Avidemux

Available for multiple platforms and for the great price of free, the Avidemux application can be used to perform simple editing tasks, like cutting and encoding videos. To make your life as easy as possible and to help you get things done quickly, it provides support for projects, scripts, and job queuing.

As mentioned above, Avidemux is available for multiple platforms. You can use the video editor on Linux, BSD, Mac OS X, and Windows – that would be 32 as well as 64-bit editions of the Microsoft-developed operating system. The setup wizard that helps you install Avidemux on a Windows PC recommends that you go with a Standard installation that includes the following: core files, user interfaces, audio decoders, audio devices, audio encoders, avisynth, demuxers, muxers, script engines, video decoders, video encoders, and video filters. Besides the Standard, there’s also a Full and a Custom installation option.

The video you’re working on is displayed in a large pane in the right hand side of the application’s interface. All around you will find numerous buttons and menus for different functions the application performs. This is a fairly simple layout that’s easy to figure out and does not pose a problem from an ease of use point of view.

And you will be able to easily access the functionality Avidemux has to offer to perform simple video editing tasks. Load an AVI, MPEG, MP4 or ASF file into Avidemux and you’ll be able to perform encoding, filtering, or cutting tasks with ease. Speaking about tasks, they can be automated using projects, job queue, and scripts. To help you get things done rapidly and efficiently, Avidemux provides support for projects, scripts, and job queuing.

Avidemux, as it is released under a GNU General Public License, is freeware. You can enjoy the video editing functionality it has to offer for free for as long as you want.

Take advantage of the wonderful functionality Avidemux offers for free to perform various video editing tasks.