Simple easy to use video editing software

[RickTaylor]

Hello,

I'm a math instructor. I want to create instructional videos by screen recording GoodNotes 5 on an iPad with a pencil and uploading them to an M1 MacBook Pro.

I'm looking for video editing software that will make it as easy as possible to edit these videos. I'm not doing anything complex, just cutting out parts of videos where I make mistakes and splicing in corrections. I don't mind paying for software I use, but I don't need advanced editing software with features I'll never use.

Any recommendations? A friend of mind mentioned Camtasia.

 

[rm5]

iMovie is a good one that's built into most Macs, but you can also download it if it didn't already come on your MacBook Pro.

 

[dandeco]

iMovie is a good one that's built into most Macs, but you can also download it if it didn't already come on your MacBook Pro.

I second that. iMovie is great for first-time video editors on the Mac OS. As you work your way up in editing techniques, iMovie even includes features you'll appreciate like good-quality color-correction and stabilization, rubberband-style audio editing, and more.

 

[R S K]

Simple: iMovie, yes. And if you should ever outgrow it, you can move up / over to Final Cut Pro with a single click without losing anything.

 

[StoneJack]

I did my first music video on iMovie and since then moved to FCP. Now I also use Apple Motion, Pixelmator Pro and hope to use Capcut for combined effects. iMovie is a great beginner friendly app, which is way powerful.