mpeg Splitter

Kaksoft Studio

It is not only once that we have a good video but we want to have it even better by erasing the titles, or it is simply a part a big video and we want to set it apart from the full video. In these occasions we need a program to help us splitting the video, and that's the goal of Mpeg splitter. Its fairly easy to use and you will not need a professional program, just run mpeg splitter, choose the video you want to edit and choose the part you want to keep. If you want to easily edit an Mpeg video, don't hesitate, mpeg Splitter is probably the easiest solution although its interface is not extremely intuitive, it is not difficult to use.. It's not an advanced editor but the only function it does it perfectly and in a snap.

Video Edit Magic

DeskShare

Video Edit Magic is the tool you need to enjoy your videos. Thanks to Video Edit Magic you'll be able to cut, copy, merge and more. Since the first time you download this application you'll realize that the piece of software is really useful and easy to use. It will let you work with the video and audio, because Video Edit Magic spares the video channels and the audio channels, so we we will be able to modify them independently. Video Edit Magic offers basic functions included in all video editors, but it also includes some advanced options which make it different. Easiness is something to highlight in this useful application. If we decide to use Video Edit Magic we will be able to add subtitles, graphics, off-voices, etc. It supports AVI, WAV, WMA, WMV, ASF, MPEG, QuickTime, MIDI, BMP, GIF, JPEG, etc. It is a good choice, and you?ll be able to use it, no matter if you are a novice or an expert.

VideoMessage

N/A

VidLogo

Geovid

VidLogo is an excellent program that will really come in handy for anyone who creates and edits videos and video montages. You can use VidLogo to sign your videos by inserting different types of watermarks, whether to recognize authorship, or as an addition to the video itself. The program works with all of the most common video file formats (AVI, WMV, ASF, MPEG, MP4...) and has different configuration options that allow you to calibrate audio and video compression quality. When adding the watermark to your video, in addition to choosing its dimensions and location on the screen, you can also choose between three different types of content: image, small video, or lines of text. All of this is controlled from an accessible, easy-to-use interface that can be mastered by even novice users who want to be able to sign their videos in this way.

PhotoToFilm

KC Software

PhotoToFilm is the perfect companion for everyone who uses a digital camera. With PhotoToFilm you can easily make small movies out of your pictures and compress them. If you have always looked forward to make a film with your photos as if it were professional, this is your program, because PhotoToFilm allows you to add professional looking effects in a few clicks and makes video authoring a game. From now on, your photographs are not going to be so boring, and you are going to do it really fast with this easy to use video editor. The steps are very simple: First of all you choose the photos, then you decide if you want a transition effect between them, choose the music, and finally, encode the project. So easy, so funny, it’s great!

CyberLink PowerProducer

CyberLink

CyberLink PowerProducer is one of the best video editing and production suites available for home use. The program lets you edit your videos and mount them on DVDs, creating chapters and navigable menus and dividing the content into scenes. It supports DVD, CD-Video, Blu-Ray and AVCHD, one of the latest formats for high-definition video. CyberLink PowerProducer can work equally well with home videos recorded in lower quality formats, as with videos shot on HDV cameras. It also comes with the option to capture HD video both from these cameras, and from TV tuner cards. Another noteworthy feature is the ability to work with Dolby Digital 5.1 to preserve the original quality of the recording, allowing you to ensure the highest quality finish right down to the smallest detail. Finally, CyberLink PowerProducer pack also includes a good utility pack to work with your discs that lets you copy or delete the contents, create and burn disc images, and change the format to be compatible with your DVD recorder.

FoxArc Movie Editor

FoxArc Software Tecnolog&iacut

FoxArc Movie Editor is a full-featured video edition application that allows you to create your own projects using your photos, videos and music. The interface is very intuitive, you'll see a time line in the lower area of the screen where you'll see the videos, pictures and the audio files added to the composition, in the upper-right corner you can preview the creation and in the main area you will select the elements you will incorporate to the project: photos, videos, animation effects, transitions, text, video filter or edges. You can access the different elements by tabs and drag and drop them to the timeline. It's easy, although you'll get better results once you'0ll have created some videos and you'll get used to the effects and transitions. Finally, the final project can be exported as AVI, MPEG (DVD / SVCD / VCD), SWF or 3GP.

MAGIX Films en DVD

MAGIX Spain

MAGIX Films on DVD is an incredible application that, as its name implies, has been developed to help the user not only to create DVDs with your videos and movies, but also to help with video editing and other secondary functions. The program includes on one hand, multiple recording functions, depending on the video source, and it can distinguish the signal from a digital video tuner, VHS recorder, USB camera, or screenshots and videos from your computer. Furthermore, MAGIX Films on DVD can duplicate a DVD, CD, or SVCD, or store a copy on the hard disk to be recorded later. On the other hand, MAGIX Films on DVD has editing functions to create your own complitation from previously recorded videos with the possibility to include different types of transitions, image transformation effects, personalized text, and multiple tracks. Also included within the editing utilities are additional elements for videos like comic strips, pointers, water effects and so on. Once you have created and selected all the videos you want to include in the final DVD, the program lets you create animated menus and personalized finishing touches for the presentation of the completed project. In short, if you want to try your hand at video editing or want to burn a DVD of your favorite videos, do not hesitate to try this excellent application.

AVI Toolbox

KC Software

AVI Toolbox is an easy solution for those users who want to extract video clips and audio from a big file but they don't want to have lots of problems when doing it. It's easy to use, you only need to charge the file where we want to extract the clip from and choose the start and finish point by using an intuitive bar. AVI Toolbox allow us to cut and extract only sound, only video or both two. Furthermore you will be able to capture a video frame and export it as BMP. It doesn't allow you to access advanced setting, that's good and bad at the same time, depending on the kind of user you are, if you are a novice, that's great but if you are an advanced user you'll miss those features.

Videocharge

VideoCharge Software

Videocharge is a full-featured application for Windows dedicated to multimedia edition and customization. We should set off the easiness and the useful wizard that will guide you throughout all the process and will make even easier the edition tasks. Insert watermarks to your videos or photos, convert format, resize video clips, cut and merge videos, rip DVDs, resize photos,... you'll be able to perform lots of customization tasks within a pair of clicks, it's easy and you'll have great results. If you need to edit your multimedia files, Videocharge can be a good choice.

VirtualDub Portable

PortableApps.com

VirtualDub is one of the best free tools to capture videos and apply all kinds of modifications to its properties. If you are looking for a tool similar to Adobe Premiere to set up sequences, you are in the wrong place; this is not VirtualDub´s function. Cut and paste segments, transcode the file or apply all kinds of filters are three operations you can do with VirtualDub. Other interesting characteristics this program has are the following: - Precise control of the frame ratio (frames per second) - Optimized access to hard drive. - Create AVI2 that break the 2 Gb limit. - Monitor and regulate the audio level. - Real time processing of the image to apply filters or soften output. Furthermore, thanks to this version of VirtualDub you will be able to enjoy the original program from any portable memory device because it doesn´t require installation.

HD Movie Maker

Sothink

High Definition has made its place among us and it seems that Blu-ray is going to be the HD standard from now on. That means that if you want to share your HD movies with your friends and you don't want them to have format problems, you'll have to share videos in Blu-ray discs that can be played in Blu-ray players and PlayStation 3. HD Movie Maker is one of those programas that have decided to change its mind and offer Blu-ray support ifor HD movie edition. HD Movie Maker allows you to add movies to a compilation list and burn them as an only Blu-ray disc or a HD DVD. It's easy to use and it supports a wide range of formats (WMV, MKV, AVI, DivX, XviD, MPEG, MP4, MOV, QT, RM, RMVB, H.264/AVC, M2TS, M2T, MTS, FLV,...). When you'll have finished your creation, just burn it and play it on any Blu-ray player. In short, if you like making movies and you want to get started in HD edition, you'll need HD Movie Maker.

Videocharge Studio

VideoCharge Software

VideoCharge Studio is an excellent multitasking application to edit video files. The program features lots of tools grouped under the same interface, from which you'll be able to do everything from video editing to converting your files to the formats supported by the program. VideoCharge Studio is presented through an efficient assistant that lets you choose from five basic tasks: - Video conversion: You can choose the compression codec, the type of format (AVI, WMV, MPEG, MOV, FLV, SWF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, MKV, Flash), frame size, filters, cropping the video into parts, audio editing, inserting watermarks, and scene cuts that will be deleted from the final file. - Convert and create thumbnails: Convert videos to the specified format, also creating graphic thumbnails for each video clip. - Video gallery: Create thumbnails for video and graphic files, insert them in galleries, and create HTML pages. You can also upload them to your own FTP. - Create thumbnails: Create a series of thumbnails in graphic format, extracted from your video files. - Create image galleries: Create image galleries and an HTML website with all the thumbnails. All that and much more, in this efficient application that gathers all you could ever need to edit and convert your video files. What are you waiting for?

Manycam

ManyCam ULC

Nowadays, if an application allows you apply effects to your webcam images it is not a great piece of news, but it becomes really interesting if that application is for free, and that’s the case of ManyCam. ManyCam allows you apply effects to your webcam images. Maybe the most special ones are those which lets you change the background and put you in the middle of the ocean or any other animation. It’s really funny and you can use it with your usual IM client: Put on a hat, make your eyelashes grow or put you funny big eyes. Add cartoons and pictures, add some text, show the date and time,.. Don’t hesitate, ManyCam is the application you need to have the funniest chat conversations you have ever had... And it’s Free!

Free Screen Video Recorder

DVD Video Soft Limited

Free Screen Video Recorder is an all-in-one that lets you record whatever’s happening in your computer in the easiest, fastest and most comfortable way possible. You can capture videos as well as images of all the elements that appear on your screen. The control panel has only one menu bar where all the different features of the app are organized: print screen, print window, record a video from the desktop, record a video from Windows and record a video from a specific area. Pick whichever one suits you best and capture whatever you need. The app can record in BMP, JPEG, GIF, TGA or PNG and you can set it up to start when Windows starts which takes away the hassle of having to locate it every time. Use Free Screen Video Recorder to record changes in your screen, your voice using the microphone, mouse movements and anything else you want to record.

iFun Screen Recorder

IObit.Inc.

iFun Screen Recorder is a Windows program that you can use to take videos of any part of your PC screen. With the help of multiple tools, you can easily make your recordings and even edit their content. In iFun Screen Recorder, you see a truly intuitive interface where the various functions are well segmented. The program allows you to record your full screen or a selected area. If you choose the latter, you can focus the recording on what you really want to show on your PC desktop. With IObit Screen Recorder you can also simultaneously record audio from a microphone or speaker. However, the interface allows you to silence any input you like. What's more, this app has a variety of options to add effects to highlight your mouse clicks. This feature is quite useful when you are recording a presentation and you want to highlight a certain process. iFun Screen Recorder is compatible with the main video formats like MP4, AVI, FLV, MKV, MOV, TS and GIF. At the same time, the program has the tools required to instantly share your content onto platforms like YouTube, Instagram or Twitch. In fact, if you want to edit anything in the content you captured, you don't have to leave the app as it has a simple editor built in that makes this process very easy. With iFun Screen recorder you can record videos and share them onto the main online platforms. Record in high quality and without watermarks by just choosing the area you want to record and the app will do the rest. The editor incorporated in the program will be very useful to modify any part of your recordings without having to resort to other external apps to do so.

Bandicam

Bandicam Company

Bandicam is an application that allows you to record everything that happens on your screen, including any program that uses graphic technologies DirectX or OpenGL, such as the majority of modern video games. The program's configuration options allow you to modify the quality and size of the video, the type of codex that you want to use, the frames per second, the channels and the bit rate of the audio, or even whether you want the mouse cursor to appear or not. Thanks to Bandicam's internal compression tool, the recorded videos will take up less space than normal videos with the same image quality. Also, it will rarely cause lags in the video game. Bandicam is a very useful tool for any user interested in recording videos of video games or making tutorials for Windows. It's easy controls and good results make it an excellent option.