Editing video recordings

There are many video editors available, including products that require varying levels of skill. This guide will help determine which might be the best choice for you.

If you only need to use basic features, we recommend the free video editing tools included with the Mac and Windows operating systems.

For more advanced needs, there are several products that are popular including Adobe Premiere Pro, which is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite and is free for the Rutgers community. View video editing options.

If you have additional questions or need assistance with video editing, please reach out to your local IT support contact.

Definitions of video editing features

Basic Features	Advanced Features
Trimming – Removing portion of recording from beginning or end of video clip	Transition effects – Crossfades, fade out, fade in
Splitting/Splicing – Cutting video clips into sections to be edited, rearranged or joined	Adding photos
Cut – When you remove a section of your video clip	Adding titles
	Voiceovers

Recommended products

Product comparisons

Product	Platform(s)	Basic features	Advanced features
Adobe Premiere Pro	Windows/macOS/iOS
Windows 10/11 Video Editor	Windows 10/11
iMovie	macOS, iOS
OpenShot	Multiple Operating Systems
Kaltura	Web-based

Please note: Kaltura is popular for capturing video and it does have some basic editing ability. However, given the lengthy processing time associated with automatic captioning, we recommend editing offline and uploading the final product only into Kaltura. Kaltura videos, which include both camera and screen capture, are special cases and must be trimmed in Kaltura.

Video editing options

iMovie

Available to Mac users with MacOS and iOS, iMovie handles basic and advanced editing skills and is interchangeable on mobile and desktop.

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Windows 10/11 video editor

Windows 10/11 video editor is a strong, basic video editor that can trim, splice add text overlays, incorporate title cards, and more for your videos.

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OpenShot

OpenShot is a free open-source and cross-platform video editor that works on Windows, macOS, and Linux and is helpful for advanced needs.

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Adobe Premiere Pro

Premiere Pro is an advanced video editing tool that runs on Windows 10/11, MacOS, and iOS and allows users to merge and rearrange clips, import graphics and audio overlays, and more.

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