Video Editor Pro User Guide for Windows

Install and Start Video Editor Pro

1. Download the current Windows installer from the official GiliSoft download link.
2. Run the installer and follow the setup prompts. Start Video Editor Pro after installation finishes.
3. Open Video Studio, select the project aspect ratio, and choose New or Load project.
4. Save the project early and keep source media available in its original location while editing.

Import Media and Edit on the Timeline

Use Video Studio when a project needs several clips, layered media, titles, music, or timing adjustments. The timeline separates video, picture-in-picture, text, audio, and voiceover content so each layer can be arranged independently.

1. Select Import to add local video, images, and audio. You can also record a screen, microphone, or voice source.
2. Drag media to the required track and move each item to its intended start time.
3. Select a clip to open video, color, beauty, animation, cutout, keyframe, and audio controls.
4. Use the preview monitor to check timing and track interactions before exporting.

Cut, Trim, Split, and Join Video

Video Editor Pro includes Easy Cutter, Batch Cutter, Advanced Cutter, Joiner, and Split as separate tools. Choose the tool according to the number of files and whether the output needs additional editing.

1. Easy Cutter: extract one or more ranges from a single source while keeping a straightforward workflow.
2. Batch Cutter: apply comparable start and end cuts to several files and process them together.
3. Advanced Cutter: set precise ranges and combine cutting with crop, rotation, watermark, subtitle, or output controls.
4. Joiner: add clips, arrange their order, choose compatible output settings, and combine them into one file.
5. Split: divide a long file by duration, size, or selected ranges, then check the generated clips in the output folder.

Crop, Rotate, and Change Video Speed

1. Select the clip and open the video controls or launch the focused Crop tool from the Video workspace.
2. Adjust the crop frame for the target aspect ratio. Check the preview so faces, titles, and important action remain visible.
3. Rotate footage when a phone or camera clip has the wrong orientation, then confirm the canvas framing.
4. Use speed or frame interpolation controls when footage must play faster, slower, or more smoothly.
5. Preview motion and audio synchronization before exporting.

For a focused walkthrough, see how to crop a video without losing quality or convert and trim video in one workflow.

Add Titles, Subtitles, and Watermarks

The Text workspace contains title, dialog, credit, and subtitle options. You can create text inside the editor or import an existing subtitle file.

1. Open Text, choose a suitable title or subtitle style, and add it to the timeline.
2. Edit the wording, font, color, size, position, and display duration.
3. For an existing subtitle track, select Import subtitle and verify timing against the preview.
4. For branding, use Add/Remove Watermark to place text, an image, or supported overlay media.

Related tutorials: add subtitles to video, add a watermark to video, and edit video with text and music.

Add Music, Voiceover, or Remove Audio

1. Import music or narration and place it on the Audio or Voiceover track.
2. Trim the sound, align it with the required scene, and balance it against the original clip audio.
3. Use Add/Remove Audio when you need to replace a soundtrack or prepare a silent version.
4. Use Silence Remove for supported speech-based material that contains long quiet sections.
5. Preview with headphones and check the start, ending, and transitions before export.

See the focused add music to video guide for a shorter single-task workflow.

Use Transitions, Filters, Overlays, Color, and Keyframes

Visual tools are separated by purpose so you can add polish without applying every effect to the same clip.

1. Add transitions where a scene change needs visual continuity. Keep them short enough that they do not interrupt the content.
2. Use filters and overlays for a deliberate style, then preview the full scene instead of judging one frame.
3. Open Color to adjust contrast, saturation, brightness, and tone.
4. Use keyframes to change supported properties over time instead of applying one static setting to the complete clip.

For examples and use cases, see video editor with transitions and effects and video editor for tutorial videos.

Use AI-Assisted Video Tools

The AI Tools workspace brings newer caption, speech, background, scene, and cleanup functions into the same product. Availability and processing requirements can vary by tool.

1. Choose the AI tool that matches the source and required result instead of opening the full timeline first.
2. Load the source file and review any language, background, segmentation, or output options provided by that tool.
3. Preview or inspect the generated result. Captions, cutouts, and scene boundaries may require manual correction.
4. Export the result or bring it into Video Studio for additional timeline editing.

Export, Convert, and Compress the Finished Video

1. Preview the full timeline and check subtitles, audio levels, transitions, crop boundaries, and the ending frame.
2. Select Export and choose a format appropriate for the destination. MP4 is a common delivery choice, but the best setting depends on the target platform and source.
3. Set the output location and review resolution, frame rate, quality, codec, and audio options when available.
4. Start export, then play the generated file outside the editor to confirm video, sound, and subtitle behavior.

Troubleshooting Import, Editing, and Export

A source file does not import or preview correctly

Confirm that the file is complete and playable outside the editor. If the container or codec is unusual, create a compatible working copy with the converter while keeping the original file.

VOB footage is difficult to cut

VOB files may depend on related DVD structure information or contain damaged sections. Copy permitted source material to the computer, verify playback, and convert a working copy when direct cutting is unreliable.

The exported video looks softer than the source

Check output resolution, bitrate, frame rate, and whether the project was repeatedly converted. Match the source where practical and avoid enlarging low-resolution footage.

Audio and video are no longer synchronized

Check speed changes, variable-frame-rate recordings, inserted transitions, and trimmed audio. Preview around every edit point before starting the final export.