I tested VSDC and the free version is fully functional editing software without restrictions like trial periods, watermarks, limited length video etc. It seems like a good option for beginners who need a truly FREE video editor.
VSDC Free Video Editor is an intuitive, yet powerful video editing suite aimed at creating videos including those with complex visual and audio effects, and editing video files of popular formats. The program is a non-linear video editor, letting users access and edit clips in any order they want; and it is designed for home and educational use only. VSDC Free Video Editor comes from the line of video software products published by Flash-Integro LLC. What is more, the video editing program can quickly convert video and audio files from one format to another. Through the aid of its built-in disk burning tool, users will be able to burn their video files to DVD.
VSDC Free Video Editor is also built with a large number of video effects as well as rich audio effects that can be applied to meet various results. Last but not least, it assists users in sharing their videos on social networking and video-sharing sites like Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Vimeo. Non-Linear Video Editor VSDC Free Video Editor is using a modern video editing method called non-linear video editing. With this method, users can access any frame and scene at any time; as opposed to the linear video editing method wherein they need to follow a predetermined, ordered sequence in editing scenes and frames in their videos. Another advantage of this method is that users will be able to replace an original clip or segment with a new one even if it the size of the latter is not the same with that of the former. In the linear video editing method, this can’t be done. Large Number Of Video Effects With VSDC Free Video Editor, users can select from a large number of video effects as they create and edit their videos.