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# All of the following are free/open source.  I recommend learning to...

*December 29, 2024 — Comment Elizabeth Jack's post*

All of the following are free/open source.  I recommend learning to use yt-dlp, avidemux, and vlc first, then go from there. yt-dlp - powerful command line tool for downloading videos (youtube, facebook, twitter, etc) avidemux - easy to use, fast editor for simple cutting, filtering, and encoding ffmpeg - powerful command line tool for video editing.  Useful especially for converting from one file format to another. blender - very powerful video editor + 3d computer graphics.  Used for commercial film production.  High learning curve. vlc - video player capable of reading  many different video file formats.  Also has basic editing tools audacity - sound editing  / recording handbrake - video ripper / file conversion free music archive - open licensed, original music by independent artists around the world fre:ac - audio converter and CD ripper gimp - 2d image editing