Video Editing Software - free version

[EGO_Aut]

I hope you can help me
I just can not find anything good video editor. Until now i have been using CLIPCHAMP, but now i am looking for a free program that offers following recording features:

1440p videos
60fps
AV-1 capable

I did read that DAVINCI RESOLVE should be nice, has anyone expirience with it or similar
Thx

[burger1]

Not sure what you want to record.

Windows has a built in game dvr recorder. Press windows key + x then settings - gaming. Can adjust fps, etc... in its settinfg. For recording. Large files.

Obs recorder can be adjusted. Can adjust output settings. Bit rate, formats, audio, etc... For recording.

Not sure about av1 encoding.

For editing videos sony Vegas free version maybe? There a reddit video editing forum likely to find stuff there. Can do stuff with handbrake, ffmpeg but more difficult. Windows has some editing software. Cut, concat etc... very limited. Youtube also has a video editor. Not sure if bing or chat gpt can edit videos. Can do AI photo edits but quirks and free tier limitations. Bing photo might be free not sure about videos.

[esd]

The free version of lightworks is good for editing!

[Observe]

Previously, I've used and liked paid versions of Sony Vegas, but I no longer have it.

Recently, after doing a bit of research into free video editors, I downloaded Davinci Resolve. I haven't had a chance to try it out much. I don't particularly like the interface, but that's something to get used to. There are a few others to consider. I don't remember which they were.

I guess Davinci Resolve would be my suggestion for a free video editor.

[Chips]

Hitfilm Express - free, is amazing... but then as I was looking for it, it appears they've
a) stopped it.
b) changed it hugely by ripping stuff out.

But if you could find it - then Hitfilm Express (free version) *was* great with tutorials everywhere.

[EGO_Aut]

I am testing now DaVinci. At least AV1 and 60fps 1080p is possible. Maybe 4k, but i did not find 1440p.
THX

[MarStrMind]

Blender and KDEnlive would be my recommendations. DaVinci is triple overkill for simple Youtube or other videos

[jackeycheung]

I’ve tried DaVinci Resolve too and honestly, while it’s powerful, it felt kind of heavy for regular video stuff. The interface didn’t click for me either, especially when I only needed to do simpler edits or quick exports. I ended up using Shotcut for a while, way easier to navigate and still supports up to 4K, but I’m not sure how it handles AV1.

One thing that did help was switching file formats before editing. MOV files from my camera were a real pain until I figured out how to convert MOV to MP4 without losing much quality. Found a quick walkthrough on https://www.movavi.com/support/how-to/h ... o-mp4.html that sorted it out easily.