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To become a pro, start with VirtualDub

Editing videos doesn’t have to involve getting to grips with complicated programs with endless menus and enough tools to keep a professional film maker occupied. If all you need is a tool for cutting scenes, extracting audio or even converting a video into an animated GIF sequence, VirtualDub is a good choice: it’s easy to use, and has just the right number of tools to carry out these simple, but extremely useful tasks. What’s more, it doesn’t need an installer and works straight from the folder where the files are unpacked, meaning that you can carry it around with you on a USB memory key and always be ready for those emergency editing jobs.

The interface doesn’t have too many bells and whistles but is functional. There are two main windows: one with the original video and another with the processed video. The toolbar concentrates on the tasks of cutting, selecting the selection starting and finishing points, the play-back controls, and little else. Everything is designed with speed and functionality in mind.

And if all that isn’t enough for you, it also includes filters for processing the video’s colours and sharpness and even includes some basic effects.

You can download it in Goofull VirtualDub.