Review of 2016 Top 5 MP4 Video Editors Software – Free Trim, Crop, Split and Edit MP4 Videos, Add Animation and Transitions Many people will say, "All I want is just a free MP4 video editor! Not an all-purpose movie producing apps." That's too queer! Guess the reason is that the all-in-one video editor software always costs money. Furthermore, .mp4 has become the lion's share of the file extensions of present videos, since MP4 is a universal format accepted by both Windows (such as Windows 10) and Mac platforms, coupled with iOS, Android and Linux devices (game consoles, tablets, HDTVs and smartphones). It is a must-need format for YouTubers as well. In fact, the support of MP4 format is the paramount of almost all free video editor software. That means free video editors are roughly the inclusion of free MP4 editors, and they are more than that. So, if you only want to download a free MP4 editing software, what you get will regularly be something that stretches to other formats like AVI, MPEG, WMV, MOV, FLV or even DAV, VOB, ASF, 3GP, Google TV, WebM, Vpx 8 and DV. Let's review such free video editors that offering MP4 video/movie modifications on Windows or Mac OS. Best (Free) MP4 Video Editor on Windows or Mac No. 1 - Windows Movie Maker [Free] As the "big boss" of movie editing app on Windows OS and especially the default component of Windows 7 and Windows 8 (in Windows Essentials), Windows Movie Maker should firstly be mentioned here as a easy-to-use yet free MP4 video editor. After importing an MP4 video or slideshow from your iPhone or other device, you are free
to go and edit the video by trimming, splitting, adding fade in/fade out or choosing a movie theme. Beyond that, the software is designed to slow down or speed up the video, add animations, transitions or vivid visual effects, add titles/credits and background music. In a word, Windows Movie Maker will polish your MPEG4 video file into something professional and awesome.
No. 2 - iMovie [Partly free] Differing with Windows Movie Maker in platforms, iMovie faces Mac and iOS user groups. It has a streamlined design and intuitive Multi-Touch gestures. More practically, it dives into 4K (mp4) video editing on iPhone, iPad or Mac. iMovie succeeds in turning an ordinary MPG video into a Hollywood-style movie. As simple as drag and drop, you can add effects, insert titles, and create a full soundtrack. Deficiencies: iMovie does not give users the option to alter the font or color; sometimes videos and audios will mess up; it can't create MP4 videos that zoom in, nor cut clips as short as 1 second; and it takes up too much storage. But since Mac users have little choices, iMovie anywhere is a moderate try.
No. 3 - Final Cut Pro [Not free] As the premium edition of iMovie, Final Cut Pro is widely used for MOV and MP4 (as well as Panasonic and Sony formats) video editing and even filmmaking. One of this MP4 movie editor's highlights is the amazing 3D titles, not to mention the Motion graphics. With extra simple control, you can adjust the lighting, animation and entire appearance of your MP4 video. For basic and fine-turn editing, Final Cut Pro is here to trim, fix camera shake or loudness like problems, assemble clips with the aid of timeline. All in all, it offers more detailed features for Mac users.
No. 4 - Blender [Free & Open Source]
Blender, usable on Windows, Linux and Mac, is a common use MP4 video editor. Firstly, it has down-to-earth features, such as fade-ins, fade-outs, cut, splice, blend vide ofilters, animation and transitions. And the in-depth functions lie in 3D modeling, basic brightness, contrast and RGB sliders, use curve corrections, tweak white balance, gamma and hue, apply tonemaps and much more.
No. 5 - VSDC Free Video Editor [Free] As an alternative and also analogue of Final Cut Pro, VSDC Free Video Editor should also be an option. This free MP4 editor easily combines multiple source chunks in different formats while keeping the high image quality. If you do not yield to video quality, this software is worth trying. The MP4 video will be output video can be transferred any connected media device, like iPod, iPad, Sony PlayStation, Xbox or a smartphone. The latest version has optimized the decoders, coders and filters, supported 2K and 4K videos, and added APNG and GIF as the image formats, and SWF and GIF as the compression formats for smaller file size.