FREE Video Editing Software to Create & Edit Your Videos!

Create & Edit Your Own Movie or Video Product for Free! Here on this page you will find several resources to download different video making & editing software along with information on how to create your own movies or video product for free.

Many people still have no idea at all that they already have a free video editing software available on their computer. But at the same time there are other people who are making their first video and are posting it online even before you finish reading this page. I hope you will find yourself among the later ones, once you are finished reading this page. To make and edit your movies or to play with your media file you need software. Here is a list of free video editing software to accomplish that:

1. Movie Maker is included on Windows XP and Vista. Movie Maker can capture video from tape-based camcorders and web cams. It can also import video, audio, and picture files from hard drives, still cameras, and digital video cameras. Movie Maker is simple but effective free video editing software. Movie Maker video Tutorials can be viewed at Tutorials. You can download and learn more about Movie Maker and Windows-XP at Movie Maker and Windows-XP. And you can learn more about Movie Maker and Windows Vista at Movie Maker and Windows Vista.

2. Wax is a high performance and flexible video compositing and special effects free video editing software. The idea for Wax is to be very general purpose and flexible in video compositing and effects, so that you can compose your dream video sequence with ease every time. Wax can create 2D & 3D special effects and can work in two modes - as a standalone application which would appeal for home users/beginners, and as a "plug-in" to video editors/NLEs which would be more useful for professional editors. Currently Wax can work as a plug-in with Sony Vegas®, Pure Motion EditStudio and Adobe Premiere® and work for integrating with various other NLEs is in progress.

3. Zwei-Stein Zwei-Stein 3.01 is a non-linear free video editing software, non-destructive video compositing and editing system which offers many advanced features unavailable elsewhere. With Zwei-Stein you can edit up to 256 video, audio and still image clips, each with up to 64 effects chained serially. Cropping, panning and custom effects are easy with automatic key frames.

4. Jumpcut  Once you register, you can start making movies right away by uploading your favorite video clips, photos and audio right from your computer or digital camera. Just click on "Upload" in the main navigation bar and choose the files you want to upload. This free video editing software will automatically create a movie from the files that you upload. Then you can open up our web-based editor to rearrange the clips and photos, add titles, effects and lots more.

5. CamStudio is an open source simple free video making software. It is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer in a variety of ways-full screen, dedicated area and dedicated window. It creates industry-standard AVI video files and Flash video files. It has no video editing features, just a start and stop button. Learn more about CamStudio at “http://www.camstudio.org”.

6. Jashaka  Imagine if you could. Edit with flexibility and speed. Create Effects in real time. Animate with unlimited features. Paint and design on moving video. Create music with all the tools the pros use. Work in any format at any resolution....all while sharing files, projects and clips with users on your network or around the world, and all using a single, open source application where the code is yours… that runs on practically any workstation.

7. iMovie 2oo8 makes viewing and working with video as intuitive as enjoying your photos. A built-in library automatically organizes your video, so all the clips you’ve captured and movies you’ve created are just a click away. With its revolutionary interface, iMovie makes it quick and easy to browse your library and create new movies. And iMovie is built for sharing. In just a few steps, you can add movies to your website, publish them on YouTube, and create versions for iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV.

If you want to capture videos you need a digital camera having video capturing capability. You can easily find one for under $100.

If you are not short on budget, you can find that an expensive model with more advanced features and quality. You then make all the creative decisions and start creative process with shooting your movie. When your creative process is complete and you are done, your video now exists as a media file when you transfer it from your camera to your PC. You then make & edit your movie and turn it into one finished product. You complete this process using your free video editing software.

Next, step is to create a deliverable movie or video product from your video project. This process is also called burn, export, output, and make in computer terminology. Video products are usually finished into one of these formats. Click on each to go in detail;

1. Video DVD disc

2. DVD Labeling Software

3. Pay-per-view (PPV) Streaming Video