Video Maker - VideoShow for Windows

A free editor for simple videos

Videos are ubiquitous in our world today. The movie industry is, of course, one of the most influential industries currently in operation and it involves videos and video editing. As a result of this, there are dozens of video editing software available on the market today. Users can avail of more advanced video editing software like Adobe Premiere and Sony Vegas Pro, but those video editing software are extremely pricey.  They are good for people who are in the video editing business professionally, but for people who just want to make simple videos for personal use, they may not be worth the expense. Video Maker - VideoShow developed by Videopix is a great alternative for these people.

The Good and Bad of Simplicity

Perhaps the most defining feature of Video Maker - VideoShow is its simplicity. The software has a minimalistic interface that’s not littered with buttons and commands. Instead, the first thing you’ll see is the video itself with only a handful of commands below the video. The commands below the video include themes, music, edit, and duration. From these four commands, users will be able to play around and add effects, songs, and additional clips to their videos.

Of course, the software’s simplicity can also be a downside. The software lacks a lot of features that many professional editing software possess such as transition effects, layers, transparency, and more. Another thing it lacks is the ability to edit the audio of a clip. It plays the clip as it was recorded and the software cannot modify the sound of the clip.

Video Maker - VideoShow is good for making video slideshows, and that’s it. Anything more complicated than that will require a more powerful software. Considering that the software is completely free of charge, you can’t fault it for being a bit simplistic in function in design. In addition, it is good at what it does, and that’s making slideshow videos.

Playful Features

As mentioned above, Video Maker - VideoShow has pre-made themes and music files that are ready to be used and applied to the user’s clips and videos. There are only seven themes and they are essentially animation that’s overlayed on top of the clips. Another great feature is the filters. This is mostly for pictures and they work similar to Instagram filters where the colors and brightness of the image are enhanced. The software has a lot of pre-made music, but most of them are only instrumental. Users have the option of adding their o music, however.

Abundance of Ads

A minor negative point about this software is the fact that it contains ads. This isn’t such a big point since the software is free of charge, but if you hate seeing ads on your screen, this little thing will probably annoy you.

Good at What It Does

Video Maker - VideoShow is good for making video slideshows, and that’s it. Anything more complicated than that will require a more powerful software. Considering that the software is completely free of charge, you can’t fault it for being a bit simplistic in function in design. In addition, it is good at what it does, and that’s making slideshow videos.