Windows 11s built-in video editor removes its biggest drawback

Date:
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:15:06 +0000

Description:
This was a much-needed change to Clipchamp, presumably driven by tester feedback.

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Windows 11 recently got Clipchamp, or at least the video editing app graced the latest preview build of the OS, and now one of the biggest complaints about the free version has been fixed.

Clipchamp which was acquired by Microsoft in September 2021, and turned up for Windows 11 testers earlier this month , had a major downside in that the basic free plan only allowed for videos to be exported at 480p resolution.

Thats pretty crummy, of course, but now the free version has been upped to include unlimited exporting to Full HD or 1080p resolution, which previously required you to subscribe to the Creator plan (at the price of $9 / 8 / AU$10 monthly).

There are still benefits for paying a Creator subscription, of course, namely access to stock audio clips and unlimited cloud storage for your projects. Meanwhile, business plans furnish you with extra goodies including stock
video clips and the ability to fully brand your creations. Analysis: A quick change following Windows 11 debut, and a necessary one

Its good to see 1080p exports coming to the freebie incarnation of Clipchamp, though really, 480p was a very low bar to set, and so this was a move that needed to be made.

Its obvious enough that Clipchamp being introduced as a Windows 11 app in testing presumably set to come to the OS later this year in the big 2022 update brought a lot more attention to the program. And with the spotlight shining more intensely on that export limitation, and perhaps given initial tester feedback, Microsoft decided that the 480p situation had to change (we can but guess).

Clipchamp is, in effect, the return of Windows Movie Maker, giving casual users a built-in and convenient option to quickly edit video clips within Windows 11. However, having to pay for a decent resolution with the end
result wouldve severely limited Clipchamps usefulness in terms of that positioning. Check out our guide to Windows 11 problems and how to fix them

Via Windows Central



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/news/windows-11s-built-in-video-editor-removes-its-b iggest-drawback/


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