VirtualDubMod
VirtualDubMod is an open source video processing software. It was a result of a number of modifications to the original VirtualDub. These modifications were merged into one simple application to make life easy for people who got tired of needing several different modified VirtualDub executables. In an improvement over the earlier VirtualDub, VirtualDubMod offers basic Unicode support. However, this support is only available in Windows versions that handle it natively, such as Win2k and XP. The earlier versions of Windows did not handle this.
Unlike Windows Movie Maker 2, VirtualDubMod is a linear processing software where the entire movie file is treated as one object - and not as a series of clips or frames. This limits the effects you can add to your video and also hampers the precision with which you can cut your footage. But then this is not an editing tool but a processing and modifying tool much like Photoshop.
It features several advanced features while being able to use plugins to add different video processing techniques, and can process .avi files regardless of the codec as long as the video and audio codecs are installed. The user interface, as in any open source tool, is bare-bones, and the backend robust.
VirtualDubMod can handle a number of file types. An inbuilt feature also acts as a codec information tool giving you all the information regarding the file such as the codec used, bitrate, frame rate and length of the file in frames. It gives similar information regarding the audio stream. The tool has the capacity to handle multiple media streams. You can manage the available streams via the ‘Stream list’: a window appears and lists all streams currently open.
VirtualDubMod comes with a number of filters, including file size reduction and greyscale filters. And just like its predecessor, VirtualDubMod can create a video file from a series of bitmaps. You can create individual frames by using an image editing software such as Photoshop or GIMP, place them in sequential order, adjust the frame rate, and add a soundtrack - and you have an animation movie ready.
We did experience a few problems opening an .avi file, and the program couldn’t handle newer file formats such as 3gp. But all said and done, this robust processing tool lets you work efficiently on most media formats, and can churn out near professionalquality videos.
Unlike Windows Movie Maker 2, VirtualDubMod is a linear processing software where the entire movie file is treated as one object - and not as a series of clips or frames. This limits the effects you can add to your video and also hampers the precision with which you can cut your footage. But then this is not an editing tool but a processing and modifying tool much like Photoshop.
It features several advanced features while being able to use plugins to add different video processing techniques, and can process .avi files regardless of the codec as long as the video and audio codecs are installed. The user interface, as in any open source tool, is bare-bones, and the backend robust.
VirtualDubMod can handle a number of file types. An inbuilt feature also acts as a codec information tool giving you all the information regarding the file such as the codec used, bitrate, frame rate and length of the file in frames. It gives similar information regarding the audio stream. The tool has the capacity to handle multiple media streams. You can manage the available streams via the ‘Stream list’: a window appears and lists all streams currently open.
VirtualDubMod comes with a number of filters, including file size reduction and greyscale filters. And just like its predecessor, VirtualDubMod can create a video file from a series of bitmaps. You can create individual frames by using an image editing software such as Photoshop or GIMP, place them in sequential order, adjust the frame rate, and add a soundtrack - and you have an animation movie ready.
We did experience a few problems opening an .avi file, and the program couldn’t handle newer file formats such as 3gp. But all said and done, this robust processing tool lets you work efficiently on most media formats, and can churn out near professionalquality videos.
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