How to Use Windows 11’s Built-In Video Editor

On Apple gadgets, macOS has iMovie, a easy, free video editor that anybody can use to put collectively film initiatives. But since Microsoft phased out the previous Movie Maker app, there hasn’t been an equal, bundled app for Windows customers to benefit from.

Now that is altering. Clipchamp, the video-editing software program bundle Microsoft bought last year, is making its manner into Windows 11 as an “inbox app”—in different phrases, an app that seems while you first set up the working system, equivalent to Notepad.

At the time of writing, Clipchamp is just included within the preview construct of Windows 11, nevertheless it ought to attain everybody quickly. Even earlier than it formally turns into a bundled app, you could find it and set up it from the Microsoft Store (seek for “Clipchamp” or observe this link).

Here we’ll introduce you to a number of the options and capabilities of Clipchamp. It’s not a troublesome utility to get to grips with, and also you may discover that it offers you all the pieces you want when it comes to video-editing performance.

At the second, Clipchamp is freemium software program: You can use it for no value, however some choices (together with high-definition exports) and nearly all of the inventory content material requires a paid subscription. That may change as this system will get wrapped into Windows 11, however for now a premium subscription begins at $9 per thirty days.

Find Your Way Around

Clipchamp has been constructed to be as straightforward to use as attainable, so you are not going to be left scratching your head for too lengthy questioning the place all the pieces is. Along the underside is your film timeline, above that’s the preview window for watching clips and your film as a complete, and on the left of the display screen you possibly can drop in media information to make up your undertaking.

You have the choice to load up movies, photos, and audio from disk, or you possibly can file straight into the appliance utilizing the cameras and microphones related to your laptop. Clipchamp additionally comes with a wide range of inventory clips, footage, and sounds that you just’re in a position to drop into your undertaking. Some of those are free, however most require a premium Clipchamp subscription.