Basic and free video editing software for Mac?

Basic and free video editing software for Mac?

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BRISTOL86

Original Poster:

1,097 posts

105 months

Saturday 25th June 2016
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I need to turn a few iPad video clips into one long clip with some very basic text/sound added - can someone please recommend a free software that would let me do that?

Thanks!

marshalla

15,902 posts

201 months

Saturday 25th June 2016
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I'd recommend spending a tenner on iMovie if you're likely to be doing this more than once.

Otherwise, if you just want to stitch video together without doing much more, VLC can do that by streaming/exporting a playlist to a new file. It can also add an audio track, but not sure about the text - it depends where you want it placed.


Edited by marshalla on Saturday 25th June 08:07

BRISTOL86

Original Poster:

1,097 posts

105 months

Saturday 25th June 2016
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Thanks for that, will check it out!

rjben

917 posts

282 months

Saturday 25th June 2016
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Spend the money on iMovie - watch one of the tutorials on YouTube and it's all you'll need.

megaphone

10,724 posts

251 months

Saturday 25th June 2016
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I thought iMovie came included with a Mac? OP check in your Apps.

BRISTOL86

Original Poster:

1,097 posts

105 months

Saturday 25th June 2016
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I don't have iMovie, it's £10.99, but that's cool, thanks!

GoodDoc

559 posts

176 months

Saturday 25th June 2016
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If it absolutely has to be free then look at Davinci Resolve;

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davincir...

...but even thought you have to pay for it, I think for simplicity and the tutorials then iMovie is hard to hard beat.

Torrisi

1 posts

94 months

Sunday 26th June 2016
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AppGeeker Video editor (mac) is a nice program, easy to learn and would work for your requirements.

GhostDriver

878 posts

192 months

Sunday 26th June 2016
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"free on Apple"


lol

BRISTOL86

Original Poster:

1,097 posts

105 months

Sunday 26th June 2016
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GhostDriver said:
"free on Apple"


lol
confused

There's plenty of free software available on OSX.

Perd Hapley

1,750 posts

173 months

Sunday 26th June 2016
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Don't pay the tenner yet. Open the App Store, click on 'purchased' and have a look to see if iMovie is there with an Install button. If you bought your Mac new, it should be.

For whatever reason it wasn't on my Mac, but it was there.

iMovie works very well for the simple editing I need.

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

196 months

Sunday 26th June 2016
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another vote for iMovie from me, I've never done any video stuff before and Im a complete computer dunce but I've made videos that have had 10K+ views on Facebook and youtube while sat on my sofa.

Craikeybaby

10,410 posts

225 months

Wednesday 29th June 2016
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iMovie, if you bought your Mac in the last few years it should be there. Or the GoPro app is pretty good too.

Ari

19,347 posts

215 months

Wednesday 29th June 2016
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GhostDriver said:
"free on Apple"


lol
Came free on my iMac, MacBook and Ipad. confused