Overview
Product
VideoProc Vlogger: free and powerful video editing software for users of all levels
- Completely free with full features, no watermark
- 4K editing, real-time preview, hardware acceleration
- Add keyframes, speed ramping, pro color grading
- Aesthetic templates, transitions, filters and VFX
VideoPad: freemium video editing software for techies familiar with editing
- Free for non-commercial usage with some limits
- Edit and export stereoscopic 3D videos, burn DVDs
- Plenty of formats, FPS and resolutions upon exporting
- Install plugins for more video and audio effects
Best for
VideoProc Vlogger
- Anyone with videos and audio files for quick edits
- Beginners, hobbyists, vloggers, content creators looking for freeware to create cinematic videos, slideshows, wedding videos, birthday party videos, slo-mo, timelapse, home videos, etc.
- Free commercial use
VideoPad
- Anyone who needs to make videos for occasional usages can make use of the trial version
- Creators looking for a non-commercial freemium app for 360, 3D, VR videos
- Free commercial use
Technologies
VideoProc Vlogger
- Hardware Acceleration for effects and transitions
- Hardware Acceleration for decoding and encoding
- Unique High Quality Render Engine
- Adaptive Image Scaling Algorithm
VideoPad
- Hardware Acceleration for effects and transitions
- Hardware Acceleration for decoding and encoding
Pricing
VideoProc Vlogger
- Forever free, full features
- No watermark
- No limits on output quality, speed or file size
- No ads
VideoPad
- Home Edition - $19.99 (Allows only two audio tracks, no external plugins)
- Master's Edition - $29.99
- Master's Edition Quarterly Plan: $2.21/mo
The free trial version:
- For non-commercial usage only
- It has limitations on exporting times
- Ads prompt you to upgrade to paid versions
Performance
VideoProc Vlogger
- Smooth and fast import, timeline scrubbing, rendering
- Real-time preview: all kinds of edits, color grading, video and audio effects
- Straightforward UI
VideoPad
- Slow loading, scrubbing, rendering
- No real-time preview when adjusting parameters
- Need to refer to user guide to find hidden features
Languages
VideoProc Vlogger
- English
- Deutsch
- Español
- Français
- Italiano
- 日本語
- 한국어
- 简/繁中
VideoPad
- English only
- VideoPad on Steam Version ($99.99): English, Français, 中文, Deutsch, 日本語
Features
Video Fix
Basic Fixes
VideoProc Vlogger
- Fix low light video
- Deinterlace video
- Remove black bars
- A/V sync
VideoPad
- Fix low light video
- Deinterlace video
- Remove black bars
- A/V sync
- Video stabilization
Sharpen video
VideoProc Vlogger
- Sharpen video
- Adjust amount, radius, threshold for fine-tuning.
- See the changes in realtime when dialing the sliders
VideoPad
- Sharpen video: only one slider, may result in desired artifacts such as halos or overly contrast effects
- Adjust amount, radius, threshold
- See the changes in real-time
Lens correction
VideoProc Vlogger
- Remove fisheye, fix lens distortion
- Enable profile correction for GoPro cameras
- Adjust horizontal, vertical, diagonal values
- See the correction in real-time when dragging the sliders
VideoPad
- Remove fisheye, fix lens distortion
- Profile correction for GoPro cameras
- Adjust horizontal, vertical, diagonal values
- See the correction in real-time
Video Image Denoise
VideoProc Vlogger
- Enable denoising
- Adjust deviation, coefficient, edge threshold
- See the changes in real-time
VideoPad
- Enable denoising
- Adjust strength, smoothness
- See the changes in realtime
In-app alert: the noise reduction takes a very long time
Video Editing
Timeline
VideoProc Vlogger
Easy to navigate, known-at-a-glance
- Timeline-based, unlimited tracks
- Edit and preview videos frame by frame
- Add markers to timeline or to clips
VideoPad
Quite confusing, need to refer to the user manuals
- Timeline-based, multiple tracks
- Frame by frame editing*
- Add markers to timeline or to clips
*Note: You can zoom in the timeline to 0.001 sec, but that doesn't correspond to the frame.
Preview
VideoProc Vlogger
- Change background color of the preview window
- Add guides in preview window as references
- Directly move/resize images/videos in the preview window
VideoPad
- Change background color of preview window
- Add guides lines for reference
- Directly move/resize images/videos in the preview window
Basic Edits
VideoProc Vlogger
- Split, merge, cut, trim, crop, rotate, mirror & flip, upscale, downscale, fit full screen, extract audio, mute video, snapshot.
VideoPad
- Split, merge, cut, trim, crop, rotate, mirror & flip, upscale, downscale, fit full screen, extract audio, mute video, snapshot.
Transitions
VideoProc Vlogger
61 presets for transitions
- Customize transition properties
- Add transitions in bulk
- Preview transitions before adding
- Drag to add transitions
- Delete transition easily
VideoPad
Fades, shapes, reveals, patterns, rotation, 3D, zoom, video intro
- Customize transition properties
- Add transitions in bulk
- Preview transitions before adding
- Drag to add transitions
- Delete transition easily:
- To delete transition, you need to click on it, go to the transition effects from the menu, and select no transition
Filters and Effects
VideoProc Vlogger
- Stock VFX: glitch, retro, and 50 more.
- Preview the effects in real-time
- Add VFX to a dedicated track, easy to remove and toggle comparison
VideoPad
- Stock VFX
- Preview the effects in real-time
- VFX are added onto the video clip, hard to remove
- Buffering is needed when too many effects are added
- Install VirtualDub plugins for effects such as cartoonizer filter, old cinema, smart sharpen filter
Texts & Subtitles
VideoProc Vlogger
- Add ass, ssa, srt subtitles, lyrics to the video
- Templates: text, subtitles, credit titles
- Flexibly edit text, titles, credit titles, lower thirds
- Extract subtitle from video
VideoPad
- Add ass, ssa, srt, vtt subtitles to video
- 10 titles templates
- Export ssa, srt, vtt subtitles
Video Speed
VideoProc Vlogger
- Constant speed change (even 1000x or more)
- Speed ramp with curves, 14 presets
- Reverse play
- Time stretch at any rate: change the speed by dragging the edge of the clip to fit a duration without the need to know the exact percentage
VideoPad
- Constant speed change
- Speed ramp with curves
- Reverse play
- Time stretch by dragging clip edge
Crop
VideoProc Vlogger
- Crop video freely or at a fixed aspect ratio
VideoPad
- Crop video freely or at a fixed aspect ratio
Motion
VideoProc Vlogger
- 28+ cinematic motion presets
- Pan and zoom
- Add keyframes
- Imitate camera movement
- Motion Crop to reframe video dynamically
- Precise frame-by-frame adjustments
VideoPad
- Simple motion presets
- Pan and zoom
- Add keyframes
- Imitate camera movement with presets
- Motion Crop
- Precise frame-by-frame adjustments
Color Editing
VideoProc Vlogger
- Dedicated color correction/grading panel
- White balance (temperature, tint), exposure, contrast, saturation, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, vignetting, sharpening
- HSL secondaries
- Import custom 3D LUTs
- 93+ color filters
- Real-time adjustments
- Compare with the original look
VideoPad
- Dedicated color correction/grading panel
- Brightness, contrast, gamma, temperature, saturation
- HSL secondaries
- Import custom 3D LUTs
- Color filters
- Real-time adjustments
- Compare with the original look
Layout Styles
VideoProc Vlogger
- Unlimited layers
- Picture in picture: Add any video/image to overlay track to create PiP
- Flexibly change overlay to any position
- Crop and resize PiP
- Option to remove overlay background (green screen)
- Split screen/video collages:
- Directly move/resize each clip in the preview
- Flexibly adjust video collage layout styles
- Change background/canvas
VideoPad
- Multiple layers in paid versions
- Picture in picture:
- Cannot directly adjust size and position in the preview window
- Split screen/video collages:
- Cannot directly move/resize each clip in the preview
Compositing
VideoProc Vlogger
- Blend mode: 22 options (darken, multiple, color burn, etc.)
- Adjust video/image opacity
VideoPad
- Blend mode
- Adjust video/image opacity
Chroma Key
VideoProc Vlogger
- Chroma keying on video and picture: adjust tolerance and smoothness
VideoPad
- Chroma keying on video and picture: adjust threshold, fading, feathering
Pro
VideoProc Vlogger
- Intuitive design, easy to use, and stable performance
- Smooth 4K 1080p timeline scrubbing and fast rendering
- 999+ tracks, keyframe animation, speed curves
- Trendy filters, templates, presets and transitions
VideoPad
- Add DVD chapters, burn videos, create DVD images
- Edit and save stereoscopic 3D videos
- Option to keyframe many effects
Con
VideoProc Vlogger
- No multi-cam editing
VideoPad
- No multi-cam editing
- Cannot preview effects and adjustments in real-time
- Slow import and export, hardware acceleration only applies to effects
- Cannot directly resize and move clips in the preview window
Audio Editing
Utilities
VideoProc Vlogger
- Unlimited tracks
- Reduce audio noise
- Sync audio with video
- Extract audio
- Option to edit multiple channels
VideoPad
- Only 2 tracks in VideoPad Home Edition ($19.9)
- Reduce audio noise
- Sync audio with video
- Extract audio
- Surround sound editor
Basic Editing
VideoProc Vlogger
- Add music to video
- Adjust volume/mute
- Cut, trim, split, resequence audio files
- Fade in/out
- Reverse play, speed up, slow down audio
- Keep or change audio pitch when speed changes
VideoPad
- Add music to video
- Adjust volume/mute
- Cut, trim, split, resequence audio files
- Fade in/out
- Reverse play, speed up, slow down audio
- Keep or change audio pitch when speed changes
Change Voice
VideoProc Vlogger
- Presets: Man, woman, child, robot, minions...
- Customize audio pitch
VideoPad
- Voice changer
- Customize audio pitch
Audio Effects
VideoProc Vlogger
- Echo, Reverb, Low Pass, High Pass, Gain, Pitch, Equalizer, Auto Pan, BS2B
- Hear the difference in real-time when changing any value
VideoPad
- Echo, Reverb, Low Pass, High Pass, Gain, Equalizer, Pan, Chorus, compressor, distortion, flanger, normalize, Surround Sound, VST Plugins, auto-ducking
- Hear the difference in real-time
Audio Noise
VideoProc Vlogger
- Denoise
- Add noise on purpose for specific scenarios
VideoPad
- Denoise
- Add noise
Audio Equalizer
VideoProc Vlogger
- 10-band equalizer
- 14 EQ preset (Sparkle, pop, rock, piano, EDM, SKA, country, acoustic, etc.)
VideoPad
- 20-band equalizer, parametric equalizer
- EQ presets (high pass, low pass, boost, notch, etc.)
Audio Analyzer
VideoProc Vlogger
- Onset, silence, beat detection
- Add markers to cut to the beat
- Option to mark and cut silent sections
VideoPad
- Beat detection only
- Onset, silence detection
Recording/Capturing
VideoProc Vlogger
- Record/add voice over
- Screen recording
VideoPad
- Record/add voice over
- Screen recording
Pro
VideoProc Vlogger
- Beginner-friendly design to quickly enhance audio
- Loads of sound effects, EQ presets, voice changer utilities
- 3 modes for audio analysis: onset, beat, silence detection
VideoPad
- Built-in text to speech tools
- Support VST plugins (paid version)
- Option to add CDs
Con
VideoProc Vlogger
- Some advanced features to be added in future versions
VideoPad
- Many audio effects require an upgrade to the paid version
- No real-time previewing of the audio effects
- Only two audio tracks in Home Edition
Input & Output
Input
Video
VideoProc Vlogger
- All popular formats: MP4, MOV, MKV, M2TS, WEBM, AVI, VOB, AVC, QuickTime, MXF...
- Mainstream codecs: H.264, HEVC, VP9, AV1, DNxHD...
- All kinds of media: HDR 10bit, ProRes, Log, long GOP, VR, 3D, etc.
- Quick input & smooth editing: 4K, 5K, 8K...
VideoPad
- Multiple formats: MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, 3GP, WMV, DIVX...
- Mainstream codecs: H.264, HEVC, VP9, AV1, DNxHD..
- 360 videos, ProRes, Log, etc.
- Import HDR 10bit
Audio
VideoProc Vlogger
Popular and rare audio formats supported: MP3, AAC, M4R, OGG, WAV, WMA, AV3, AIFF...
VideoPad
Popular and rare audio formats supported, CAF, WAV, MP2, MP3, OGG, WMA, AIFF, etc.
Image
VideoProc Vlogger
- HEIC/HEIF, Apple ProRaw, DNG
- PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIF, TIFF etc.
Image sequence: to be added soon.
VideoPad
- JPG, GIF, TIFF, PNG, BMP, PSD, WBMP etc.
- Image sequence: APNG, ISQ
Others
VideoProc Vlogger
- Subtitles (.srt, .ass, .ssa)
- LUTs (.cube, .3dl)
- Lyrics (.lrc)
- Voiceover
VideoPad
- Subtitles (.srt, .ass, .ssa, .vtt)
- LUTs
- Lyrics (.lrc)
- Voiceover
Output
Video
VideoProc Vlogger
- MP4 (H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, AAC, MP3)
- MKV (H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, AAC, MP3, FLAC)
- More to come
VideoPad
- Most popular video formats supported
Audio Only
VideoProc Vlogger
MP3 , M4A (encoded with AAC), FLAC
VideoPad
Cannot export audio only unless you install another app from the developer.
Image
VideoProc Vlogger
- Snapshots in PNG
VideoPad
- Snapshots in PNG
- Image sequence
Preset Profile
VideoProc Vlogger
YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, iPhone, iPad, DVD, 4K TV, Android Phones
VideoPad
YouTube, TV, PS, Instagram, iPhone, Android Phones
Quality
VideoProc Vlogger
- Resolution: 3840x2160, 2560x1440, 1920x1080, 1280x720, and more
- Frame rate:
- 15/23.976/24/29.97
- 30/60
- 25/50
- 100/120
- Aspect ratio: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 19.5:9, 3:2 and more
Option to change codec and bitrate to maintain desired balance between quality, file size and processing time.
VideoPad
- Resolution: 3840x2160, 2560x1440, 1920x1080, 1280x720, and more
- Frame rate: 15, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 48, 50, 60
- High FPS: 100, 120
- Aspect ratio: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3 and more
You need to upgrade to paid version to export certain formats, the software doesn't specifiy whether it is because of high resolution (4k,2k, 1080p), codecs, or other related factors.
Output Speed
VideoProc Vlogger
- Faster rendering by its innovative render engine
- Full GPU acceleration powered by Apple Silicon Chips, Intel, NVIDIA, AMD
- Native support: Apple M1/M2/M3 (Pro/Max/Ultra) Macs
VideoPad
- GPU acceleration for encoding
- Native support: Apple M1/M2/M3 (Pro/Max/Ultra) Macs
System Requirements
Windows
VideoProc Vlogger
Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11 or later (64-bit)
VideoPad
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10, works on 64 bit Windows
Mac
VideoProc Vlogger
Mac OS X 10.11 or higher
- Universal binary
- M1, M1 Pro, and M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2, M2 Pro, M2 Max Macs native support
- Intel-based Macs
Detailed info: VideoProc Vlogger Tech Specs
VideoPad
Mac OS X 10.9 or higher
- Universal binary
- Native support for Apple Silicon Macs
- Intel-based Macs
Linux
VideoProc Vlogger
- Not supported
VideoPad
- Not supported
Resources & Support
Learning Resources
VideoProc Vlogger
- User manuals (Windows and Mac versions)
- Official video tutorials
- Basic guides
- Editing Tips & techniques
- Discover features to be creative
- In-app guidance
VideoPad
- User manuals
- Official video tutorials: basic guides
- In-app guidance