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User Guide of VideMake Video Editor

A simple yet advanced video editing software for everyone. Make and enhance your videos with amazing effects and resources.

Navigation of VideMake

1. Startup Window of VideMake

After launched VideMake Video Editor on your computer, the Startup window will appear and you can see three options. It allows you to create a new project or open a recent project quickly.

Open Project – On the left of the window, you can click the Create button to make a new project and then enter the main interface of VideMake to start editing a video. Or, you can click the Open button to select a project (.tkproj file) that was saved on your computer to continue editing the video.

Recent Project – On the right of the window, there are all the recent projects that you’ve saved on the computer in chronological order. Double click on the one you want to edit and it will enter the editing interface, with all media files and changes you’ve made last time retained. You can also type a keyword to quickly find the recent project in the upper right corner of this section.

videmake startup window

After you enter the main interface of VideMake, you can navigate to the File > New Project to create a totally new project. To open a recent project, you can head to File > Open Project to open an existing project on your computer, or File > Open Recent to open a project that has been edited recently.

open project

Project Setup - The default resolution of the VideMake project file is 1280*720. If you want to change the resolution, you can go to the File > Project Settings and select a proper size from the dropdown menu. In the same popup window, you are also allowed to choose a specific frame rate and background color for your project.

project setup

Save Project - You can always save the project during the editing by clicking the File > Save Project (Ctrl + S) to avoid any loss. Or click the File > Save Project As... (Ctrl + Shift + S) to save your project to the computer after finished the editing.

save project

2. Main Interface of VideMake

Once you create or open a project, you can see the interface of the VideMake program as follows:

videmake main interface

On the left side of the VideMake interface, you'll see a "Media Library" section where you can import media into the program such as videos, images or audios, etc.

The "Timeline" is on the bottom with multiple music or video tracks. This is the place for you to arrange and edit media clips or effects.

Between the Media Library and Timeline is the "Toolbar", where you can find some simple editing tools to trim, split, crop, zoom, or mark your video.

At the center of the interface is the "Preview Window", and it enables you to have an instant preview of your project whatever changes you made in the timeline.

Of course, you can also click the "Properties" icon to adjust the media file's parameters like position, equalizer, volume, brightness, saturation, contrast, hue, etc. in the "Edit Window" on the right side of the interface.

Now it's your time to unleash your imagination and creativity. To use any of these effects, you can simply drag the file and drop it to the appropriate place of the timeline you want.

element icon "Element" – This is VideMake Video Editor's preset resources. Here you can find a growing number of background images, stickers, arrows, and more.

audio icon "Audio" – In this tab, you can add royalty-free background music and inspiring sound effects like Explosion, Impact, Super Mario, etc. by drag-and-drop.

text icon "Text" – Use shapes, arrows, callouts, lower thirds, and sketch motion to highlight those important points in your video.

effect icon "Effects" – To enhance your video, you are able to apply different creative filters and overlays to make your gorgeous video to the next level.

transition icon "Transitions" – To make your video more natural and smooth, you can add a transition between two videos or images, or a single video clip and image.

animation icon "Animation" – You can apply various animations like Breath, Fade, Expansion, etc. to make your video more attractive.

regional icon "Regional" – Here are some useful regional effects you can apply to the video clips, such as mosaic, magnify, blur, etc.

split screen icon "Split Screen" – Split your screen into two or more parts in a unique way to multiply your fun with video editing.