DESIGNING LEARNING RESOURCES IN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING

I. INTRODUCTION Today the entire world is moving speedily towards digitization and we have to learn new things using new technologies. Quality of teaching and students' learning is determined by the teachers who teach them. Well-trained teachers with required knowledge, skills and commitment can develop scientific and critical thinking, promote tolerance, and develop cultural and social values in them. Innovative technologies will make it possible to achieve these by providing new ways to teachers. However, these new technologies are placing more demands on teachers to learn how to use them in their teaching and learning processes. This great transformation is posing challenges to teachers and teacher educators in using technologies in creative and productive ways. Hence, we as teachers have to meet these new challenges by continuously acquiring new knowledge and skills to discharge our duties effectively. ICT can offer tremendous opportunities for capturing, storing, disseminating and communicating a wide variety of information. Rapid expansion of knowledge and availability of variety of ICT has made knowledge, inclusion and integration of ICT in teaching and learning inevitable for us now. Moreover, ICT can promote international collaboration and networking in education and provide more flexible and effective ways for professional development . It can also help in pre-service and in-service teacher training programs. In terms of designing teaching and learning materials, application must be of real benefit. is a computer program designed to help the user perform a specific activity. The word "application" is used because each program has a specific application for the user. For example, a word processor can assist the user to create notes, write a text, an article, a project paper, while a video game will not. This contrasts with system software, which is mainly concerned with running the computer.

II. BENEFITS OF USING ICT IN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING ICT in language teaching and learning • is motivating both for students and for teachers • offers a wide range of multimedia resources • offers opportunities for intensive one-to-one learning in a multimedia computer lab • offers access to a rich resource of authentic materials on the Internet • offers access to a wide range of authentic materials on CD-ROM and DVD • makes worldwide communication possible via email and via audio- and video-conferencing with native speakers • can open up a new range of self-access and distance learning opportunities

III. USES OF ICT IN LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING • Use by students of materials that the teacher has created with generic software applications • Use of generic software applications such as Word and PowerPoint by students to create their own materials • Use by students of off-air audio and video recordings stored in digital format

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• Use by students of audio and video recordings on commercially-produced CDs and DVD s IV. Uses of ICT in Language Teaching and Learning • Use by students of materials that the teacher has created with generic software applications • Use of generic software applications such as Word and PowerPoint by students to create their own materials • Use by students of off-air audio and video recordings stored in digital format • Use by students of audio and video recordings on commercially-produced CDs and • Use by students of audio and video recordings that the teacher has created with audio and video editing tools and materials of this type • Use of audio and video editing tools by students to create their own audio and video recordings • Use by students of commercially-produced multimedia CALL packages • Use by students of materials that the teacher has created and tailored to their needs using authoring programs • Use of the Web as a resource, as well as generic tools such as search engines for finding information • Use of Web 2.0 tools by students or by the teacher, including social networking sites • Use of email, e-pal and e-twinning schemes, tandem learning • Computer Aided Assessment • Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) - use of iPods, mobile phones and other mobile devices • Use of chat rooms • Use of MUDs, MOOs and MUVEs • Use of virtual worlds • Use of concordance programs • Use of tools falling into the category of speech technologies • Use by the teacher of whole-class presentation devices and software Terms explanation

Concordancing software • A concordance: an alphabetical listing/index of the words in a text, given together with the contexts in which they appear. • A concordancer: a computer program that allows users to search a collection of authentic texts (i.e. a corpus) for multiple examples of selected words or phrases.

E-twinning • schools are paired with another school elsewhere, • communicate using the Internet (e.g. by e-mail or video conferencing) • to collaborate, share and learn from each other

MUD (Multi-User Dungeon or • A (usually text-based) multi-user simulation environment. Dimension) • Some are purely for fun and flirting, others are used for serious software development, or education purposes and all that lies in between.

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• A significant feature of most MUDs: users can create things that stay after they leave and which other users can interact within their absence, thus allowing a world to be built gradually and collectively.

MOO (Mud, Object Oriented) • One of several kinds of multi-user role-playing environments

MUVE • sometimes called virtual worlds

V. Graphics, Audio and Video-Creating and Editing

List of Photo Editing Software Online image editor (Source: http://vietyo.com/) http://vi.picjoke.net/ Tạo hi ệu ứng ảnh m ỗi ngày m ới

http://imagechef.com/ có nhi ều customize photo fame đẹp....

http://anymaking.com/ - Tạo ảnh ũ.

http://www.montagraph.com/Views/Main.aspx - Ghép khuôn m ặt vào ảnh c ủa ng ười khác.

http://www.pizap.com/ - Tự trang trí ảnh c ủa b ạn b ằng cách v ẽ, chèn thêm nhi ều h ọa ti ết vui.

http://www.myheritage.com/face-recognition - Qua s ự phân tích g ươ ng m ặt b ạn , b ạn s ẽ bi ết được mình có "bà con" v ới nh ững ngôi sao n ổi ti ếng nào không...

http://www.letterjames.com/ - Chèn ch ữ vào nh ững đồ vật, v ị trí l ạ mắt. http://www.imagechef.com/ - Trang hoàng ảnh c ủa b ạn b ằng cách chèn khung, ch ữ, h ọa ti ết,...

http://funny.pho.to/ - Gi ống nh ư các trang t ạo ảnh vui nh ộn nh ưng có nhi ều hi ệu ứng l ạ hơn.

http://www.frontpageyou.co.uk/ - Lên "trang nh ất" v ới h ơn 136 bìa ấn ph ẩm.

http://www.fakemagazinecover.com/ Ch ỉ cần upload ảnh và ch ọn bìa t ạp chí là b ạn có th ể "n ổi ti ếng" ngay.

http://www.faceinhole.com/ - Đư a g ươ ng m ặt vào ảnh c ủa ng ười n ổi ti ếng.

http://www.createhdr.com/ - Tạo HDR, t ăng độ tươ ng ph ản, s ắc nét cho ảnh mà không c ần b ất c ứ ph ần m ềm nào.

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http://blingee.com/ - Làm t ăng tính ngh ệ thu ật cho ảnh c ủa b ạn. http://www.magmypic.com/ - Đư a ảnh c ủa b ạn lên bìa t ạp chí. http://www.dumpr.net/ - Nhi ều hi ệu ứng ảnh đẹp m ắt. http://ru.photofunia.com/ - Đư a ảnh b ạn lên kh ắp n ơi trên đường ph ố. https://pixlr.com/ http://www.photocollage.net/

List of 1. Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It allows you to live audio, converts tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs, edit , MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files. You also can cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together with Audacity. Built-in effects are given to remove static, hiss, hum or other constant background noises.

2. Power Sound Editor Power Sound Editor Free is a visual audio editing and recording software solution, which supports many advanced and powerful operations with audio data. You can use Power Sound Editor Free to record your own music, voice, or other audio files, edit it, mix it with other audio or musical parts, add effects like Reverb, Chorus, and Echo, and burn it on a CD, post it on the World Wide Web or e-mail it.

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3. mp3DirectCut mp3DirectCut is a fast and extensive audio editor and recorder for compressed . You can directly cut, copy, paste or change the volume with no need to decompress your files for audio editing. Using Cue sheets, pause detection or Auto cue you can easily divide long files.

4. Music Editor Free Music Editor Free (MEF) is a multi-award winning music editor software tool. MEF helps you to record and edit music and sounds. It lets you make and edit music, voice and other audio recordings. When editing audio files you can cut, copy and paste parts of recordings and, if required, add effects like echo, amplification and noise reduction.

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5. Wavosaur Wavosaur is a free sound editor, audio editor, editor software for editing, processing and recording sounds, wav and mp3 files. Wavosaur has all the features to edit audio (cut, copy, paste, etc.) produce music loops, analyze, record, batch convert. Wavosaur supports VST plugins, ASIO driver, multichannel wav files, real time effect processing. The program has no installer and doesn’t write in the registry. Use it as a free mp3 editor, for mastering, sound design.

6. Traverso DAW Traverso DAW is a GPL licensed, cross platform multitrack audio recording and editing suite, with an innovative and easy to master User Interface. It’s suited for both the professional and home user, who needs a robust and solid DAW. Adding and removal of effects plugins, moving Audio and creating new Tracks during playback are all perfectly safe, giving you instant feedback on your work!

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7. Ardour is a digital audio workstation. You can use it to record, edit and mix multi-track audio. You can produce your own CDs, mix video soundtracks, or just experiment with new ideas about music and sound. Ardour capabilities include: multichannel recording, non-destructive editing with unlimited undo/redo, full automation support, a powerful mixer, unlimited tracks/busses/plugins, timecode synchronization, and hardware control from surfaces like the Mackie Control Universal. If you’ve been looking for a tool similar to ProTools, Nuendo, Pyramix, or Sequoia, you might have found it.

8. Rosegarden is a well-rounded audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment. Rosegarden is an easy-to-learn, attractive application that runs on , ideal for composers, musicians, music students, and small studio or home recording environments.

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9. Hydrogen is an advanced drum machine for GNU/Linux. It’s main goal is to bring professional yet simple and intuitive pattern-based drum programming.

10. WavePad Sound Editor WavePad Sound Editor lets you make and edit music, voice and other audio recordings. When editing audio files you can cut, copy and paste parts of recordings and, if required, add effects like echo, amplification and noise reduction. WavePad works as a wav editor or mp3 editor but it also supports a number of other file formats including vox, gsm, real audio, au, aif, , ogg and more.

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11. Sound Engine SoundEngine is the best tool for personal use, because it enables you to easily edit a wave data while it has many functions required for a mastering process.

12. Expstudio Audio Editor Expstudio Audio Editor is a visual music file editor that has many different options and a multiple functionality to edit your music files like editing text files. With a given audio data it

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can perform many different operations such as displaying a waveform image of an audio file, filtering, applying various audio effects, format conversion and more.

13. DJ Audio Editor DJ Audio Editor is easy-to-use and well-organized audio application which allows you to perform various operations with audio data. You can create and edit audio files professionally, also displaying a waveform image of audio file makes your work faster.

14. Eisenkraut

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Eisenkraut is a cross-platform audio file editor. It requires Java 1.4+ and SuperCollider 3. It supports multi-channel and multi-mono files and floating-point encoding. An OSC scripting interface and experimental sonagramme functionality are provided.

15. FREE WAVE MP3 Editor Free Wave MP3 Editor is a sound editor program for Windows. This software lets you make and edit voice and other audio recordings. You can cut, copy and paste parts of recording and, if required, add effects like echo, amplification and noise reduction.

16. Kangas Sound Editor

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Fun Kangaroo-themed program that allows the user to create music and sound effects. It uses a system of frequency ratios for pitch control, rather than conventional music notation and equal temperament. It allows instruments, both musical and percussion, to be created.

17. Ecawave Ecawave is a simple graphical audio file editor. The user-interface is based on libraries, while almost all audio functionality is taken directly from libraries. As ecawave is designed for editing large audio files, all processing is done direct-to-disk. Simple waveform caching is used to speed-up file operations. Ecawave supports all audio file formats and effect algorithms provided by ecasound libraries. This includes JACK, ALSA, OSS, aRts, over 20 file formats, over 30 effect types, LADSPA plugins and multi-operator effect presets.

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18. Audiobook Cutter Audiobook Cutter splits your MP3 audio books and in a fast and user friendly way. The split files can easily be used on mobile MP3 players because of their small-size. Their duration allows smooth navigation through the book. The split points are determined automatically based on silence detection.

19. Jokosher is a simple yet powerful multi-track studio. With it you can create and record music, podcasts and more, all from an integrated simple environment.

20. LMMS LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio, which allow you to produce music with your computer. This includes the creation of melodies and beats, the

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synthesis and mixing of sounds, and arranging of samples. You can have fun with your MIDI- keyboard and much more; all in a user-friendly and modern interface.

21. Mp3Splt Mp3Splt-project is a utility to split mp3 and ogg files selecting a begin and an end time position, without decoding . It’s very useful to split large mp3/ogg to make smaller files or to split entire albums to obtain original tracks. If you want to split an album, you can select split points and filenames manually or you can get them automatically from CDDB (internet or a local file) or from .cue files. Supports also automatic silence split, that can be used also to adjust cddb/cue splitpoints. You can extract tracks from Mp3Wrap or AlbumWrap files in few seconds.

22. Qtractor is an Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt4 framework. Target platform is Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) for audio,

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and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI, are the main infrastructures to evolve as a fairly-featured Linux desktop audio workstation GUI, specially dedicated to the personal home-studio.

23. ReZound ReZound aims to be a stable, open source, and graphical audio file editor primarily for.

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Sweep is an audio editor and live playback tool for GNU/Linux, BSD and compatible systems. It supports many music and voice formats including WAV, AIFF, Ogg Vorbis, Speex and MP3, with multichannel editing and LADSPA effects plugins.

25. Wavesurfer WaveSurfer is an Open Source tool for sound visualization and manipulation. It has been designed to suit both novice and advanced users. WaveSurfer has a simple and logical user interface that provides functionality in an intuitive way and which can be adapted to different tasks.

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Watch a video on how to use Audacity to edit a listening text

List of Video Editing Software Windows Movie Maker (Version previewed: v16.4, released: April 2014) Windows Movie Maker remains one of the best free video editing applications out there and certainly the most popular one on the market.

The best part is that it comes free-of-charge as part of the Windows Essentials package shipped with every version of the OS. It's designed with simplicity in mind and all users have to do is drag a selection of video clips and/or photos over to the app and they will immediately be displayed in the order they were added.

After this it's very easy to add soundtracks, captions or credits, save it all as a video file and you can even upload it directly to YouTube, Facebook or other sites.

The program has seen little wholesale change in years and its ease of use almost guarantees it will be a part of Windows 10 when it is released later this year.

Kate's Video Toolkit Kates Video Toolkit (Version previewed: v1.8, released: n/a) While there's nothing too surprising inKate's Video Toolkit, it does provide some very, basic but useful editing features. So you can trim files or join them, link two videos with a transition, create a sequence of videos with a custom soundtrack, and there's a simple file format conversion tool as well.

There are plenty of limitations, too (you can't maximise the program window to use your full screen resolution, for instance), but Kate's Video Toolkit is extremely easy to use. If you don't want to read Help files and your editing needs are simple, it could be a great choice.

WeVideo WeVideo is the only exclusively online offering on the list

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Cloud-based video editing services are growing in popularity and WeVideo is one of the go-to offerings that has a useful free-to-use version, even if it does have some fairly harsh limitations. Users gets 5GB of cloud storage plus the ability to publish five minutes of video per month to YouTube, Facebook and another six services.

When it comes to uploading video to WeVideo's editing suite, you can connect it to a variety of different social media sites in order to grab clips that could otherwise be hard to reach on desktop programs. Adding files is very easy and then applying special effects is just as simple thanks to a range of different options.

Whilst the five minutes of video per month is pretty stingy, WeVideo is still a useful editing program for one-off videos.

Avidemux Avidemux is a small but capable open source video editor which can help you join clips, cut them (without re-encoding), and apply a lengthy list of useful filters (Add Logo, Crop, Flip, Rotate, Resize, Sharpen, Remove Noise, tweak brightness, contrast colours and more).

While this sounds basic, there are lots of options and fine controls to help make sure everything goes as you expect, and an excellent online wiki which documents everything. Overall, Avidemux is well worth a look, as long as you're happy to spend a little time learning how it all works.

VSDC Free Video Editor VSDC Free Video Editor Non-linear video editors can take some time to learn, and VSDC Free Video Editor is no exception (a lack of useful documentation doesn't help, either).

Once you get past this fairly significant hurdle it's almost plain sailing as the set of tools on offer is definitely on a par with the other free video editing suites out there. When you have completed your project there's even the chance to bring it to mobile devices or burn it to disc.

MPEG Streamclip 1.2.1b6 MPEG Streamclip With a download size of only 327KB, you'd expect MPEG Streamclip to be, well, a little underpowered. And yet, the program opens multiple files, DVDs or URLs of video streams; can trim,

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It's not all good news - we had problems playing back some MP4 files - but if you're just looking for trimming and file conversion features then MPEG Streamclip is definitely worth a try.

VirtualDub VirtualDub It looks a little dated now, and only works fully with AVI files, but if that's your format of choice then VirtualDub has plenty to offer.

A clean and clear interface helps you navigate through and trim your clips, there are plenty of filters - sharpen, blur, resize, rotate (at any angle, not just 90 degree increments), brightness, colour and contrast tweaks - and optional plugs add even more capabilities.

Learning how to use all these functions can take a little while, as you'll need to explore some very lengthy menus to find them. But if you need an AVI processor, though, VirtualDub is still worth the effort.

Free Video Editor Free Video Dub Formerly known as Free Video Dub, at first glance Free Video Editor looks like just another video trimming tool: step through the source movie, select the left and right points, cut that section from the video and save the results.

What's different here, though, is that the program doesn't re-encode your movie, so no matter how much trimming you do, no video quality will be lost. And if you have a lengthy clip which requires a lot of work then that could be very useful indeed.

Lightworks (Version checked: 12.0.2, released: December 2014) If it's real editing power you need, then Lightworks has the biggest set of features among the free pack. Its feature-packed timeline, strong multicam support, realtime effects and smart trimming tools are so impressive, in fact, that the

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Editshare's baby is constantly updated and the latest version offers users the chance to edit videos with resolutions of up to 720p, has a modern looking UI, better export controls and content management, and the best part of all is that it remains completely free-of-charge.

A paid-for version is also available and the just released v12.5 rc1 adds a number of features and squashes a few known bugs as well.

There is a price to pay for all this functionality, though: an extremely steep learning curve. This is not a tool for beginners, and you should expect to spend plenty of time reading the documentation before you can do anything useful at all.

Freemake Video Converter Freemake Video Converter As you'll probably guess from the name, Freemake Video Converter is primarily a video conversion tool (and a very good one, too) - but it can also double as a simple video editor.

Drag and drop your clips onto the program and you can arrange them into order, cut each one to suit your needs, flip or rotate individual clips and convert them to your preferred format (or even upload the finished movie directly to YouTube). And all in a polished, professional and very easy-to-use interface.

MoviePlus Starter Edition 1.0 MoviePlus Starter Edition 1 0 Let's be frank: MoviePlus Starter Edition has its problems. You'll need to register with Serif before you can download it, then pay attention during setup if you want to avoid the adware. File format is limited, too – you'll only be able to import a few basic video types (AVI, WMV).

Once you're up and running, though, MoviePlus Starter proves a surprisingly powerful editor. The program delivers way more than basic trimming, with a host of effects, customisable transitions, animated text, even multiple picture-in-picture effects, all with keyframe controls for precision results (check out the sample project in C:\Program Files ()\Serif\MoviePlus Starter Edition\1.0\Samples to find out more).

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Okay, saving your masterpiece reminds you of the minimal file format support again, but this time MoviePlus Starter Edition has a solution. It can upload the movie directly to your YouTube account, ready to share with the world.

Machete Video Editor Lite 4.2 Machete Video Editor Lite Machete Video Editor Lite is a specialist tool with just one main function – to trim all the unwanted bits out of your AVI or WMV videos.

While this sounds basic, there's a twist. The program does its work without re-encoding your files, so there's absolutely no loss of quality, no matter how many edits you make.

Machete is extremely easy to use. Open a video, mark the start and end points of a section, then either hit Delete (if it's a scene you don't need) or Save (if it's something you do).

There are one or two small bonus features – like the ability to save video frames as images – but Machete is really all about trimming. And if you have an AVI or WMV to slice, then it's a great choice.

Pinnacle VideoSpin 2.0 Pinnacle VideoSpin 2 0 It's getting old – and the free build can only work with AVI and WMV files after the first 15 days – but Pinnacle VideoSpin's ease of use mean it's still a likeable video editor.

The straightforward interface means you'll feel at home right away. View your media clips here, drag and drop them onto the timeline there, drag and drop again to rearrange, and preview the results whenever you like. Simple.

Exploring the tiny toolbar gives you more options. Apply a few smart transitions, some custom titles. Add an MP3 soundtrack. You can even spice up a dull scene with some bundled sound effects: Applause, laughter, a seagull, torrential rain, there's plenty to explore.

Finished? Exporting the finished video can be as easy as clicking Make Movie > Create File. Its extreme age means Pinnacle VideoSpin won't run reliably everywhere, but if you're in luck – and only need the basics – it can still be a good choice.

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Wax 2.0e Wax Wax is an interesting video compositing tool, short on editing features – and strictly AVI-only – but absolutely packed with special effects.

We're not just talking about a few boring "sepia" or contrast-tweaking filters, either. Wax can map your movie onto 3D objects, display it with a professional video wall effect, create explosive or particle effects, paint over your video with custom masks, and more.

The results can be impressive, which is why the program worked as a plug-in with , Sony Vegas, Pure EditStudio and more. (This was a while ago, of course – whether you can use it like that now depends on the individual application.)

Figuring out how all this works can be a problem, but there are some great sample projects to help you get started, and if you need more assistance then check out the tutorials and user forum on the author's site.

Wondershare Filmora 1.2.1.1 Wondershare Filmora Some video editors are targeted at beginners, others are strictly experts-only, but Wondershare Filmorahas something for everyone.

The program's "Easy Mode" interface keeps complexities to a minimum. Import your clips by dragging and dropping, choose a transition style, a soundtrack, and the finished movie is generated for you. It looks great and there's no technical knowledge required at all.

If you have time to explore, though, the "Advanced" interface gives you complete access to the program's many filters, transitions, overlays, lighting and split-screen effects. A host of options and settings help you fine-tune the results, and your video can be saved locally, burned to DVD, or uploaded directly to Facebook or YouTube.

The catch? The trial version adds a big 'Filmora' watermark to its movies. Still, you can at least explore the program's many features, and licences are reasonably priced at $39.99 (around £25, or AU$55) for free lifetime updates.

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PhotoFilmStrip 2.0.0 PhotoFilmStrip It's not as much about editing videos as producing them, but if you'd like to create a video slideshow from your favourite digital images then PhotoFilmStripis a great place to start.

We're not talking about ordinary static slideshows, either. PhotoFilmStrip animates your videos, smoothly zooming and panning across an image to follow your preferred motion path. The effects can be amazing, yet they're very easy to set up – just resize and position a starting rectangle in one frame, the finish point in another, and PhotoFilmStrip sorts out everything else for you.

If you'd like to tinker anyway then there are a few settings to play with: Rotations, transition speeds, along with one or two simple effects. And when you're done, the Render option saves the results to your preferred format: MP4, FLV, AVI, MPEG or still images for easy reuse elsewhere.

VideoPad Video Editor 4.10 VideoPad VideoPad is a powerful video editor which stands out immediately for its wide file format support. Not only can the program import all the main video, audio, image and subtitle files, it can also capture desktop activity, and record from microphones or webcams.

The program's export options are just as flexible. You're able to save movies as videos (including 3D), burn them to disc, save them to image sequence, or share your work directly on Facebook, YouTube and more.

The editing process in between isn't quite as outstanding, unfortunately. The interface looks much like many other editors, but it's cluttered, with lots of tabs, menus and tiny icons and buttons to explore. If you're a novice then it'll take a while to find your way around.

The free version has plenty of restrictions, too, although you shouldn't let this put you off. There's more than enough power here to be useful, and no annoying watermarks or other hassles to get in your way.

Jahshaka 2.0 Jahshaka

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Jahshaka is a compact open source program with big ambitions. It wants to be a complete digital content creation system, and supports playback, 2D and 3D animation, video compositing, colour correction, editing, effects and more.

The package has more than enough power to handle some very complex tasks. You can animate your image, use Chroma key to remove or manipulate objects, apply and layer a host of special effects, and generally produce results that you won't be able to achieve in any of the other packages here.

Making this happen can be difficult, as Jahshaka doesn't follow the usual Windows video editor conventions. You can't drag and drop to import your source videos, the media library works differently, even the File > Open dialogs and toolbars don't work quite as you expect.

If you need Jahshaka's extra functionality then it's worth persevering, though, and the developer's site has some tutorials to help you find your way around. It's not been updated in a while, unfortunately, but there's still plenty to explore.

Shotcut 15.07 A popular open source video editor, Shotcut has matured into a very powerful application, with a pile of features, wide file format support, and a good set of audio and video filters.

If your needs are very simple then the program could be overkill. Although not difficult to use, it's not aimed at beginners either, and the interface – packed with buttons, tabs and menu items – might intimidate the novice.

More experienced editors will find a lot to like here, though: Shotcut can import almost anything (and record video, too), is more focused on practical tasks than gimmicks (fixing colour issues, sharpening your picture, stabilising shaky video), and gives you total control over the exported movie with one of the most comprehensive "Encode" tools around. ivsEdits LE 3.0.493 ivsEdits LE ivsEdits is a professional video editor which comes packed with high-end features: HD, 2K and 4K support, live multicamera mixing, real-time video I/O from various external devices, and a whole lot more.

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The free version has some restrictions – in particular, import is mostly restricted to AVI or MOV videos – but if you can live with that, there's plenty of power left. You get 3D transitions, cropping, video borders and page effects, sharpening and colour tweaks, brightness and contrast adjustments, even a capable Chroma key (green screen) tool if you're feeling particularly creative. ivsEdits isn't always as reliable as it should be, and the documentation isn't great either, but if you need the program's advanced functionality then it's certainly worth taking for a spin.

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