Simple, free editor for quickly cutting and joining multi-format videos while preserving perfect audio sync
Simple, free editor for quickly cutting and joining multi-format videos while preserving perfect audio sync
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Program license Free
Developer dvdvideomedia
Version 10.6
Works under Windows
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(573 votes)
Developer
dvdvideomedia
Works under
Windows
Program license
Free
Version
10.6
Pros
- Multiple Format Support
- Totally Free
- Quick Edits
- Resource-Light
- Reliable Join Function
Cons
- Basic UI
- Limited Options
Free Video Cutter Joiner is a piece of video editing and splicing software that is claimed to be one of the simplest on the market.
This basic tool is ideal for those who have large video files they need to cut in order to remove unnecessary content. Perhaps you have footage that includes commercials you want removed, or you have homemade content that needs to be streamlined. This software can handle it all.
While removing pieces of video is the main function of this software, it can also be used on video produced professionally to perform final edits. If your video content contains extras that prevent it from being played back in an uninterrupted fashion, like product ads or movie previews, this software will be helpful in removing that content.
For those who have video footage that they want to share online with family or friends, this software will be most appealing. It supports most of the common file formats, so you'll have no trouble uploading your final video files to social media platforms like Facebook or YouTube. A short list of a few of the supported formats includes 3GP, FLV, WMV, AVI, and MPEG.
This piece of software will work with any system using Windows 7, 8, 10, Windows XP, or Windows Vista. It will also work with Mac OS X, but it won't work with mobile platforms like iOS or Android.
One of the nicest features of this software is the coupling of audio and video cutting. The software seamlessly combines the two so you don't have to worry about sound becoming out of sync. That means when you remove video footage, it removes the associated sound as well without affecting the remainder of the footage. This simultaneous editing is great for those with limited editing experience since it feels natural.
Another interesting capability of the software is multi-format joining. The software can connect two or more video clips even if they aren't in the same video format. If you have multiple devices that capture video in different formats, or you have a single device that does the same, this software will be able to merge all the captured content.
This means you can take one minute of audio and video content from a WMV file, one minute from a MP4, one minute from an AVI, and combine them all into a single video with a single format.
When you take into account that this software is free, it's hard to make any downsides seem significant. The tool performs cuts and splices at a quick pace, and it has a small app footprint that requires few system resources. Even if you have no intention of using the software over a long period of time, there's no reason not to try it if you often need to make these sorts of simple video edits.
Pros
- Multiple Format Support
- Totally Free
- Quick Edits
- Resource-Light
- Reliable Join Function
Cons
- Basic UI
- Limited Options
Pros
- Split, merge and convert video files
- A lightweight and usually fast solution
Cons
- No preview feature
- May be too simple for some users
Free Video Cutter Joiner provides a free, fast, and simple way to manipulate your video files.
Free Video Cutter Joiner provides a basic set of tools to split, merge, and even convert video files. This program is intended to be fast and simple to use and has a narrow focus on the tasks at hand. The program is free to use, doesn’t take up much space on disk, doesn’t consume many resources, and is usually quite fast, but there are some problems, such as joins that result in large files. The UI is intuitive, but it’s outdated aesthetically and doesn’t support drag and drop of files.
The cutting or splitting functionality is fairly straightforward. Select a start point and an end point. The program will display the duration of the new file. You can then click the Cut button to begin. When the process is done, Free Video Cutter Joiner will request a file name and a path. It isn’t possible to splice out more than one section at a time. You have to do jobs like that sequentially.
Also, note that there’s no built-in video, which means there’s no preview, so you’ll have to use another program to determine what the appropriate start and end points are. There’s certainly space for a preview window, so it seems this feature was planned, but it hasn’t arrived and possibly never will.
The joining or merging functionality is more robust in that it can theoretically handle any number of files. It can also handle files of any length that the OS supports. You also have complete control over how these files are ordered, but again, there’s no preview function, which can make this process difficult. It’s worth mentioning that the program tends to get bogged down when creating large files. This would be understandable when converting video too, but it tends to take far too long even when you’re not.
Free Video Cutter Joiner also provides the option to convert videos into another format, and you can convert as a standalone function or as part of the joining or cutting process. The program handles a wide range of video and audio formats out of the box, and you can expand that support via codecs that you install on Windows and provide the program access to.
Free Video Cutter Joiner does its job well for the most part, and it may be a fine solution when you need a quick-and-easy fix for a one-time job. For those who’ll use it more often, it may prove too simplistic. The lack of a built-in video player as well as the lack of drag and drop just make basic video work more tedious than it ought to be.
Pros
- Split, merge and convert video files
- A lightweight and usually fast solution
Cons
- No preview feature
- May be too simple for some users
