File Details |
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File Size | 1.8 MB |
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License | Open Source |
Operating System | Windows (All) |
Date Added | February 24, 2014 |
Total Downloads | 169,355 |
Publisher | Avery Lee |
Homepage | VirtualDub |
Publisher's Description
VirtualDub is a video capture / processing utility for 32-bit Windows platforms, licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It lacks the editing power of a general-purpose editor such as Adobe Premiere, but is streamlined for fast linear operations over video. It has batch-processing capabilities for processing large numbers of files and can be extended with third-party video filters. It is mainly geared toward processing AVI files, although it can read MPEG-1 and also handle sets of BMP images.
Latest Reviews
BANDIT- reviewed v1.10.3.35376 Beta on Nov 30, 2012
TOP NOTCH
- Used this for years
- Tons of plugins available
- Encode or Lossless
- Total control of Editing
As i remember: I think it was packed with GordianKnot.??
Which is another good tool for the guys who want to get
into Video Editing. All smart gear. Well recommended. And
above all...... FreeWare.
A big Thanx to the contributors.
.
dejavu reviewed v1.10.2.34807 Experimental on Jun 4, 2012
Excellent program, thank you!
SineWave reviewed v1.10.1 Test 14 on Jan 10, 2012
Since there is no review for this program in last 2 years, I thought I should write a thing or two about it.
1st: This is all you need for transcribing and encoding your videos.
2nd: you can put it and run it from wherever you want. No installation needed. No registry entries. It's simple to learn and work with it.
I use it for about a decade now, and all I can say is - that thing is one of the first things I install, or rather "install" on my computer. Fast as hell. GUI is native to windows, no artificial hardware bull, and that contributes to its speed, too. One of the most useful programs in Windows ever, beside CCleaner, Defraggler, XNView and Firefox.
This man deserves a medal! :) [and FCChandler too, for making all the wonderful plugins for it]
Cheers! Thank you so much for making such a great program for linear editing and encoding!
anomoly reviewed v1.9.8 on Dec 29, 2009
@plasticpig72
AviDemux will open vbr audio avi's and then can save them to a cbr audio vdub-compliant avi in minutes (~30 min. for 700 MB depending on how fast your pc is). It will also append 2 vbr audio avi's to one almost as fast as you can copy the files.
turkiston reviewed v1.9.6 Build 32618 on Oct 3, 2009
thank you
rhinohide reviewed v1.9.4 on Jul 28, 2009
Recently needed to rotate a video 90 degrees that was captured with the camera on it's side. Common problem with cameras that can record video. I used an older rev of this and rotated the video in a very short time. In fact, it ran so fast on an older CPU that I really didn't think it worked, but it worked great. I was impressed with the speed and ease of use. Couldn't have been simpler. I'm glad to read the post before me because I've been thinking about doing some Xvid transcoding to get higher compression ratios, and wanted a simple app. I think the VirtualDub author is very conservative in his description. There are a lot of plugins for this, some of which will handle MPEG2.
DudeBoyz reviewed v1.9.1 Experimental on Mar 30, 2009
I really like this little program. I don't use all the functions but it is pretty great at what it does.
I run it right out of the folder from the UNZIP - don't have to install it formally. I create a shortcut for it via the right-mouse click menu and put that shortcut on my Dock Bar program.
I can download the latest XviD CODEC if I wish (I like it better than DivX) and install that and it becomes available from the VIDEO > COMPRESSION dialog.
So, when I make FRAPS captures of my video game sessions and then save those, I can open up VirtualDub, load that game video (AVI) and go to the VIDEO > FILTERS dialog and then ADD the RESIZE filter, set it at 640x480, SAVE it then click the OK button.
Then all I have to do is go to the FILE menu and choose SAVE AS AVI, type in a name and I get a compressed but great looking video of my game recording but in 640x480 instead of 1600x1200 or 1280x960, and then I can upload that video to YouTube or a file download hosting site and people can view the video.
It's great when you are playing different games and your buds all want to check out what the games play like. I can play PainKiller Black Edition and Unreal Tournament 2004, they can play C & C 3 Tiberium Wars, UT 3, L4Dead and Gears of War and I can watch the videos of how those games play. It's just awesome that it's so easy to do and it doesn't cost ANYTHING at all! 100% Free!
So even if I just use one or two main features and make the video, that's still just fine. I'm getting my monies worth totally!
WascallyWabbit reviewed v1.9.0 Experimental on Jan 5, 2009
This is the only piece of video encoding software I will probably ever use. Now, after checking out the latest experimental version, I love it even more. The new Queue Batch is a dream come true and I am anxious to see how it is developed as 1.9 moves along.
plasticpig72 reviewed v1.9.0 Experimental on Jan 5, 2009
This is just such a small simple and powerful program. I have never even had a beta version give me problems. I would highly recommend this software. I just need to find a solution to opening vbr avi's
ron_marz reviewed v1.9.0 Experimental on Jan 5, 2009
analphatester: Have you ever considered the possibility that the problem isn't the app, but your system? Just for kicks, why don't you try running VirtualDub on a clean install or in a virtual machine and see if that isn't the case?
Regardless, VirtualDub is a 5-star piece of software if ever there was one.
BANDIT- reviewed v1.10.3.35376 Beta on Nov 30, 2012
TOP NOTCH
- Used this for years
- Tons of plugins available
- Encode or Lossless
- Total control of Editing
As i remember: I think it was packed with GordianKnot.??
Which is another good tool for the guys who want to get
into Video Editing. All smart gear. Well recommended. And
above all...... FreeWare.
A big Thanx to the contributors.
.
dejavu reviewed v1.10.2.34807 Experimental on Jun 4, 2012
Excellent program, thank you!
SineWave reviewed v1.10.1 Test 14 on Jan 10, 2012
Since there is no review for this program in last 2 years, I thought I should write a thing or two about it.
1st: This is all you need for transcribing and encoding your videos.
2nd: you can put it and run it from wherever you want. No installation needed. No registry entries. It's simple to learn and work with it.
I use it for about a decade now, and all I can say is - that thing is one of the first things I install, or rather "install" on my computer. Fast as hell. GUI is native to windows, no artificial hardware bull, and that contributes to its speed, too. One of the most useful programs in Windows ever, beside CCleaner, Defraggler, XNView and Firefox.
This man deserves a medal! :) [and FCChandler too, for making all the wonderful plugins for it]
Cheers! Thank you so much for making such a great program for linear editing and encoding!
anomoly reviewed v1.9.8 on Dec 29, 2009
@plasticpig72
AviDemux will open vbr audio avi's and then can save them to a cbr audio vdub-compliant avi in minutes (~30 min. for 700 MB depending on how fast your pc is). It will also append 2 vbr audio avi's to one almost as fast as you can copy the files.
turkiston reviewed v1.9.6 Build 32618 on Oct 3, 2009
thank you
rhinohide reviewed v1.9.4 on Jul 28, 2009
Recently needed to rotate a video 90 degrees that was captured with the camera on it's side. Common problem with cameras that can record video. I used an older rev of this and rotated the video in a very short time. In fact, it ran so fast on an older CPU that I really didn't think it worked, but it worked great. I was impressed with the speed and ease of use. Couldn't have been simpler. I'm glad to read the post before me because I've been thinking about doing some Xvid transcoding to get higher compression ratios, and wanted a simple app. I think the VirtualDub author is very conservative in his description. There are a lot of plugins for this, some of which will handle MPEG2.
DudeBoyz reviewed v1.9.1 Experimental on Mar 30, 2009
I really like this little program. I don't use all the functions but it is pretty great at what it does.
I run it right out of the folder from the UNZIP - don't have to install it formally. I create a shortcut for it via the right-mouse click menu and put that shortcut on my Dock Bar program.
I can download the latest XviD CODEC if I wish (I like it better than DivX) and install that and it becomes available from the VIDEO > COMPRESSION dialog.
So, when I make FRAPS captures of my video game sessions and then save those, I can open up VirtualDub, load that game video (AVI) and go to the VIDEO > FILTERS dialog and then ADD the RESIZE filter, set it at 640x480, SAVE it then click the OK button.
Then all I have to do is go to the FILE menu and choose SAVE AS AVI, type in a name and I get a compressed but great looking video of my game recording but in 640x480 instead of 1600x1200 or 1280x960, and then I can upload that video to YouTube or a file download hosting site and people can view the video.
It's great when you are playing different games and your buds all want to check out what the games play like. I can play PainKiller Black Edition and Unreal Tournament 2004, they can play C & C 3 Tiberium Wars, UT 3, L4Dead and Gears of War and I can watch the videos of how those games play. It's just awesome that it's so easy to do and it doesn't cost ANYTHING at all! 100% Free!
So even if I just use one or two main features and make the video, that's still just fine. I'm getting my monies worth totally!
WascallyWabbit reviewed v1.9.0 Experimental on Jan 5, 2009
This is the only piece of video encoding software I will probably ever use. Now, after checking out the latest experimental version, I love it even more. The new Queue Batch is a dream come true and I am anxious to see how it is developed as 1.9 moves along.
plasticpig72 reviewed v1.9.0 Experimental on Jan 5, 2009
This is just such a small simple and powerful program. I have never even had a beta version give me problems. I would highly recommend this software. I just need to find a solution to opening vbr avi's
ron_marz reviewed v1.9.0 Experimental on Jan 5, 2009
analphatester: Have you ever considered the possibility that the problem isn't the app, but your system? Just for kicks, why don't you try running VirtualDub on a clean install or in a virtual machine and see if that isn't the case?
Regardless, VirtualDub is a 5-star piece of software if ever there was one.
analphatester reviewed v1.8.7 Build 30080 on Dec 25, 2008
Not could open media file to access to disk folder eat cpu 99% waitng for what? must kill process.
Like mpc last release at summer.
Last perfect working version 1.5.10 18160
and partialy slowly the previous beta.
sorry i not recommend for this way to virtualdub
totally unuseable project, make insted from last perfect working 18160 to renew all code piece.
Totally false this way.
Dont make program that not able open any folder.
I say this because all other my beta test program about 3000 could open any folder cca. 0 second without any problem full access.
italyx reviewed v1.8.6 Build 30009 on Oct 16, 2008
Incredible sotware, much better than (m)any extolled commercial program.
And with the latest plugins from the creator of a mod version you can even load wmv, flv, quicktime and mpeg2 files if you want to conver them.
analphatester reviewed v1.8.6 Build 30009 on Sep 23, 2008
UNBELIEVALE
the open video file
reading the directory file list
W O R K I N G A G A I N !!!
but very very slow
slow
open any videofile from file list
not must drag and drop open
thanx for virtualdub workers
ron_marz reviewed v1.8.6 Build 30009 on Sep 22, 2008
analphatester dragged-and-dropped an actual physical video tape into his computer case and wondered why the system froze.
What an idiot: For many, many reasons, VirtualDub is among the best PC software ever written.
kashin reviewed v1.8.5 Build 29963 on Aug 29, 2008
Works perfectly and gets better with every new version. Only someone who doesn't know how to use this and how to configure their codecs properly would rate it anywhere less than 5.
schmen reviewed v1.8.4 Build 29958 on Aug 12, 2008
@analphatester:
you stupid freak, you should be banned from this site. stop giving bad ratings to various software that doesnt work on your your f*#'ed up system!!
christoofar reviewed v1.8.1 Build 29808 on Jun 16, 2008
Many thanks to Avery Lee!
A MUST have program, if you play around with video files. It has bailed me out on "stuck" projects many a time.
Diam0nd reviewed v1.8.1 Build 29808 on Jun 16, 2008
A must-have for everyone whos into video.
echohead reviewed v1.8.0.29393 Experimental on Feb 27, 2008
i really dont know how i went without virtualdub as long as i did...fast and efficient video editing, and if something is missing or goes wrong (which 99% of the time is just an issue with a missing codec), it tells you.
AND theres a 64-bit version! :)
Diam0nd reviewed v1.8.0.29393 Experimental on Feb 25, 2008
aruprc reviewed v1.7.8.28346 on Feb 13, 2008
Excellent, for those of us who can't afford Premiere or need its complexity this is heaven sent.
stisev reviewed v1.7.7.28312 on Dec 11, 2007
THE BEST!
anomoly reviewed v1.7.7.28312 on Dec 10, 2007
down page:
http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/
LRN reviewed v1.7.7.28312 on Dec 10, 2007
VDub reads .avs files (AviSynth).
AviSynth reads anything that can be read on you PC though DirectShow (thus with original QuickTime or QT Lite, AviSynth can read QuickTime files). By completing this transitive relation, Vdub reads QuickTime.
uberfly reviewed v1.7.7.28312 on Dec 10, 2007
Pixelsmack - VirtualDub got smacked by Microsoft for incorporating WMV into their software once upon a time. I think the author is just staying the hell away from the proprietary formats. Stop your crying.
christ999 reviewed v1.7.7.28312 on Dec 10, 2007
Great video processing program
Pixelsmack reviewed v1.7.6.28292 on Oct 15, 2007
I love this program. I mean it is truly useful and awesome and has made my life managing my downloaded PC vids, raw frames and PS3 trifecta all the more livable.
I give it a "three" because they still have this holy quest against incorporating QT support. Which serves no one but the jaded creators.
Paul Skinner reviewed v1.7.5.28225 on Oct 1, 2007
The best there is (though VirtualDubMod - which is now dead - was just that little bit better).
bigmama reviewed v1.7.2.27700 on May 21, 2007
if you search sourceforge you will find a lot of usefull programs. some of these are beter than commercial ones. virtual dub is an example...
MickyFoley reviewed v1.7.1 on Feb 7, 2007
the world sould rename the word "video" into "virtualdub"!
Canuckistani reviewed v1.7.1 on Feb 7, 2007
And the .zip file still fits on a floppy disk. Now, that's what I call "lean" programing.
gebeleizis reviewed v1.7.1 on Feb 7, 2007
I use this tool for almost 5 years. Does everything.
Now I am in love with the new screenn capture device! Could use some more options, but man is so beautiful!!!
munga42 reviewed v1.7.0 Experimental on Nov 7, 2006
COuld use a faster interface
Diam0nd reviewed v1.7.0 Experimental on Nov 7, 2006
Can any video processing be done without it? ;) Simply the best.
stevetures reviewed v1.7.0 Experimental on Nov 7, 2006
Brilliant... from Avery Lee's page:
***
1.7.0 is the new experimental version, and the first officially released version of VirtualDub to be built with Visual Studio 2005 Professional. In addition to the fixes that are in 1.6.17, it contains a number of new features, most notably smart rendering and filter blending. Smart rendering allows frame-precise editing of compressed video by only recompressing small sections around edits, with the rest of the frames copied in Direct mode. Filter blending allows opacity curves to be applied to individual filters, allowing a filter's effect to be applied only to certain frames. When both smart rendering and filter blending are enabled, the filter chain is skipped entirely when all filters are at opacity zero (transparent). This allows filtering only a portion of a video stream, and some scenarios that formerly required multiple passes and manual joins can now be done in a single pass. Both of these features work with existing video codecs and filters, and are explained in detail in the help. 1.7.0 also adds support for writing PNG files, importing MayaIFF image sequences, reading/writing Wave64 for WAV files larger than 2GB, and reading/writing Adobe Filmstrip sequences for rotoscoping in Photoshop.
Bagobie reviewed v1.6.16 Build 24463 on Aug 20, 2006
he just doesn't understand... people like that shouldn't 'review' software =/
berserkchaos reviewed v1.6.16 Build 24463 on Aug 14, 2006
Klusternisse:
awerage program that should need a facelift
Awerage? Are you crazy?
VirtualDub IS THE TOOL.
Klusternisse reviewed v1.6.16 Build 24463 on Aug 14, 2006
awerage program that should need a facelift
WRFan reviewed v1.6.16 Build 24463 on Aug 13, 2006
there are two other variants of this programme - virtualdub for asf and for mpeg2. I think they are illegal, though, cause both asf and mpeg2 are copyrighted and require licenses. I do use them, though, to reencode those types of video. even if I prefer TMPGEnc and Cinema Craft Encoder SP2 for mpeg2 encoding purposes
zridling reviewed v1.6.15 Build 24442 on Aug 2, 2006
Man, VirtualDub is so good, so well-coded that you'll fall in love with it. I promise.
ccc1005 reviewed v1.6.15 Build 24442 on Jun 6, 2006
The best video editing program out there, so many options you can do just about everything.
KAK reviewed v1.6.15 Build 24442 on May 30, 2006
Very nice FREEWARE Software
Powerfull features to Edit ,Produce
Video data Respect to the Author °_^
Diam0nd reviewed v1.6.15 Build 24442 on May 29, 2006
What would we do without it? :)))
ranasrule reviewed v1.6.15 Build 24442 on May 29, 2006
awesome
Aires reviewed v1.6.13 Build 24390 on Mar 13, 2006
'VirtualDub 1.6.14' released yesterday Mar 12, 2006 - no point in notifying them here anymore though as they never update when you advise them. [shrugs]
Ulmo reviewed v1.6.13 Build 24390 on Feb 28, 2006
Agree.
Don't do everything, but the best for those one.
IT IS FAESTEEEERRRR
Only one way to surpass it : VirtualDubMod
Das mod reviewed v1.6.13 Build 24390 on Feb 27, 2006
think carefuly before leaving a stupid negative low rating to this program .... i have tried it, is free and is great .... is by no ways comparable to adobe or apple but as i said, THIS ONE IS FREE ... so far only idiots seems to have issues with this software .... just read carefully, if you dont know what you're doing, dont even bother using it
ModderXManiac reviewed v1.6.12 Build 24259 on Jan 6, 2006
As always; this is fantastic.
I can't believe how many fixes and addons were done for this release!
Sure, you MIGHT get somewhere near the quality of this from Sony Vega, but then you'd save five hundred bucks getting this!
Praise be to open-source!
Kubla_Khan reviewed v1.6.12 Build 24259 on Jan 5, 2006
Awesome software, always being improved.
This program is on of the best I have worked with.
Anyone using this app be sure to look for the CoreAVC encoder sometime (prob. before spring). It will be a huge competitor to Nero and x264 because it will be alot faster (the decoder[AVC] is beta, and is already the fastest available -free and non-free), and the development is superfast (so constant improvements at hyperspeed (faster than x264 development). I would definately keep my eye on this thread on Doom9 for the latest updates: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=104277
Virtualdub Rocks! Especially after you get the hang of it! The only bad thing is that DVD and MP4 support doesn't seem to be in their schedule. It still works great for Capturing Video from my Camcorder - and reducing the size considerably with maximum support for whatever codec I choose. And there are awesome plugins everywhere for this app!
photonboy reviewed v1.6.12 Build 24259 on Jan 5, 2006
I use this mainly to join avi files such as two 700MB Divx/xvid movie halves.
1)Open the avi file
2)choose "append" then browse to the second file
3)save the new avi
4)check the last half to ensure sound synching then delete the originals if you wish
I think if you have more than two parts (with the same name, ie starwars1.avi,starwars2.avi... it will join ALL of the remaining files in that folder once you append the second file. If you want different, either move the files or temporarily rename the ones you want joined.
Note that some files have audio issues that prevent joining, but this can still be fixed. You need to extract the video with NO audio, and then just the audio as a wav file and join everything together again and recode the audio if needed. Usually this produces a big lag which needs to be fixed (in virtualdub) so I don't even bother joining.
elopez17 reviewed v1.6.12 Build 24259 on Jan 5, 2006
Good program, one of the best
to espalda_mojada if you want to say something fantastic if is in Spanish great not to many people write their review to a large Spanish beta member. But do me a favor don't waste so much fowl language is this forum if you can't go some place else. And if you believe I write this because your latino look at my name.
Y si no entiendes te lo puedo decir en espanol tambien!!!!
Das mod reviewed v1.6.11 Build 23858 on Dec 5, 2005
This is an incredible excellent software ... it does wonders, ( far better than many "shareware" out there ) this program is amazing and very useful, it does everything outstandingly ... wow ... IMPRESSIVE i'd give it a 10 if i could, an absolute must, 2 thumbs up, ( i'd give it 4 if i had more hands ) oh my god !! this should be "software of the year" ... worthy of a novel prize ... simply superv, microsoft should hire its author and have him/her develop software for them ... , easy to use, very understandable, perfect compatability, no installation issues, no glitches, no errors .... this software is the proof that perfection does exist ... if god were a programmer this is the software he would've coded.
stisev reviewed v1.6.11 Build 23774 on Nov 9, 2005
The BEST solution for freeware. Hands down
If you've got $500 to burn, get Sony (ugh) Vegas
DaveNCheez reviewed v1.6.11 Build 23774 on Oct 4, 2005
Excellent
3nos reviewed v1.6.11 Build 23774 on Oct 4, 2005
simply the best one i'd used
uberfly reviewed v1.6.11 Build 23774 on Oct 3, 2005
A zillion features, without any extra eye candy BS. And free!!! This has to be the highest-rated (considering overall votes) at betanews. I love it. Thank you Avery Lee!
dejavu reviewed v1.6.10 Build 23784 on Oct 3, 2005
Excellent and FREE!
lordnaastik reviewed v1.6.10 Build 23784 on Sep 23, 2005
Simply a brilliant software.puts and an end to all your simple video encoding needs. however the original virtualdub supports only mpeg-1 and avi.there is another build called Virtualdub mpeg 2.
but the best of the lot is VirtualdubMod which supports avi,mpeg1,2,ogm and matroska formats. go for that.
kashin reviewed v1.6.10 on Sep 8, 2005
This program is actually much better than a lot of commercial software in the same category. Some of those can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars, whereas this is free. Hands down the best.
benZin reviewed v1.6.10 on Aug 13, 2005
EXCELLENT!
photonboy reviewed v1.6.10 on Aug 9, 2005
I haven't come close to using all of the features. For those who only want to encode a movie as an avi I highly recommend using Autogk available here.
There is a bit of a learning curve depending on your computer skills of course but there isn't much out there that compares at any price. And the price is right!
hkm reviewed v1.6.10 on Aug 9, 2005
Brilliant stuff! I love this little guy. I use it ALL the time! A MUST for any video toolbox!! It's saved my bacon many, many times!
Chikushou reviewed v1.6.10 on Aug 9, 2005
Changelog here: http://forums.virtualdub...6c9dd175ba77270f9b43987
SG1969 reviewed v1.6.10 on Aug 9, 2005
never had a problem with this app. works great.
dalmiroy2k reviewed v1.6.10 on Aug 9, 2005
It keeps getting better and better without including spyware and remaining free of charge, unlike it's competitors.
madk0w reviewed v1.6.9.23604 on Jul 12, 2005
i've used many editors, and i always go back to virtualdub cause it's THAT good
yohimbe9 reviewed v1.6.9.23604 on Jul 11, 2005
Haven't seen this for a while now but its always been an awesome program and it always gets better.
Legendario reviewed v1.6.8.23567 on Jul 6, 2005
Awesome!!! Simply...The Best editor for video files.
100% RECOMMENDED!!!
benZin reviewed v1.6.8.23567 on Jul 6, 2005
Hmmm, great program!
TheHamster reviewed v1.6.8.23567 on Jul 5, 2005
great prog, works well
relatively easy to use although does take sum fiddling with
CyberHobo reviewed v1.6.8.23567 on Jul 5, 2005
Folks, it doesn't get any better than this. And who said there ain't such a thing as a free lunch?
anomoly reviewed v1.6.8.23567 on Jul 5, 2005
How one compares a pay prog to a free one is beyond me but I give it top notch for being free & working
ModderXManiac reviewed v1.6.8.23567 on Jul 5, 2005
To Caleb,
This is a free program, adobe premier costs a fortune, and this does what it does better than anything else out there.
And FYI, this program is mainly for converting video files to different formats while losing minimal image quality. This is also muuuuuuch faster than adobe premier ever will be.
Some people just have no appreciation for free software sometimes...
allsiante reviewed v1.6.7.23538 Experimental on Jun 14, 2005
Caleb: Yes, VirtualDub is not Premiere. But, at what it does, i'd say is best than anything out there, including Premiere.
Respect to A. Lee for still doing this, and doing it for free.
LordNikon reviewed v1.6.7.23538 Experimental on Jun 13, 2005
"Are you people out of your minds? This program does not compare to high end video editors like Premiere, not even one tiny bit." - Caleb
Well Caleb, I agree with you there VirtualDub is in a league if its Own. This software still gets five stars from me.
Canuckistani reviewed v1.6.7.23538 Experimental on Jun 13, 2005
Five hours? I would imagine you are pretty much alone when it comes to files of that size around here. The target audience for this program just want to rip a DVD and edit a track out of it or edit 90 minutes of camcorder footage then compress the thing to usually DivX or Xvid. It does what it is intended to do quite well and it's free. That sounds like a five to me.
Caleb reviewed v1.6.7.23538 Experimental on Jun 13, 2005
Are you people out of your minds? This program does not compare to high end video editors like Premiere, not even one tiny bit.
It's good for editing small clips though, I'll give you that.
I bet that none of you edited 5+ hour videos so I'm sure you don't realize how handy Premiere is..
jpmccord reviewed v1.6.6.23486 Experimental on May 31, 2005
Since this program is well established as one of the best if not THE best at what it does, I only have one request (for now): make it easier to save a sequence of frames as images. The current program only allows saving every frame in the entire video rather than just a clip, so I have to save the selection I want as a separate clip before I can extract screencaps.
Still, this program is the best at everything it advertises that it can do. And I'm glad Avery Lee hasn't lost interest and keeps making improvements to an already excellent program.
Madlew reviewed v1.6.5.23350 Experimental on Apr 4, 2005
Couldn't agree more with everyone else. I've used this program for years. Have tried other free and paid programs, but VDub has always performed better in most cases. It does what it says, and it does it well.
kashin reviewed v1.6.3.22945 Experimental on Jan 11, 2005
Excellent piece of software. This thing is free and it's actually better than some competitors which cost thousands of dollars! I prefer the VirtualDubMod version of this (available on SourceForge) because it adds .vob and .ogm/.mkv container support as well as a host of other features. I edit video files quite often and this tool has proven to be invaluable.
Cael reviewed v1.6.3.22945 Experimental on Jan 11, 2005
I love this program and I use it quite often.
The best freeware video editor and better than most of them you have to pay for.
JazzyTech reviewed v1.6.3.22945 Experimental on Jan 11, 2005
This is one of the most useful video editing programs that I use. It takes up very little space, fast, and is free! 5 of 5 for a great piece of software!
christoofar reviewed v1.6.3.22945 Experimental on Jan 11, 2005
One of the most useful video apps on my PC! Thanks to the author for continuing to improve this great tool!
odunthorne reviewed v1.6.2 Experimental on Dec 14, 2004
superb at making otherwise corrupt video's good again.
Don't agree with Legacy122p giving a program a low score just because he/she couldn't download it.
It does not give an acurate score for the program.
Those that HAVE used it have not given it less that 5/5.
VERY good program (if you can download it, which EVERYONE can!)
darthbeads reviewed v1.6.1 Experimental on Nov 4, 2004
Works like a charm, and better than some shareware tools I have used. (The download works fine, too!)
fourte3n reviewed v1.6.1 Experimental on Nov 4, 2004
Legacy122p rating a program poorly for not being able to dl the file is stupid. The program is great and doesnt deserve that pitiful excuse for a score.
Transparent reviewed v1.6.0 on Sep 23, 2004
Excellent program in its field, specially considering its free. Bring on the final 1.60 version.
Legacy122p reviewed v1.6.0 on Sep 9, 2004
I tried to download the file as per instruction but it was not accessible. File failed to download!
darkpepe reviewed v1.6.0 on Sep 8, 2004
Waiting for VirtualDubMod to release a version upon this one.
# Native AMD64 build (see Release Notes for restrictions).
# New "perspective" video filter can deproject subimages that are displayed obliquely in a scene.
# YUV formats can now be directly selected for decompression and compression.
# Planar YUV formats are now supported for both display and output.
# Added preliminary DirectX 9 (D3D9) display driver support, with support for filter mode selection and multipass bicubic filtering. This driver must be manually enabled in Preferences.
# Added OpenGL display driver, with support for filter mode selection. This driver must be manually enabled in Preferences.
# Frame seeking is now incremental so that extremely long frame distances between key frames no longer hang the app during the preload.
# Added support for the PRELOAD flag on video decompression to speed up seeking.
# New position slider that displays frame number markers and supports mouse wheel scrolling beyond 32K.
# Fast recompress format is reported in log.
# Basic movement keyboard shortcuts now work in filter preview.
# JPEG image sequence input and output is now supported.
# Single images can be opened as video files.
# Integrated DV video decoder.
# Audio is now decoded from type-1 DV files.
# Audio filter dialog now has a position control to allow previewing at arbitrary points.
# The frame indicator in the timeline control can now be customized via Preferences/Timeline.
TC17 reviewed v1.6.0 on Sep 8, 2004
Definitely worth a 5 rating. One of those quality FREE programs.
borreo reviewed v1.6.0 on Sep 8, 2004
A wonderful software, extremely powerful and reasonably easy to use.
guitardave78 reviewed v1.6.0 on Sep 8, 2004
What else is there to say but awesome. Been using a while now (since about 1.3) Take time to find the free plugins and this becomes just about the best there is !!
bsr500 reviewed v1.6.0 on Sep 7, 2004
one of my favorite free video editors, works great for encoding video to divx, splitting video up or adding multiple video files into 1 video. What can't you like, all this for free!
elliott_nally reviewed v1.5.10 on Dec 15, 2003
Very Nice it does the its job and does it well
FailedCRC reviewed v1.5.8.18068 on Nov 3, 2003
that's a fault of your video card and or drivers and is nothing to do with virtualdub
ikolp reviewed v1.5.8.18068 on Nov 3, 2003
Why cant I have a Video Format higher than 320*240 with with my ati TV wonder Pro ? It always pop a message 'non supported video format' :'(
christoofar reviewed v1.5.5.17881 on Oct 2, 2003
Awesome program!
FREEWARE!!
nuff said!
Bachalor reviewed v1.5.5.17881 on Oct 2, 2003
Nice tool! I'm a student and I happy, that i can use it as FREEWARE.
Jeffsoft reviewed v1.5.5.17881 on Oct 1, 2003
great! nice improvment!
Tridus reviewed v1.5.3.16250 on May 27, 2003
Great program, now if only it supported capturing from DV devices. :|
ye110manz reviewed v 1.4.13 on Jan 12, 2003
if you want a modded version of virtualdub that supports more audio formats check out nandub.
jpmccord reviewed v 1.4.13 on Dec 2, 2002
Not the most functional, but probably the best video-editing program available today -- especially for the price! VirtualDub does everything I ever need it to do, whether it be reducing echo, cropping, or just piecing a few AVIs together. Despite my video production professor recommending Adobe Premeire for our video projects, I used VirtualDub for everything.
sorty reviewed v1.4.11 on Nov 2, 2002
A great program which sadly has seriously slowed down in devlopment over the last year. Wish avery had more time for it.
klumy reviewed v1.4.9 on Mar 4, 2002
A very great program, which has a very big user support on the web. It can nearly everything. It is the optimal tool to edit DivX Files.
zlighter reviewed v1.4.5 on Sep 28, 2001
This is my primary app for video. This combined with the Angel Potion DiVX High motion codec and the radium mp3 codecs can give you 5+ hours of decent 425 KBS quality video in under 2 gigabytes of storage. Properly compressed, you can get 3 hours of video in 650Mb !!! I do it everynight for the Tech-TV video feed for viewing at work the next day. In addition to capture, I use it to compress audio and edit my ripped DVDs in DiVX. I have run into some stability problems that require a reboot of the system sometimes but it is well worth it. Takes some time to learn also.
ComradeF reviewed v1.4.5 on Jul 20, 2001
Excellent video encoder. If you've got the codec, VirtualDub can make the file for you. Couldn't get an easier!
franzj reviewed v1.4a Build 11617 on Aug 23, 2000
The software/hardware compatibility of this program is unsurpassable. It is a good way for the beginner/novice user to learn about video capture and editing, and has the advanced features needed. I will continue downloading VirtualDub, since I began months ago. It's a great program.
recoilfx reviewed v1.4a Build 11617 on Aug 23, 2000
Ahh.. damn good program, got a very comprehensive capture mode, abiliy to fix some broken avis.... and of course, very very good video processing mode, its a tool that every video hobbists must have!