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Get the best iMovie Equivalent For Windows (Windows 10 included)

Are you looking for an excellent iMovie equivalent for PC, so that you can edit video on Microsoft Windows computer? Yeah, on PC, Windows Movie Maker allows its users to edit videos. However, many Windows users are tired of their poor quality. They want to find a great iMovie replacement for Windows to do some editing jobs like cutting, merging, cropping, etc. and add some cool effects.

There is an ideal Windows equivalent of iMovie. Its name is Wondershare Filmora. In terms of editing and applying effects, it's very similar to iMovie. If you try it, you'll like the ease of use. Now, let's see how the PC equivalent to iMovie works in Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10.

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1 Run this iMovie equivalent for Windows and then import media files to edit

When you run this iMovie equivalent for PC, click the "Import" option to load your wanted video, photo, music files from your computer to the User's album. Then drag videos to the corresponding video Timeline, drag photo to the middle Timeline, and drag music to the Music Timeline. Of course, if you don't want to add photos and music, disregard the related operation.

Note: You may drag several videos in one go, but don't pull one to another, or you'll split the video. Of course, you can re-arrange them by drag-and-drop.

2 Edit videos, audio and photos

Edit Video/Audio

Double click your wanted video/audio clip on Timeline, you can open the editing panel. You can get Video and Audio bar. The video bar allows you to crop, rotate, adjust and speed video, while the audio tool lets you edit the audio track, including Volume, Fade in/out, and Effect (Voice change). Note that if you add additional audio to combine the video, you need to turn down the original sound.

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Split video/audio

To split a video/audio clip, first, select it, next, move the Time Indicator to any position you want, and then click the scissor button.

Trim video/audio to the length you want

To trim video/audio to any length you want, drag the left or right edge of the clip to the extent you want.

Edit photos

If you add a photo or picture, you can create a cool Picture-in-Picture video in clicks. Simply double click the photo attached in the timeline to pop up the photo editing window, where you can apply any one of about 36 Motion (Ken-Burn) effects by double-clicking it. To delete the motion effect, just right-click the photo in the Timeline and then select "Delete Motion" from the submenu. Hit the "Advance" option in the window. You can also rotate, mark the photo or add some other effects like Alpha, shadow and border etc.

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More other editing tips

This Microsoft version of iMovie equivalent provides more cool editing tools. For example, you can add titles, transition effects, intro/credits, voiceover  and more. If need, you can go to the Guide of Wondershre Filmora to get the detailed steps.

3 Export your video creation

Now, you can export and share your great masterpiece. This iMovie equivalent PC offers you four methods: Device, Format, YouTube and DVD. If you want to watch it on your device like iPhone 5, this app lets you convert it to almost all popular devices to choose. If you want to share it with your family or friends, you can burn it to DVDs for more convenient sharing. Or just save it in the format you want. This app contains nearly any popular video formats for uses. Just have fun.

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