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Software => Computer software => Topic started by: John1397 on August 18, 2018, 08:39:33 AM

Title: Need video editor for XP to edit MP4
Post by: John1397 on August 18, 2018, 08:39:33 AM

Is there a free video editor for XP that will edit MP4 files my file is only 116mb and only want to take off a few frames at the beginning and end?

Title: Re: Need video editor for XP to edit MP4
Post by: soybean on August 19, 2018, 10:33:23 AM

I suggest VLC media player.  You can get it at https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

Title: Re: Need video editor for XP to edit MP4
Post by: DaveLembke on August 19, 2018, 11:12:31 AM

More info on using VLC for editing... https://www.wondershare.com/vlc/how-to-use-vlc-as-a-video-editor.html


If your system is able to run Linux and you need something with more editing features there is Cinelarra... https://www.linux.com/news/top-3-linux-video-editors

If your just trying to strip frames to size the file smaller than 116MB, VirtualDub could be used. But Virtualdub lacks an editor. You could size it down by changing the video quality, however you can only size it down so much before it starts to look really bad. Cutting out frames to shorten the length of the video would be the best choice to maintain same video quality.

Title: Re: Need video editor for XP to edit MP4
Post by: CaptainStark on August 21, 2018, 09:59:28 PM

I think the simplest would be Windows Movie Maker.

Title: Re: Need video editor for XP to edit MP4
Post by: Nintrovertious on September 21, 2018, 10:28:09 AM

Given that Movie Maker isn't supported anymore, for basic cutting I'd recommend Avidemux. It's very intuitive and lightweight

Title: Re: Need video editor for XP to edit MP4
Post by: Nintrovertious on November 07, 2018, 05:06:46 AM

Actually, for XP, VSDC should work well. It works well for editing on Windows 7 (http://www.videosoftdev.com/news/video-editing-software-for-windows-7), and XP is mentioned among the system requirements.