VideoPad Video Editor is a free-to-try video editing software by NCH Software. Despite its small size, it packs a lot of features comparable to other video editors available. Its performance is about halfway between the laymen-grade Windows Movie Maker and the professional-grade Sony Vegas.
The software was initially available for Windows, although ports for OS X and Android were later released. In spite of its feature set and small size, it can get clunky on older and lower-spec computers, and Untergangers had to have an Internet connection most of the time because VideoPad downloads its codecs on a ad-hoc basis. It is free to use for 14 days, after which Untergangers have to purchase it. There is also an option for users to downgrade to a free non-licensed version with lesser features and no trial period.
Untergangers notable of using VideoPad includes mfaizsyahmi, smoglessbutton4 and NeinTails95NL. It should be noted that mfaizsyahmi used the version from mid-2011, and he found the latest version to be very laggy. He thus no longer endorse VideoPad.
Features[]
Some features relevant to Unterganging include (as of 2011's version, these might not be entirely truthful to the latest version):
- Supports just about all the major video and audio formats out there, using an integrated ad-hoc codec downloading.
- Full of video transitions and effects. This can be extended with VirtualDub's plugins.
- Effects and transitions duration can be adjusted.
- Intuitive sequence-based subtitling features. Unfortunately not integrated in the timeline view (so there's no drag-dropping.)
- Supports text and image/video overlays. A simple Chroma keying is also included.
- Supports video stabilizing (deshaking.)
- Ability to render stereoscopic 3D videos
- Can export to a variety of formats and dimensions (up to full HD.)
- Can directly upload your project to YouTube.
- No longer works when YouTube changed its API. Same thing happens to older versions of other video editors including Sony Vegas Pro 11.
Problems[]
Unfortunately there are some drawbacks which include:
- No traditional Cut/Copy/Paste support. It can only duplicate a video sequence.
- Solution: Use the clip duplication feature. Later versions support use of keyboard shortcuts.
- Could not change pitch and speed of an audio sequence (those that do not couple with a video.)
- Overlays are placed on top of subtitles.
- Solution: Render project with subtitles turned off, copy the project file, replace all clips in the project with the first rendered video and re-render with subtitles enabled.
- Still image in videos doesn't render properly most of the time.
- Solution: Place a faint, moving text overlay over the still image.
- Preview sometimes takes forever.
- Solution: Same as above. It can also appear from missing plugins; the missing effects need to be removed completely from the project.