After cutting my teeth creating YouTube videos using MS PowerPoint, I decided to try out some video editing software. After looking at what was on the market and that seemed to be reasonably easy to use (and which allowed users to 'try before you buy'), I ended up selecting NCH VideoPad video editing software.
To show how 'simple' the process is, I have created a short video using this software and this is how I did it:
When I opened the program, I chose to create a 'New Project'.
The opening page then appeared on screen ...
... and I selected the 'Add File(s)' option.
I then selected two video files that I have previously shot on my bridge camera and used in an earlier YouTube video and added them to the 'Media Bin' on the left of the screen.
I wanted to add a title page and did this by selecting the 'Add text' option and choosing to add a 'Single text overlay'.
I then typed in the text of the title page ...
... and this was automatically saved in the 'Media Bin' on the left of the screen.
I then dragged the title page down to 'Video Track 1'.
I then dragged the first of my video files to 'Video Track 1' so that it abutted the title page ...
... and then did the same with the second video file.
I then dragged the title page to the end of 'Video Track 1'.
Because I wanted each section of the final video to seamlessly transition from one to another ...
... I used the 'Add transition option' and selected ...
... 'Dissolve'. I did this for each transition.
I then tested the video using the 'Play' button.
I decided that the video need some music, so I added a copyright-free music track to the 'Media Bin' on the left of the screen.
The program had already created an 'Audio Track 1' as the two pre-existing video files had soundtracks. I therefore created a second audio track (;Audi Track 2') and dragged the music file into it. I placed it so that it would start just after the title page ended and before the end page started.
I then set the track's volume to 25% ...
... and set the 'Fade In' ...
... and 'Fade Out' to five seconds.
I then tested the complete video again, using the 'Play' button.
I was satisfied with the result and chose the 'Export' and 'Video File' options ...
... before giving the video a file name and file destination before pressing the 'Create' button.
When the creation process was complete, the 'Export Queue' showed '1 of 1 Complete' message.
The end result of this process can be seen here on the Wargaming Miscellany YouTube channel.
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