Chromebook Video Editor

Zososoxfan

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Jul 30, 2009
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I'll preface this thread by saying I'm a big dumb idiot who just bought an Asus Chromebook, overly focused on performance without considering the sea change brought about by using an OS I'm not terribly familiar with.

To make a long story short, I bought the new machine because I wanted a cheap purchase for recreational home use, in particular I wanted to make an edited video of my recent ski trip. I've done this before using GoPro's basic video editor, and I made that (back in 2018) using my Surface Pro 4. Fastforward to unboxing my new machine and learning that GoPro's video editor program is not supported on Chrome OS. Big dumb idiot like I said...

So please provide me any insight on a video editing program on Chrome OS for GoPro and iPhone footage. I've tried messing with Kinemaster and ProDirector (might be ActiveDirector, not sure since I don't have the Chromebook with me ATM) but neither one makes it overly easy to import video and start doing some basic clipping. TIA.
 

ColdSoxPack

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Jul 14, 2005
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I have a Chromebook I use for work only and I do not know how to edit videos on it since I edit on my MAC with Wondershare Uniconverter but this is what I Googled:


Best free video editing software
  • DaVinci Resolve.
  • VSDC Free Video Editor.
  • OpenShot.
  • Shotcut.
  • Windows Video Editor.
  • Vimeo Create.
  • KineMaster.
  • Movie Maker Online.
 

Zososoxfan

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Jul 30, 2009
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I have a Chromebook I use for work only and I do not know how to edit videos on it since I edit on my MAC with Wondershare Uniconverter but this is what I Googled:


Best free video editing software
  • DaVinci Resolve.
  • VSDC Free Video Editor.
  • OpenShot.
  • Shotcut.
  • Windows Video Editor.
  • Vimeo Create.
  • KineMaster.
  • Movie Maker Online.
Thanks, I'll give those a try.
 

bohous

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AFAIK you can't download any actual 'software' on a Chromebook. I believe whatever editing tool you use would need to be browser based.
 

Bigpupp

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The district I work for uses WeVideo and I've enjoyed using it. I don't think the free version is worth your time, but the prices for month-to-month aren't bad if you plan on using it semi-frequently.