What SW is everyone using for video/audio marriage?

[Tom]

Howdy folks, I have seen a lot of nice work on this site of videos that have audio tracks attached. I just picked up a drone with a 3-axis gimble and 4K video capability. My question, like the title, what is a popular program to run on windows 10 to do this kind of editing? From a short search, looks like there is a ton of it out there, just looking for some help on whittling down the list.

 

[Jarrett]

@Trail Boss is making killer videos. I'm curious what he uses too.

 

[Trail Boss]

@Trail Boss is making killer videos. I'm curious what he uses too.

I have a Go Pro 8 and Filmora9 video editor. Both are very recent purchases.

I bought Filmora based on Tricepilot's recommendation.

 

[Tom]

I have a Go Pro 8 and Filmora9 video editor. Both are very recent purchases.

I bought Filmora based on Tricepilot's recommendation.

Thanks Rich. Just tried it and it complained about my graphics card in my Surface Pro and wouldn't run.

I am able to run Movavi but would like other recommendations before getting settled on one.

 

[RoverT]

Super old thread, but I'll revive it in case people are still wanting advice.
Davinci Resolve is fantastic. They have a free version with all features you need unless you're doing a big project. For example, the studio version has gpu rendering support, remote render servers, 3d support, etc.

I love the program, and it's free... But, it's not super well optimized and requires a strong pc to edit especially if you're doing 4k.

 

[tshelfer]

I use a free opensource package called Shotcut, and it definitely provides for overlaid soundtracks.

PROS:
- It's free.
- Lots of features.
- Lots of how-to videos available to explain the basics and more advanced features.

CONS:
- While it does allow for multiple sound overlays, it doesn't do stereo at all.
- Not exactly intuitive or user-friendly. Expect to spend some time watching those how-to videos.

While you can theoretically edit a soundtrack on Shotcut, I use a different technique. I edit my overlay music to length on separate software (I use an old version of Roxio for that), then drag/drop it into the video.

Here's a link to something I did with Shotcut this past fall:

 

[Flipit]

Davinci Resolve is fantastic. They have a free version with all features you need...

+1 for Davinci Resolve, however, I am a Mac man.
Another plus is there are a bazillion tutorials out there for this software.