How to Edit and Convert Your Video Online for Free
By Annie Wallace
With so many media formats available, it is always good to have a good converter by hand. So I decided to round-up free video converters for you to bookmark and refer to when you need it.
With a huge number of available tools (most of which are paid of course) it is really not easy to find a tool that is free, reliable and effective at the same time. So to solve this problem, here are my picks of best video converting software.
So the following 2 handy cheatsheets should come quite in handy!
Convert video online:
| Tool | Video formats | Additional goodies | File size |
| Zamzar | 3gp, 3g2, avi, flv, gvi, iphone, ipod, m4v, mov, mpg, ogg, rm, rmvb, vob, wmv | bookmarklet for quicker access | 100 MB |
| YouConvertIt | 3gp, asf, avi, flv, ivr, mov, mp4, mpg, mpeg, rm, rv, swf, wmv | Convert up to 5 files | N/A |
Desktop converters:
Windows:
| Tool | Best feature | Additional features |
| Media Converter SA | User-friendly interface | Set video resolution, start time, audio/video bit rate, recording time, etc |
| MediaCoder | Convert large amount of videos | Convert entire folders, tracks from DVD’s or CD’s, URL’s or RSS feeds |
| Koyote Soft | Convert only some parts of your videos | no |
| SUPER | Easy-to-use | no |
Linux: Avidemux – a free Linux application used for simple editing and encoding tasks.
Edit Video Online
Do you enjoy having fun with your video? Just a few cute special effects or cool background music might result in the video huge popularity. So consider learning just a few video editing basics and try them out.
Video editing tools are numerous. They can be free or paid, desk-top or online, professional or meant for absolute amateurs. In this post I decided to refrain from listing too advanced techniques or application. Being an amateur myself, I don’t want to dig deep into details. So I am listing just a few free online video editing tools to have fun while playing with your video:
| Video tool | Registration | Supported video formats | Maximum video length | What you can do there |
| Motionbox | Instant | mpg, .mp4, .wmv, .asf, .qt, .avi, .mov, .dv | 100 mb | Add transition effects, cut videos |
| JumpCut | Sign up with Yahoo ID | avi, .mov, .wmv, .flv, .rm, 3GP, mpg, .mpeg, .mp4, | 100 mb | Add transition effects, add images, add music to the background, cut videos. |
| PhotoBucket | Email confirmation | .avi, .mov, .dv, .mpg, .mp4, .wmv, .asf | 10 minutes | Add images, add music to the background, cut videos |
| MuveeMix | You can try it without registration | .mpg, .mpeg, .avi, .wmv | 100 mb (10 videos) | Add background music, apply any of 5 types of custom video styles |
| VeoTag | Activation required | .mpg, .mpeg, .avi, .wmv, .flv, | N/A | Add clickable text to your video |
PhotoBucket offers really sleek and convenient interface and also it one of the fastest. It uploads videos quickly and is rather fast to introduce any edits. You can have a lot fun with it: add text, text bubbles, images from your Photobucket albums, cut video clips, play with various colors, add music and much more:
VeoTag offers a bit different type of editing. With it you can add clickable text to your video to quickly navigate throughout the clip: add tables of contents, chapter headings, and menus, add tags, transcripts, notes, and comments. The site offers both pro and basic accounts. The idea is really good but the site is terribly slow:
Please let us know if you are aware of more free video converters that you can recommend! Let’s make an ultimate and useful list of free converters!
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Author Information
Annie Wallace is a viral markerter and blogger. Check out her post “The History of Facebook” if you are interested to see what she is up to!
Tags: Annie Wallace, background music, editing, Photobucket, video conversion, video online
General | Matthew C. Keegan, 21 Jan 11
By Henway, January 21, 2011 @ 10:18 pm
Big fan of Jumpcut – use it almost every week to edit my videos.
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By Rowan, January 22, 2011 @ 3:38 am
Thank you for posting this free video converter. Your such an angel sent from heaven. Actually, before I read your post, I was browsing the net searching for free online video converters, then suddenly your post’s title catch my attention that eventually stop for a while and open your page. Well, this will help me a lot. Actually, I tried to open some of the converters. You’re right they are all great and easy to use. Thanks again!
By John Rapid, January 31, 2011 @ 2:12 am
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