So far, in one afternoon, I have completed a video a day ahead of deadline and also produced some short family videos. I’m not sure how valuable they will be for my particular needs, but it is nice to know that I can draw upon those resources if needed. Not only does this program come with music, it also comes with sound effects. Along with the music library, VideoPad offers the ability to fade in and fade out of music as well as making the music rise and fall as needed. I can easily loop the songs to cover the allotted time needed to cover the video. The music choices in VideoPad are short, no full length songs from what I can tell so far, but I was not looking for that anyway. A good music bed can make all the difference in the tone and outcome of a video. VideoPad also has it’s own music library which, for me, was very important. All I need are a few wipes and a few fades and the ability to control the length of these video transitions. There’s nothing more irritating that using a variety of wipes and fades between edits. VideoPad comes with an ample amount of effects, most of which I know I will never use. Even an old-school editor as myself had little trouble figuring out how to make this program sing-or at least belt out a few notes in tune within the first few hours. For the most part, VideoPad is extremely intuitive. I played around with the software for an hour, running into a few obstacles along the way. Before I could get out of my chair, the editing software was live on my screen, waiting to be used. VideoPad did not even allow me to poke my head inside the refrigerator. After I clicked the download button I began to step into the kitchen expecting a 5-10 minute download process. As promised from reviews and user comments, VideoPad downloaded almost instantly. I just needed something that was easy and efficient and something that could be easily learned.Īfter reading reviews and user comments over the course of an afternoon, I downloaded a free trial version from CNET of VideoPad v2.30, by NCH. I had no intention of creating a “masterpiece”. I needed something that would cover basic video editing needs. I have had previous video editing experience, 10 years ago, and knew all to well that the landscape had changed drastically over those 10 years. I was set to leave in three days and was worried that learning a new editing software while trying to document the event would leave me at my wits end.

I dashed to CNet to get reviews and advice on what editing software would suffice. Today, I learned that the video editing software I planned on using to document a cross-country bike trip was not compatible with my Windows 7 Home Premium Dell computer. VideoPad by NCH Video Editing Software Review Day 1

Videopad transitions not working