There are many free or low-cost video editing software available in the market.If you have tried some of them if you might have already realized that none of them is perfect until you spend some handsome money.But we might not want to spend that lot of money for our general use all the time.
Today I want to introduce a very powerful video editing software with many awesome features, which is open source and free to use.It is most user-friendly and easy to learn.
An open shot is an award-winning free and open source video editing software that supports multiple platforms like Linux, Mac and windows.Although it's free, it is very powerful video editing tool that can properly handle many video and audio formats. It's also very easy to use even for the beginners with very simple and clean interface and still includes all the features needed to make an awesome video project.
Openshot Interface
Some Powerful Features of Openshot includes.
OpenShot has a broad range of necessary and easy to find features. Following are the key features of openshot I found very useful.
Unlimited tracks/layers : Tracks are used to layer images, videos, and audio in a project. You can create as many layers as needed, such as watermarks, background audio tracks, background videos, etc. Tracks can also be moved up, down, or locked.
Curve-based keyframe animation : OpenShot comes with a powerful keyframe animation framework, capable of an unlimited number of keyframes and animation.
Drag and Drop files : There's drag and drop support for importing clips.Getting started is as easy as dragging files into OpenShot from your favorite file manager.
Video Transitions : It comes with over 400 transitions , which lets you gradually fade from one clip to another. The quickness and sharpness of the transitions can also be adjusted using keyframes (if needed). Overlapping two clips will create a new transition automatically.
3D Animations : You can install/add 3D blenders on openshot to use 3D animations. OpenShot comes with more than 20 animations and lets you adjust colors, sizes, length, text, and many render properties.
Compositing, Image overlays and Watermarks : When arranging clips in a video project, images on the higher tracks/layers will be displayed on top, and the lower tracks will be displayed behind them.
Audio Mixing and Editing : Openhot has many built-in audio editing features such as displaying waveforms on the timeline, or even rendering the waveform as part of your video. You can also split the audio from your video clip, and adjust each audio channel individually.
Digital Video Effects : OpenShot has many video effects Drag a video effect onto your clip, and adjust its properties. Adjust brightness, gamma, hue, greyscale, chroma key, and much more! Combined with transitions, animation, and time control, OpenShot is an extremely powerful video editor.
Openshot really has a range of solid and practical features that meet the needs of anyone who wants to make a meaningful video rather than professional one. If you have a limited or no budget for a video editing software then openshot could be the best option for you.
You can Download Openshot from HERE
Github : https://github.com/OpenShot/openshot-qt
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