There are several software to improve the videos shot with the portable camera or with the smartphone, but not all of them are immediately ready to be uploaded online. If we run a business or want to be followed by an increasing number of fans, it is worth applying changes to the videos so as to make them perfect .
In this guide we will show you the simplest and above all free programs to improve the quality of a video, so that you can later upload them to Facebook, Instagram or YouTube.
Whether it's the simple addition of a filter or the cutting of entire parts of the clips, here we will find all the tools you need to make videos up to par.
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1) Avidemux
The first program we recommend using is Avidemux, available for both Windows and Mac.
With this program we can quickly convert a video from one format to another (thanks to the Video Output, Audio Output and Output Container buttons) and apply numerous effects and filters, simply by clicking on the Filters button.
This is undoubtedly one of the simplest and most immediate programs to be able to immediately improve the video without having to use complex and above all expensive programs, since the available filters allow you to apply all the necessary improvements (brightness, color, noise correction and sharpness control).
A must try as a first tool to give higher quality to any video.
2) Windows Movie Maker
For a long time this program was the only tool for video editing on Windows, until it was abandoned by Microsoft (it is no longer developed).
But despite everything, it remains one of the simplest tools still to improve the quality of a video!
If we intend to download the latest released version, we can do it from here -> Windows Movie Maker .
Once the installer has been downloaded, be sure to start it and select only Windows Movie Maker among the Windows Essentials products, so as to obtain the video editing program.
Now that it is installed we can make all the necessary changes to make our videos perfect, including clippings, adding audio, special effects, transitions effects, titles and the main corrections to improve videos (color, brightness and contrast).
Despite the passage of time, this program still remains one of the best tools to edit videos and make them perfect for uploading to the Internet.
3) OpenShot
Another free program to improve the quality of a video is definitely OpenShot, available for free for Windows, Linux and Mac.
This program is very simple to use: a timeline is offered below where we can add one or more videos and where we can also place audio tracks, transitions, effect titles and even filters to improve the success of the final video.
Definitely a tool to try, given that the potential is very high (very numerous both the filters and the effects that we can apply to any part of the video).
4) Kdenlive
A program that will surprise you with its complexity and power is definitely Kdenlive, offered for free for Windows, Linux and Mac.
The interface closely resembles that of decidedly expensive professional programs, with the ability to manage multiple videos at the same time, to cut and copy entire parts and to add any type of effect or filter that comes to mind, given the large collection of contents present together with the program.
Slightly more difficult to use, but once we have learned it, we will hardly be able to do without it!
5) Improve the quality of an online video
In addition to the programs, we can also use sites specialized in arranging the quality of the videos or the tools integrated within YouTube, so as to act before online publication.
We recommend trying the video enhancement tools offered by YouTube first .
We open the page, log in by clicking at the top right and, as soon as inside our account, we click on the symbol Create a video or post -> Upload video, present at the top of the site.
In the new window that appears, click on Select files to upload or simply drag the video file into the window to start uploading.
When the upload is complete, we open YouTube Studio, then click on the video in question.
An online editing screen will open where we will be able to make cuts, changes to the characteristics of the video and even stabilize the image (in case the video had come out too choppy).
We can edit both the videos being processed and the videos already uploaded, so as to immediately apply all the changes necessary without having to act first with the appropriate programs.
Other sites that we can use to improve the quality of an online video are:
- Video Stabilize : by uploading the video on this site we will be able to stabilize it and eliminate in a simple way any flicker or irregularity in the shooting (to the extent possible);
- Clipchamp : excellent site where you can apply many improvements and effects to videos with a few simple clicks, without having to use any type of program.
To these we also add online video editing sites to edit videos with remixes and special effects .
If we are looking for other guides to give a touch of creativity to our video, we recommend you read our guide on how to make a slow motion or slow motion video on Youtube.
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