WHICH ARE THE BEST EDITORS FOR GAMING VIDEOS ?


1. Movavi Video Editor PluS



OS: Windows and macOS
Best for: Ease of use
G2 rating: 4.8 out of 5, 89 reviews
Price: Free trial, $69.95/lifetime

Movavi Video Editor Plus is forthright in its claim to offer video editing software with powerful features for bringing together your creative ideas and sharing them – but without the complexity and steep learning curve required by a "professional-level" editor. Movavi incorporates all of the basic editing tools of other software on this list, but also many special features such as keyframe animation, ready-made intros, and all the special effects of every kind that you will need.

At the same time, though, Movavi Video Editor Plus has a simple interface with intuitive controls that means you can create a finished video in as little as 20 minutes. It frees you, the user, from technicalities to focus on creative aspects of your work and to have fun making movies. And that, of course, is exactly what the editing of your video games, gaming experiences, and gaming get-togethers are all about.

Key features

  • Auto adjustment options to enhance the video quality

  • Powerful effects, ranging from chroma key to thematic stickers

  • The powerful video stabilization feature

Pros

  • Easy to use

  • Lots of video editing features

  • Supports direct sharing on YouTube

  • Supporting many formats and devices ranging from your iPad to your Xbox One and Samsung Galaxy

  • The ability to change the speed of your video without any audio distortion

2. Microsoft Photos


OS: Windows
Best for: Easy editing
PCMag rating: 4 out of 5
Price: Free

With the help of Microsoft Photos, users can easily view, edit, create albums, compare, and make videos without any kind of hassle. You can also trim video clips if you want to use them in social media applications. It is a lightweight gaming video editor for your PC that provides a bunch of editing features. Since Windows Movie Maker is discontinued and no longer available to download, Microsoft Photos can be a good alternative.

Key features

  • Easy addition of 3D effects to videos

  • View all your videos in one place using OneDrive

Pros

  • Edit videos using basic tools

  • Add text, filters, and effects to your videos


3. Lightworks


OS: macOS, Windows, Linux
Best for: Timeline
TechRadar rating: 3.5 out of 5
Price: Free to $389.99

In contrast with Windows Photos, Lightworks is viewed as a "professional level editor." Obviously, that does not mean automatically better for your game video editing. For example, a professional-level games video editor takes time to learn in order to use it well. That often means layers of tabs to negotiate to find and execute the steps you want. And Lightworks is not free, of course.

The Lightworks software operates with Windows, Linux, or OSX. Professionals have tested and evaluated the software, so you can see how it works when the system has been mastered. Lightworks offers all features of WMM and more, but for game players who are into video creation and editing as a hobby, there is little assistance built into the software itself after some hints for starting out. One reviewer summarized Lightworks as coming "with a professional level cost and a steep learning curve".

Those are not necessarily objections, of course, for those who require the capabilities of professional-level photo editing and have the workflow over time to justify the cost and the time spent learning.

Key features

  • Multi-camera editing

  • Access to royalty-free audio and video

Pros

  • Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux

  • Supports many file formats


4. VideoPad Master's Edition


OS: Windows
Best for: Digital audio
TechRadar rating: 3.5 out of 5
Price: Free to $99

There is a free version of VideoPad, but with far fewer utilities than the purchased one. The free and simpler version is reportedly easy to use, with timeline or storyboard editing, but, unfortunately, the free version makes some functions unavailable after you have tested them a few times. The capabilities of the free version can be compared with those of the full-pay version with those of Lightworks.

Key features

  • Over 50 effects and transitions

  • 3D video editing

Pros

  • Intuitive interface

  • Allows to create effects templates


5. AVS Video Editor


OS: Windows
Best for: In-program recording
Capterra rating: 4.6 out of 5
Price: $69 to $199

This is another video editor that offers most or all of what the other game editors do, but with the added capability to edit and create videos with a wide spectrum of visual and sound effects. Special attention has been called to its video quality and a reasonably easy-to-use interface. Its audio and video conversion features handle the problem of converting files into different formats and also to burn DVDs. Special features include masking, subpixel accuracy, and blending modes.

Key features

  • Lots of effects and transitions

  • Blu-ray video editing

Pros

  • Supports many media formats and codecs

  • Allows to create slideshows



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