VideoPad Video Editor (or simply VideoPad) is a
video editing application developed by
NCH Software. It is complemented by the
VirtualDub plug-ins that work with the software.
VideoPad integrates WavePad, a sound-editing program;
MixPad, a sound-mixing program;
and PhotoPad, an image editor.
Features
VideoPad supports frequently used
file format
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s
including
Audio Video Interleave
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(AVI),
Windows Media Video (WMV),
3GP, and
DivX
DIVX (Digital Video Express) is a discontinued digital video format. Created in part by Circuit City, it was an unsuccessful attempt to create an alternative to video rental in the United States. The format's poor reception from consumers resu ...
.
It supports direct video uploads to
YouTube
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,
Flickr
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, and
Facebook
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.
VideoPad uses two screens: the first for a preliminary review of chosen video and audio snippets and the second to review the entire track. The application supports several video effects, including those involving light, color, transitions, and text.
VideoPad is presumably
trialware
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. The free edition is feature-limited, in particular only AVI and WMV export is supported, while the non-free version has more advanced features.
VideoPad Master Edition supports plugins while the free version does not. The non-free edition does not limit simultaneous video tracks, but the free one allows at most two concurrent tracks and limits export file type options after the trial period expires.
VideoPad is also available on
Steam
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.
Reception
VideoPad has received generally favorable reviews from
CNET and
TopTenReviews, but has been noted to be vulnerable to rendering issues.
''
Redding Record Searchlight'' columnist Andrea Eldridge wrote in 2012 that the "easy-to-use VideoPad brings advanced features to the beginner".
She said that VideoPad has a
voice-over
Voice-over (also known as off-camera or off-stage commentary) is a production technique used in radio, television, filmmaking, theatre, and other media in which a descriptive or expository voice that is not part of the narrative (i.e., non- ...
feature
Windows Movie Maker did not have. The feature allows users to either record their own narration or upload existing recordings.
Softonic.com
Softonic is a Spanish software download platform that distributes, categorizes, and evaluates programs for Windows, Android, and Mac. The platform was founded in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in June 1997.
History
Softonic started in 1997 as a ...
said VideoPad was "simple" and "easy to use" but noted that "more advanced users will definitely find it too basic" and lamented that the program had "only three
ransitions.
Danny Chadwick of
Top Ten Reviews rated VideoPad a 6.15/10. He said the application was "great for beginners" but that it lacked "many of the transitions or extras that are standard in similar applications".
Maximum PC
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contributor Ben Kim stated in 2014 that "VideoPad is easily the best free video editor available." Kim wrote that VideoPad is "a stellar editor that manages to pack an almost obscene number of features into a surprisingly digestible package".
See also
*
Comparison of video editing software
References
External links
VideoPad Video Editor Official Site
{{Video editors
C++ software
Proprietary software
Video editing software for Windows
MacOS multimedia software