How to Edit and Convert Video with Video Studio Express for Mac

Video Studio Express for Mac is a brand new and easy to use video editing application Mac users. Despite its simplicity, Video Studio Express for Mac offers ample video editing features, including a timeline for dropping and editing video and audio. From the timeline, control all splitting, cropping, rotating, effects, etc.

However, Video Studio Express for Mac can do even more than that. It is such a multifunctional video editing program that it also supports converting and sharing videos besides video editing.

Follow this guide to learn how to edit and convert video with this handy video editor.

Run Video Studio Express for Mac and Import Video Clips

Follow the instruction to install and run Video Studio Express after successfully downloading it. Launch Aimersoft Video Studio Express, choose Create a New Project and the main interface of the application will come out to ready for work. Click Import to locate or directly to drag the target files into the program. Or you can click the Media tab, find clips and drag them to the time line directly from your local file directory.

Edit Media Files

1Edit with Timeline

There are Video, Audio, Background Audio three rows in the timeline. The imported clip will be displayed as two combined parts on the Video line and Audio line. You can Split, Merge, Copy, Paste and Delete both video and audio clips in the timeline.

a. Split Video

Select a clip in the time line, drag the Indicator to where you want to split and click the Split button. Then the clip is split into two.

b. Merge Video

Drag the video clips you want to merge into the timeline and click the Remove All Gaps to join the added videos together as a whole one.

c. Copy and Paste Video

Right-click the selected video and choose copy and paste it to where the timeline indicator is.

Note: When you drag or edit the clip, the video and audio parts will move together. You can break the link and move or edit the video or audio separately. And you can also drag an audio file into the Background audio line to add background music.

2Edit with Editing Box

Video Studio Express has ample editing features. For example, you can cut out the unwanted part in the Crop frame; adjust video brightness, contrast, and saturation in the Effect tab; or rotate the video in a horizontal or vertical way. You can just select the proper part to edit your file based on your needs.

3Add Transition Effects

Click the Transitions tab under the video library and you will find all transition effects. Click a transition and you will see its effect in the preview pane. To apply a transition between two video clips, drag it to the front clip directly. A black rectangle will be added. Double-click the rectangle to adjust duration of the transition.

Tip: if the transition rectangle is too small to click, you can use the timeline zoomer to zoom it.

Convert and Output Video

Aimersoft Video Studio Express for Mac is not just a video editor, but also a video converter. You can import all popular media files into the program, and also can convert and output the newly edited video into any compatible formats for your portable devices like iPhone, iPad, PSP, etc. If you would like to share your edited work online with more friends, just upload it to YouTube directly.

Note: if you want to burn edited videos to DVD, DVD Creator for Mac can help you.