Are you searching for a handy and easy to use video editor for your Windows PC? Well, you need not look any further than Icecream Video Editor. It is a free video editing software for Windows that is perfect for beginners. Not only it allows users to edit videos, but also create new ones using photos, videos, and audio files, in a relatively short amount of time. Also, it doesn’t consume much hardware resources, making it perfect for both budget and aging Windows PCs. In this brief review of Icecream Video Editor, we are going to take a look at all its key features, along with its compatibility, platform availability, user interface, and more.
We will start this review with our discussion of the main features of Icecream Video Editor so you have an idea as to what you can expect from this video editing software.
The one feature that any video editing software should get right is its timeline and Icecream Video Editor nails this one. Even if you have never edited a video in your life before, you will be able to add images, videos, and music files to the timeline on the Icecream Video Editor and edit them seamlessly.
What I like most about Icecream Video Editor is that it gets the basic video editing tools right. You can find these tools just above the timeline. In the “General” menu, you will find tools which let you adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and hue. It also hosts the rotate and flip tools.
The Text tool on Icecream Video Editor is fantastic. It allows you to easily add text to your videos. It also comes with several text effects which are easy to use and add a professional flair to your videos. You can also select the position where you want your text to appear by clicking on any of the position boxes.
4. Filters
If you want your videos to look different then you should use filters. Icecream Video Editor comes with some awesome filters which you can apply using the “Filters” menu with just a few clicks. My favorite filters are the ones that let you isolate green, red, and blue colors from the photos and videos that you are using. At the time of writing this article, there are about twenty cool filters and you are going to love every one of them.
Any video editor can tell you that applying the right transitions is one of the most important things that you need to do while editing a video. Nobody can shoot a great video in one take, and you have to apply transitions whenever you are using multiple photos and video files in a timeline. Thankfully, Icecream Video Editor makes it super easy. Just click on the plus icon between any of the two asset files and choose the transitions effects that you want to use.
Icecream Video Editor comes with basic audio editing tools. You can access them by right-clicking on any audio file in the timeline. The app allows you to easily loop audio files, trim them, and duplicate them. You can also use audio effects such as fade-in and fade-out, adjust volume, and apply audio effects such as chipmunk, chorus, and more.
Icecream Video Editor also comes with other cool features which might seem small but are handy. For starters, you can easily change the speed of a video you are editing. Also, you can set the video quality of your export file and change its aspect ratio, which is quite helpful. For example, if you want to create a video for Instagram, you can select the square aspect ratio and create a video optimized for the platform.
Icecream Video Editor brings a simple and easy to use interface. All the tools are right at your fingertips. You don’t have to go through hundreds of hidden menus to find the features you are looking for. The top row holds all the basic tools such as the “Add Files” button which allows you to easily add files (audio, pictures, and videos) followed by tools for adding solid color backgrounds, filtering different file types, searching for files, and more.
You can download Icecream Video Editor from its website. The app supports Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 operating systems. The app is completely free to download and use with no hidden costs.
