We at Global Social Media Marketing take pride in using the best programs and tutorials available to create the best YouTube videos! If creating your own content interests you, we’ve put together a great tutorial below with some beginner video editing software tips from the GSMM team!
Best free software for all systems:
– Shotcut
– Davinci Resolve
– Hitfilm Express
– VSDC
Features of each:
Shotcut
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- No watermark
- Easy to download
- User-friendly, easy to use (similar to Windows movie maker)
Davinci Resolve
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- Mac and Windows supported
- no watermark
- most similar to Adobe Premiere (what Courtney uses)
Hitfilm Express (Hitfilm EXPRESS is the free version, Hitfilm is the paid version)
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- No watermark
- More difficult to download (but still more straightforward)
- Great editor and is the most advanced on this list, but if your operating system is not the best it might lag when creating or exporting videos
VSDC
TUTORIAL
- No watermark
- There is a paid version
- Also very easy to use
YouTube Tool Kit Resources:
- Adobe Premiere Elements 11
- iPhone XR
- Screencastify
- Microphone – Blue Yeti USB
- Mini Microphone for iPhone
- Mini ring light for iPhone
Audio Library Options:
- Thematic – All songs are free and pre-cleared so you are able to fully monetize your videos without worrying about licenses, claims, or disputes. Link your channel to Thematic.
- ccMixter – Features original samples and acapella vocal tracks from musicians around the world, with a good sampling of free tracks for commercial use.
- Incompetech – Offers thousands of musical sound effects and longer pieces of music by composer Kevin MacLeod, searchable by genre, feel, tempo, or length, or browsable in collections based on genre and mood.
- Free Sound – Large collection of sound effects, including some licensed under CC0.
- Musopen – Collection of public domain music you can search by composer, performer, instrument, style, or century.
- The YouTube Audio Library –Provides free music for videos you create. Some of the music is licensed under Creative Commons and requires attribution, but much of it does not. Click on the particular audio track to get the full details. Also provides a huge database of free sound effects to use in your videos, from typing sounds to growling monsters.
- Partners in Rhyme – Offers a wide collection of royalty-free music and sound effects available for commercial use, including a printable license.