Category: Software
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Getting Started with iMovie
If you are new to video editing, Apple’s iMovie is a relatively easy program to start using. It has a lot of features to get you started editing video quickly. Once you learn iMovie, you can move on to the more powerful Final Cut Pro for the Mac. You can even use a version of iMovie…
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Getting Started With Final Cut Pro
This document summarizes the different concepts that are necessary to get started using Final Cut Pro. The current version 12.2 was released on April 9, 2026. When it was first introduced, the complaint about Final Cut Pro (FCP) was that it looked a lot like iMovie. That is less the case today but, even if…
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iMovie
Welcome to our iMovie help page. iMovie is a basic yet powerful video editing program that comes standard on all new Macintosh computers. If you want to know more about it, Apple has information about iMovie on their website. If you would like a quick introduction, check out Getting Started with iMovie. One of the things I…
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Final Cut Pro
Welcome to our help page on Final Cut Pro, a powerful video editing program available on the Mac. If you want to know more about it, Apple has more information about Final Cut Pro on their website, and about the current version. We have a document on Getting Started with Final Cut Pro that covers some of the…
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VLC Media Player
VLC, or VideoLAN Client, is a program to play a wide array of video file formats as well as act as a video streaming server. It will also play audio files. It is a free, open source program that is available for Windows, Macintosh and Linux computers. We like VLC because of its universality, as…
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MPEG Streamclip
MPEG Streamclip is a simple video player, editor, and video converter for Windows or Mac computers. You can open most video formats, set basic “In” and “Out” points, and them trim the video to the length that you desire. Once you have the trimmed video, you can save to numerous formats. MPEG Streamclip supports MPEG…
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Audacity
Audacity is a free audio editor that can be used on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems. By itself, Audacity can record, edit and save uncompressed audio files, as well as add special effects. You can also convert sound files to MP3 format for use on web pages, to create podcasts, or to play on…
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Handbrake
HandBrake is a free, open-source program that will take files from an unencrypted DVD, as well as other high quality video sources, and convert them into mpeg4 (h.264) videos. The “h.264” version of mpeg4 is of very high quality and lower bit-rates. In other words, you can start with a DVD movie that is 4GB…
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