In One Shot
The easiest way to save space for digital videos is to reach for Avidemux and convert them with just a few mouse clicks.
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The easiest way to save space for digital videos is to reach for Avidemux and convert them with just a few mouse clicks.
The Avidemux [1] video editor comes from a different era than today's dominant multitrack editing programs. The nonlinear approach is undoubtedly better for editing and creative effects. But, if you want to just cut the ends of videos, convert them to another format, or apply effects to the entire clip, multitrack editors are overkill. Simple tasks like that are easier to handle with the linear and single-track aspect of Avidemux (Figure 1).
Avidemux also recognizes more video formats and codecs than most other specialized editors. If you're familiar with the old Windows program VirtualDub [2], you'll immediately feel at home with the Linux program that's been active since 2002 on SourceForge. Picking up Avidemux for the first time is easier than learning the much more complex applications with a nonlinear design.
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