Video editing software recommendation

[.Q.]

Anyone can recommend some easy to use video editing software that's free, on Windows and has the following features? I'm trying to make some tutorial screencasts
1) Able to add subtitles to a video
2) Block out certain portions of the screen at specific times (for editing out proprietary info)

Thanks.

[Darthwing Teorist]

My gf used the Windows Movie Maker software that comes with Vista Ultimate Edition to edit videos and add subtitles. I don't know about blocking out portions of the screen but I guess that it may do that.

[Darth Rock&Roll]

yep you can use movie maker in windows live for that. It's free. from xp to win 7 this product is included or can be dowloaded for free from MS.

all the things you want to do, can be done with movie maker.

[Craig]

I'd be keeping my eye out for when lightworks goes open source (shouldnt be long now[edit - release date is nov 29]):

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/11/11 ... to-be-rel/

[.Q.]

My gf used the Windows Movie Maker software that comes with Vista Ultimate Edition to edit videos and add subtitles. I don't know about blocking out portions of the screen but I guess that it may do that.

Thanks for the suggestions, but unless the Vista version is different from XP, then I don't think it has a subtitle feature (I need subtitle overlayed over the video, not over a blue screen).

[.Q.]

I'd be keeping my eye out for when lightworks goes open source (shouldnt be long now[edit - release date is nov 29]):

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/11/11 ... to-be-rel/

Wow, looks good. Thanks for the suggestions. Have to wait a couple weeks to try it out I guess.

[Interloper]

AVID is what the pros use. I used to use it for all of my video productions when it was part of my job to produce promotional vids. There's a wide range of graphic functions. Downside, is that there is a lot to learn before you can really use it.

[.Q.]

AVID is what the pros use. I used to use it for all of my video productions when it was part of my job to produce promotional vids. There's a wide range of graphic functions. Downside, is that there is a lot to learn before you can really use it.

I have a budget of exactly $0 and using my own time to learn, so unfortunately no dice. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.