There are more than 500 hours of video were uploaded to YouTube per minute. As a YouTuber, editing YouTube videos is very important. How to edit YouTube videos? This post offers you serval ways to edit YouTube videos and top 8 YouTube editors including the best video editor – MiniTool MovieMaker developed MiniTool.
As a YouTube content creator, video editing is the basic skill you need to master. Now, let’s get started!
Part 1. How to Edit YouTube Videos
Part one will show you how to edit YouTube videos on Windows/Mac/Phone.
How to Edit YouTube Videos on Windows
MiniTool MovieMaker
MiniTool MovieMaker is a handy YouTube editor that allows you to split, trim and rotate video. It offers tons of transitions and filters. Also, it provides a variety of titles and captions that you can add to YouTube videos. To know more details about adding captions to YouTube videos, see this post: How to Add Subtitles to YouTube Video Easily and Quickly.
The following are the detailed steps on how to edit YouTube videos on Windows.
Why Need to Edit Audio for Video
The audio track of video can be a double-edged sword. Matched audio tracks can make the audience feel more engaged, while unmatched audio tracks would distract the audience’s attention. Here are some skills for editing audio in video.
How to fade in and fade out audio in video.
How to add your own audio on YouTube video.
How to change the background music in video.
How to Edit Audio for Video
There are three video editors helping you edit audio - MiniTool Movie Maker, Windows Movie Maker and Wondershare Filmora. With these video editing tools, you can edit your audio at any time. Even if your internet connection goes down, you can continue to edit audio for video.
MiniTool Movie Maker
MiniTool Movie Maker is an ease-of-use video editor. If you’re an amateur in video editing, this free tool will help you a lot. With its intuitive interface, you can create a cool video with ease. This video editing tool allows you to import video, music and picture in many formats.
Besides, there are a few templates to help you create a video in a few seconds, the only thing you need do is import media files you prepared.
For users, you can add audio to video, save your favorite clips of a video by trimming and splitting video, and fade in and fade music.
This tool offers many stunning transitions and effects, you can apply them to enhance the video. To make your video easy to understand, MiniTool Movie Maker also supports adding captions and subtitles to your video.
Windows Movie Maker
Windows Movie Maker is a free video editor published by Microsoft. You are able to add narration or your own audio to a video.
Windows Movie Maker supports triming and spliting video, adding transitions, effects and animations. This free tool also allows you to add titles and credits.
Moreover, it’s very convenient for you to upload video directly to video sharing sites like YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, etc.
Wondershare Filmora
Microsoft Photos – Windows 10 Hidden Video Editor
Windows 10 has a hidden video editor, Microsoft Photos app, which works a bit like Windows Movie Maker. You can use the Photos app to trim videos, create slideshows that combine your photos and videos with music, motion, text, and more.
The lightweight free video editing software also has the advantage that it can turn your images to videos automatically under the Automatic Video mode. This is very helpful if you want to share a video but you don’t have time to create it.
Also, you can use the Custom Video mode to trim, resize the video, change audio volume, add filters, text, motion and 3D effects.
Microsoft Photos indeed is a good Windows 10 video editor, but it cannot edit all file types. You can easily add video files like MP4, WMV, MOV, AVI, MKV and M2TS, while you cannot edit FLV, VOB and ISO file with Windows hidden video editor. And, HEVC video requires installing additional codecs.
Sometimes, Microsoft Photos app runs into performance issues, doesn’t work smoothly or loads images that fast. And, some advanced features such as video transition, split tool, green screen, video stabilization effects are missing. What should you do if you want to apply transitions into movies or videos?
Alternatives to Microsoft Photos app can help you. In this post, we list the great replacements for Windows 10 Photos app.
Windows Movie Maker – Windows Built-in Movie Maker
As I’ve said previously, Microsoft Photos app which works a bit like Windows Movie Maker. Microsoft Movie Maker is another free Windows 10 video editor.
Windows Movie Maker was once the world’s most popular free video editing tool for Windows. It offers some basic features such as video effects, video transitions, adding titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration, and Auto Movie.
How to create a video in Windows 10 with this free and easy-to-use video editing software?
