{"id":21155,"date":"2013-03-18T19:03:27","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T23:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=21155"},"modified":"2016-05-10T08:40:54","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T13:40:54","slug":"5-free-apps-for-film-and-video-editors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/5-free-apps-for-film-and-video-editors\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Free Apps Film & Video Editors Shouldn\u2019t Live Without"},"content":{"rendered":"

Check out these 5 amazing programs that can enhance your post production workflow but won’t cost you a penny.<\/h2>\n

\"NoAs a freelance editor I’m often working from a variety of different edit suites and most of the time if these programs aren’t installed when I get there, they will be by the time I leave. \u00a0The following are 5 amazing programs that are not only <\/span>100% FREE but also worth their weight in gold in the amount of time and effort they can save you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

MPEG Stream Clip<\/h3>\n

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MPEG Streamclip is without doubt one of my favourite transcoding programs. It does a bang up job of taking most files and formats and converting it into something useful<\/strong> that you can actually edit with. Best of all you can very easily set up batch transcodes and it is incredibly robust at just churning through your files. I’ve set huge batch lists going over night and never had a single one fail. Download it free from\u00a0www.squared5.com\u00a0<\/a>today!<\/p>\n

For a quick tutorial on transcoding material in MPEG Streamclip<\/strong> check out this previous post on Premiumbeat<\/a>. One quick word of warning – MPEG Streamclip doesn’t have a timecode pull through and doesn’t preserve reel names, so these will be stripped from any files you create. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Speed Tip<\/strong> – Use the I and O keys to set In and Out points. \u00a0Then while your clip is exporting feel free to keep playing in your video to find your next subclip. This is especially useful if you’re clipping a clients DVD to make a sizzle reel and time is of the essence.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Transcoding<\/p>\n

5DRGB AVC\/H.264 Transcoding<\/h3>\n

5DRGB has been around for a long time and has become a firm favourite among many DSLR shooters because it\u00a0arguably\u00a0creates a better looking image by bypassing Quicktime all together when transcoding your AVC and H.264 footage<\/strong>. Further benefits are that it will pull through timecode in the original files or add it from the .THM files.It is also 64-bit and will make the most of your Open-GL video card. \u00a0All this makes for faster transcoding.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For a view of a workflow using 5DtoRGB 1.5 with Avid Media Composer 6 check out <\/span>Jason Myres H.264 to DNxHD tutorial<\/a>. For a\u00a0thorough\u00a0overview of its features and using 5DtoRGB with Adobe Premiere Pro check out this excellent tutorial from Chris Marino<\/a>\u00a0(below). The original 5DtoRGB is still free (the lite version) – the Batch version is $50 from the App Store and will do batch processing. <\/span>Download the free version from Rarevision’s site.<\/a><\/p>\n