Video Editor

Use free video software to create and edit videos of any complexity from a family greeting card to a company presentation. Cut, merge video files, apply visual and audio effects, use filtration and image correction, make slideshows and add an appropriate soundtrack. Use multi-color Chroma Key and advanced parameters settings to give your video a professional look. All popular video and audio formats are supported.

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Video Converter

This program is intended for converting video files from one format to another. Nearly all popular video formats are supported (both reading and saving). In addition, the program drastically simplifies the task of converting videos for playback on specific multimedia devices, such as iPhone, Samsung Galaxy or Huawei P30 Pro. The program is extremely easy to use, has a modern interface and all necessary video processing functions.

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Audio Converter

The audio converter will help you convert audio files from one format to another. All key audio formats and codecs are supported. The program also allows you to manage playlists and meta tags, extract audio from video files and save these tracks on your computer in any format.

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Audio CD Grabber

This audio tool is intended for grabbing audio tracks from compact discs and saving them to the user’s computer in any format. Nearly all popular audio formats and codecs are supported. The program can also extract track details from the FreeDB server for automatic file renaming and updating meta tags.

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Multifunctionality

Multifunctionality

A wide array of multimedia processing tools in one free video software suite.

High speed

High speed

Our programs use fast
and high-quality algorithms optimized for single and multi-core CPU’s.

Affordability

Affordability

VSDC video software is freely available for download to Windows OS-based PCs and laptops.

The influence of profiles on the result video

You have already chosen the suitable profile! Now you are lucky to watch what your video will look like after the process of conversion. To perform it, go the window "Preview", which is placed in the main form of Video Converter.



In the player window you can view the video, marked out in the list of opened files. Also, you can realize about the influence of the video correction on the result.





Changing the given parameter, you will observe the grey edges of the video appear or disappear. In the result video these edges will be of a grey color. What is the reason of presence of these edges? It means the following: the chosen resolution or aspect does not correspond to the initial video, and, as a result, the picture from the initial video will fit into in the result one.  

Changing this parameter, you will be able to reduce the size of the unnecessary edges, but only because of sacrificing the part of the useful image of the video.

Process of working with profiles



Besides utilizing standard profiles, you are given an opportunity to use your own ones. Especially for this, you need to choose some format, which profiles you are intending to change, and press the button "Edit Profile…".  Afterwards, you will pass to the "Profile Editor".


"Profile Editor" allows you to change the basis parameters of the profile:


Video codec – has an influence on the quality and the size of the result video, and the rate of conversion.

Resolution – affects on the image definition. The higher the resolution, the higher the quality of the result video (because of the increasing of bitrate).

Bitrate – influences on the quality and the size of the result video.

Aspect correction – changing this parameter, you will change the way of inserting one picture into the other: the picture can be just stretched/compressed, or only inserted according to the given parameters.

Audio codec – similar to video codec.

Frequency of audio – the higher the parameter, the better the quality of the sound.

The number of channels.

Audio bitrate – similar to video bitrate.


Also, thanks to "Profile Editor", you are lucky to create your own profiles and delete the given ones.



If you press the button "Add profile", you will add a new profile to the end of the profile list. "Insert profile" – add a new profile to the list, but it takes the position after the current one.
"Delete Profile" – deletes the current profile.
To change the current profile you can in the window, where the list of the profiles is performed.



For this purpose you just need to select the one, you would like to edit.  


The sequence of profiles has a real influence on their displaying in the main window of video converter. To change the order of the profiles, you need to use the buttons "Arrow Up" & "Arrow Down".


If you would like to use the changed/new created profile, you need to save it with the help o the button "Save profiles". It is clear, that if you press this button, all the changed that were produced, will be saved. But before pressing the button, you have an opportunity to return the initial profiles, thanks to "Restore profiles".



If you are eager to get back all the initial profiles, just push "Restore defaults".



But remember, that if you press the mentioned button, all the created profiles will be deleted, but the initial – restored.

The profiles functions

Profile – is a set of parameters for the result video. All the parameters influence on the size or/and quality of the video, and also on the rate of conversion. If you want to change standard parameters or add the own ones, you can do it in the "Profile Editor".

The following parameters can be called the basis ones of the Profiles:
Video codec – method of video compression. Codecs are characterized according to the degree of compression video materials (the size of compressed data), the quality of video compression (the quality of the video while playing), and the rate of compression.
Resolution – the size of the picture vertically and horizontally. This is the main parameter responsible for the image definition quality. But, it is necessary to take into consideration, that if the resolution is very big, you need to put big video bitrate, otherwise, the quality will decrease.
Video bitrate – is also the basis parameter that is responsible for the quality of the result video. The higher the parameter, the higher the quality and size of the result file.
Framerate – the number of frames per second. We advise you to leave the framerate of the initial video without changes, or in a different way, you will face the problem of having the picture bouncing.
Audio codec – similarly to video codec.
The frequency and number of channels.
Audio bitrate – similarly to video bitrate.

Choosing a profile

Profile – is a set of parameters for the result video. All the parameters influence on the size or/and quality of the video, and also on the rate of conversion. If you want to change standard parameters or add the own ones, you can do it in the "Profile Editor".

The following parameters can be called the basis ones of the Profiles:
Video codec – method of video compression. Codecs are characterized according to the degree of compression video materials (the size of compressed data), the quality of video compression (the quality of the video while playing), and the rate of compression.
Resolution – the size of the picture vertically and horizontally. This is the main parameter responsible for the image definition quality. But, it is necessary to take into consideration, that if the resolution is very big, you need to put big video bitrate, otherwise, the quality will decrease.
Video bitrate – is also the basis parameter that is responsible for the quality of the result video. The higher the parameter, the higher the quality and size of the result file.
Framerate – the number of frames per second. We advise you to leave the framerate of the initial video without changes, or in a different way, you will face the problem of having the picture bouncing.
Audio codec – similarly to video codec.
The frequency and number of channels.
Audio bitrate – similarly to video bitrate. As it was mentioned before, the choice of a profile influences on the quality of the result video and its size. As a rule, the higher the quality, the more the size of the video. Each format and device has its own profile. Besides, all the profiles are divided into groups according to their subject, in order to make the choice easier.

The things you have to do to choose a profile:

1) choose a device you are going to create a video for;

2) choose one of the formats supported by your player;

3) choose a group of profiles;


4) choose a profile what you would like to use for video conversion



When the profile has already been chosen, in the window "Parameters" you will see the parameters of the result video (but only in that case, if at least one of the files is added in video convert


Choosing an active audio/video track

Several video files include some audio tracks (probably the translation for different languages). In this case, it is necessary to mention, what audio track to choose for the conversion.


    
Besides, DVD, as a rule, can contain some episodes. While opening DVD, the program, automatically, chooses the longest episode and makes it active. In the majority of cases, it appears to be the main fragment of the video, but sometimes you will have to choose the episode by yourself. Moreover, DVD-film can be divided into two or more episodes, so you can face the necessity to split them together. In this case, you need to open DVD some times and then, sequentially, point the needed episode at each opened file. After the conversion, only the episodes, you have chosen, will be present in the result file.

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"VSDC Free Video Editor is a surprisingly powerful, if unconventional video editor"

- PC Advisor


"This video editor gives you tons of control and editing power"

- CNet


"The editor handles many common formats and boasts a good deal of capabilities when it comes time to alter lighting, splice video, and apply filters and transitions in post production"

- Digital Trends