
This is where you can change the text in the opening and closing titles or opt to stick with the original sound. Make your selection, and it’s time for a quick preview and fine-tuning. Now select some music you can pick a track from your own music library or use one of Filmora’s built-in soundtracks. Next, pick a theme to give your footage the deluxe treatment, complete with overlays, titles and slick effects. First add your clips, either from your hard drive, social media accounts or direct from your phone or camera. Launch the app and click the ‘Easy Mode’ button, and it takes you step-by-step through the process. One of Filmora’s strengths is that you can make something in minutes without needing to watch a tutorial or pick up a manual. It can help you make home movies your friends and family will actually want to watch again, but it can also put together professional-quality YouTube videos that will get viewers hammering the Subscribe button. Now in its eighth major release it makes video editing fast, intuitive and – best of all – fun. Is there still a simple way to lick your videos into shape?

Microsoft has discontinued the venerable Windows Movie Maker, while Google has done the same with YouTube Video Editor (read The Ultimate Guide to YouTube Video Editor Alternatives). What’s more, some of the free, easy tools used by budding YouTubers and video sharers are disappearing fast. While there are better options at the premium end, they’re not just expensive but difficult to learn and slow to use. There’s a dearth of accessible apps, particularly on Windows, and those you can download and use tend to either be unintuitive or just too limited in what they do.
