VideoPad Free Video Editor and Movie Maker for Windows

User Reviews

• Awesome application!

  John_Chase3/18/2018

  Pros

  Rich functionality but need more time to actually use it more extensively. Easy interface to figure out on the fly without reading help. It's way beyond what I was looking for or expecting in a hasty moment needing to edit a video clip on a new Windows install and no time to reload old apps

  Cons

  None at this time. I've always liked NCH Softwares products

  Summary

  Can't go wrong, try it

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• Absolutely Top Dollar

  Neddie Coates12/21/2017

  Pros

  A dream to use straight out of the box.

  Cons

  None that I can see.

  Summary

  I bought a gopro 4 and needed to do a school project for my daughter. The gopro quik is a total disaster. Clearly put together by an idiot. Another free one was equally useless. This software saved the whole thing from being canned. As soon as I get a job again I'll be buying the software as a thank you

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• Does all I need to do

  cnetahou11/30/2017

  Pros

  A nearly fully featured movie editor

  Cons

  The rendering part seems to be slow

  Summary

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• Easy, and intuitive

  shanerino11/28/2017

  Pros

  easy to use, pick up and edit video in minutes, buttons are intuitive

  Cons

  non yet, working with on short clips

  Summary

  wanted free home software to edit down some meditations for me to use and not listen to intro and outro of meditations. works great .

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• and outstanding video modification program for beginner

  TheewizLA8/3/2017

  Pros

  Can't speak to everyone's trivial concerns but have been using other NCH programs/apps for years without issue...just downloaded this one and had to splice together 3 separate vids into one...did not need any special effects. I've looked at and tried other splice, cut, modify programs over the years and I can say without fear of contradiction this is definitely one of the most intuitive, easy to pick up program I have used in this genre. Only took a few minutes to pick up and ended up with a perfectly spliced video. This is Program/app is nothing shy of a great program or beginners and possibly some medium level users...yes it's a try and buy if you like but well worth it...and yes I will be buying it... Thank You NCH.... mnd

  Cons

  None that I can glean from working with it on a 3 video splice that took only minutes to piece together...remember..it always takes time to render a video once you've completed the work you want done

  Summary

  Nothing shy of a great Program/App for video work

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• That doesn't work for me

  PeacfulScott7/9/2017

  Pros

  Lots of transition effects, it looks similar to Movie Maker (I'm not sure if it's pros)

  Cons

  It frequently crashes. In case, the program finally starts to convert my file, it takes soo long to complete the conversion.

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• Does not work with Yosemite

  docdss2/10/2015

  Pros

  None, since I can't get it work.

  Cons

  Every time that I drag a video into it, I get a message that the video does not exist. It have tried numerous videos, but always get this message. I can only assume that it is not ready for OSX Yosemite.

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• Not as user friendly as Win 7 Version

  jkingo5/26/2014

  Pros

  Good for converting video files that won't play on certain programs, such as Windows Media Player.

  Cons

  Works completely differently from previous version.

  Summary

  I hate learning curves. I was very happy with Videopad for Windows 7, but that doesn't work on Win 8. Maybe they improved the program, but I can't use it. I've tried their own video training as well as going on Youtube, but I can't figure it out. Old version was easy: you could drag the video onto its field, click the beginning arrow, click the ending arrow, push the down arrow, then go again until finished. I'm told that isn't the way it's supposed to work, but it did the job for me. Now, you have to be a film editor to make it work. Hey NCH, can't you just release a version that works like the old one, but works on Win 8?

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• Good basic editor

  JaeisJae1/28/2014

  Pros

  Easy upload for audio and video files, excellent effects library for transitions, and easy to use as a beginner.

  Cons

  audio lag when uploading video from webcam, and if fine-tuning is needed, then it is not so easy to use.

  Summary

  The only reason it gets a three instead of a four-star rating is because the finished product for a project using a webcam came out pixelated, choppy, and out of synch. Otherwise, if using it for basic editing of home videos, it's a good program.

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• Not the best...

  Coolguy000325/31/2013

  Pros

  - Easily joins together bits of video footage or images - Has a built-in music library, only available when bought

  Cons

  - Has to individually convert each file, which is very slow and inefficient. - Sometimes photos will only appear for a split second, then turn black or change to the next slide, no matter what duration has been set. - Is very slow at everything. - Preview window is very small and laggy.

  Summary

  Great for small projects, but large source files take a while to be converted to and from the editor. It hogs most of the CPU, for not much speed, and slideshows are likely to bug out. Once the performance is improved it will be worth re-downloading.

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