VideoThang 2.1

Description

Every effort has been made to render the program unintimidating as well as visually appealing. The GUI has the more the aspect of a youth-oriented social Web site than a standalone program.

VideoThang installs and leverages two free applications: the AviSynth 2.5 renderer/editor and the ffdshow filters/codecs for its basic media abilities. VideoThang sits on top, providing a friendly face to what are otherwise rather harsh, geeky programs. Friendly it is, but it's also a bit limited. For instance, you can import .mp3 audio files, but not .wma or .ogg; jpeg and png images, but not bitmaps. Video import is more versatile with support for .mov, .avi, .wmv, .mp4, .3gp, .dv and even .flv. All in all, there's more than enough there to get the job done for most of us.

VideoThang may not be the most flexible multimedia editor in the world, but the trim/zoom basics are there, it's free, and it's so simple to use that just about anyone in the world should be able figure it out. If you're not looking for a whole lot of whiz-bang FX or options, it will produce the desired results with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of fun.