free video and audio editing software

tonybest1 · 07 Aug 2015

is there a truly free video and audio software?

ThrashZone · 07 Aug 2015

Hi and welcome to SevenForums,
Well yes
Windows essentials that has Movie maker that is free and pretty good and you might actually have it already installed ?
Look at Start button and All Programs all the way at the bottom.

Other third party ones is Audacity I've used in Linux but there is a windows version too just watch out where you download it from and carefully watch out during the install for crapware being bundled into it like All CNet downloads

ignatzatsonic · 07 Aug 2015

tonybest1 said:

is there a truly free video and audio software?

Sure, both playback and editing.

With varying capabilities. Some easier to use than others.

wasnotwas · 07 Aug 2015

For simple video edits like cutting out a section of a movie clip, removing TV ads etc, Avidemux is quite good. If you cut on I-frames, there's no recode - so fast and lossless. Despite the name, it also does mp4 and mkv. I use it a lot to boost audio in a movie (leaving video on copy). Doesn't do fancy stuff like cross-fading etc.

Avidemux - Main Page

As has been mentioned, Audacity has a lot of features

Audacity download | SourceForge.net

tonybest1 · 08 Aug 2015

thanks guys for replying!!! I have used the one the MS has and I wanted to edit my videos and audio with a little more features
audacity is good but is there an audio editor that is free and is it better than audacity?

ignatzatsonic · 08 Aug 2015

tonybest1 said:

audacity is good but is there an audio editor that is free and is it better than audacity?

Audacity is free. I don't know of a better free audio tool.

What do you want to do that it cannot do?

tonybest1 · 08 Aug 2015

I wanted to do voice over and record my music as I use my instruments if it can do that then I am good