Videdit Tutorial

Videdit is a simple to use video editing tool from Microsoft. It does not have titling, fades, or any special video effects, but it does allow you to chop out extraneous video or frames, insert video from another source, crop and resize your video, change the video compression and manipulate audio. It's an easy-to-use tool that doesn't get in the way of most of your editing needs. If you need to install Video for Windows, you can download it here.

	Start VidEdit (), navigate to your video directory and load the file of interest.
	If this is the first time you've run VidEdit, set the properties as shown in the image to the left (File, Properties).
	Compressing your video will save disk space. From the menu select Video, Compression Options. Then click the Details button.
	Press the Preview button to see how your video will look after compression.
	Set the Video Compression Method to Microsoft Video 1(32). Set the interleave audio to every 1 frames. Set the Key frame to every one frame and pad for CD-ROM playback. Set the compressor quality slider to 100%. Then press the Configure button (under Compressor Settings).
	Configure the Temportal Quality Ratio to 1.00 and press the OK button.
	Your Compression Options panel should look like this. Press the Save as Default button. Then press the OK button to return to the editor.
	From the file menu,. choose File, Save. Your video will be saved with the default compression.

Other video compression options can be used, but some will take longer to compress. Microsoft Video 1 does not give the best image, or the best compression, but it's quick and available on all machines. Try different compression options if yoou like. Instead of only a 50% or so reduction in file size, it's possible to compress your video to under 10%.

Try editing your video. You can use the button to mark the beginning of a video sequence, then step through frame-by-frame (use the right arrow button on your keyboard) then use the button to mark the end of the sequence you wish to delete (or export). If you hit the Delete key n your keyboard, the highlighted video sequence is erased. You can also copy, cut, or export the sequence. If you don't get the expected results, make sure that your preferences are set as shown here.

These buttons: control whether you will edit the video and audio together, video alone, or audio alone. If, for example, you don't need the audio track, select the audio button, set Mark In at the first frame, Mark Out at the end frame, and then delete all the audio. The video stream will be left unaffected! If you make a mistake, you can always Undo it (under the Edit menu).

Play with VidEdit to appreciate the various functions available. This can also be used as a tool for analyzing video since you can step through frame-by-frame, get the frame and time, and speed up or slow down the playback. Video clips (or just audio if you select the audio only button) can be copied and pasted into Sound Forge too.