Avidemux is a famous open-source free video editor and converter. You can use it to convert video between different formats, trim, crop, resize, flip, rotate a video and those are just a small tip of its feature iceberg. Below is the screenshot of the video editor, which is called the video filter in Avidemux, you can see how many things it can do with your video. And it supports both Windows and macOS.

Aspects that Avidemux falls short on

Despite how powerful it is, the interface of the program seems a bit outdated compared to other programs these days and it's relatively complicated for new users to use. Another problem about it is that the video editing process is not straightforward enough. When you apply changes on the video, like when you crop the video with the Filter, you can't preview the changed part after closing the filter. The changes can only be seen in the video filter and the converted video. All in all, it's a good video editing for experienced professionals to edit videos but not for novices. So here I would recommend a few Avidemux alternatives on Mac that are easy-to-use compared to Avidemux, even for novices.

Several Avidemux alternatives Mac users could use

Handbrake

Similar to Avidemux, Handbrake is also a well-known free, open-source video converter and video editor. But it focuses more on converting a video than editing it because the video editing features aren't as much and powerful as Avidemux. It only offers limited video editing features like cropping, changing resolution, etc. And video previewing is also a shortcoming for Handbrake as you can't instantly preview the changes on a video. When you try to preview changes on a video, the program will have to create a file first and you can't see the whole video. However, the interface looks a bit more modern compared to Avidemux. But the options it offers might also render novices confused. Nevertheless, it's also good choice for video conversion and simple video editing.

HandBrake Mac

iMovie

iMovie is Apple's own video editing app and it's fairly easy to master and a great choice for simple video editing. The interface might look a bit complicated but it'll just take you a few minutes to get familiar with it. And the latest version even supports 4K, that's a point in its favor. Another advantage about iMovie is that it comes preinstalled on macOS so you don't have to go look for it online and install it. Whenever you need it, it's there.

iMovie Mac

Leawo Video Converter for Mac

Leawo Video Converter for Mac is the ultimate easy-to-use video editor. Just like Avidemux and Handbrake, it's a video converter and at the same time a video editor. What sets it apart is its usability. It's extremely easy to use. Everything about it is straightforward and intuitive. The video editor provides you with a window to preview changes on the video immediately. The settings and options are very understandable even for novice. Almost no technical terms would be found on the interface.

Leawo Video Converter for Mac

How to use an Avidemux Mac alternative to edit a video

Below are the instructions for using one Avidemux alternative to edit a video. The video editor I'm using in the content below is Leawo Video Converter.

   

1. Launch the program you install. Leawo Video Converter for Mac is no longer a single program as it's packed into a software package a few updates ago. So the program you install is actually called Prof.media. Just open it and you can find the Video Converter module in it. Click the Video Converter module to launch it.

Open Leawo Video Converter for Mac

2. Here's how to add the videos you want to edit to the program. Click the Add Video button and then choose to add video or add video folder. Or a more intuitive way to add video is to drag and drop them to the program.

Add Video

3. Next is to launch the video editor. You can see that there's an Edit button on each video file, click on it and you can go to the video editing panel.

Enter video editor

How to Trim A Video

The trimming option is at the top of all the video editing options. You can trim a video in 3 ways. First, directly drag the bar below the progress bar under the video preview window to set a start and end point for the video. The second way is for precise video trimming. Play the video first and when you see the start point, click the Start Point button which is the button next to the Play/Pause button. And when you see the end point, click the End Point button next to the Start Point button.

Trim Video

The third means is to enter the precise time points that you wish the video to start and end in the boxes provided below.

How to Crop A Video

The cropping feature is very easy-to-use and intuitive. There's a dot frame on the video preview window and you can directly drag it to choose which part of the video picture you want to keep and which part to remove. Also you can enter the value of how many pixels to cut from the left or the top of the video to crop the video precisely. You can also flip and rotate the video with the buttons provided below the video preview window.

Crop A Video

How to Add Watermark

Click the Watermark tab on the left column and enable Watermark option. As you can see from the options provided, there are two kinds of watermarks you can add to the surface of the video: Text and Image. But you can only use one kind of watermark on one video. Enable Text to add text watermark to the video and then input the text you want in the text box. You can adjust the color and font of the text by clicking the two buttons next to the text box. Enable Image and click the Folder icon to add an image to the video as watermark. You can adjust the size of the watermark by adjusting the dot frame around it or by entering values in the Size boxes. Also the transparency of the watermark is also adjustable. Just drag the bar under the Transparency label to adjust it.

Add Watermark

How to Adjust Video Effects

Click on the Effects tab on the left column and you would find several video parameters on it for you to adjust. All four options:Brightness, Saturation, Contrast, Volume can be adjusted by dragging the bar or entering a value in the box next to each of them. And changes can be seen instantly from the above preview window.

Adjust Video Effects

How to Add 3D Effects to A Video

This is the killer feature of Leawo Video Converter as a video editor. It can apply 3D effects to common 2D videos. And there are totally 7 different kinds of 3D modes you can choose from: Red/Cyan, Red/Green, Red/Blue, Blue/Yellow, Interleaved and Side by Side.

Add 3D Effects to A Video

As you can see from the pictures and descriptions of Leawo Video Converter, it's a very user-friendly piece of software. It definitely is a great Avidemux alternative Mac users could try. Learn how to use the Windows version of the program to edit a video from here.