Basic Video Editing - Learn how to edit video!

Basic video editing can be done with the simple video editors that come with your computer. Sadly these free video editors are limited in what they can do which prevents you from really expressing your creativity and movie making skills.

"Basic video editing is defined as minimal clips being recorded, cut and organized. Using minimum special effects and titles on your video and converting your finished video into easy compatible formats for others to see."

What Video Editing Software Should I Use?

Most software is similar when editing video because the basics necessities of you (the film maker) is the ability to import your video and cut it into stories. See a demonstration of basic video editing in Adobe Premier Pro and use these fundamentals in any video editing program.

How to do Basic Editing - Simple Techniques to Get You Started

There are 2 examples one in a low end free video editing software and the other in a higher end software. For basic changes to your work all you need is one of the free software's but for more serious work you need a better video editing software. The first example uses Windows Movie Maker and the second uses Adobe Premier Pro.

Example of Importing Video, Adding special effects and exporting your video in Windows Movie Maker.

Example of adding effects in the video editing software Adobe Premier Pro.

Basic Editing - Importing Video, Cutting and Matching Clips, and Exporting video - Tips!

Most video editing software is similar. It has a place to display your footage like a little monitor inside the software that helps you to see your footage as you cut it and make a story. It has a timeline where you lay your video and do your cutting. Usually there is a little project window that shows your project things like video clips and any images you are using in your product. Adobe Premier Pro was used for this tutorial but the fundamentals can be applied to any video editing software as they were very basic but extremely useful.

Learn how to start a new project in Premier Pro, import the video clips, cut the video clips and export your video in different formats. These are all really important parts of movie making on every level.