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Free Video Editing Tools: Glitch Art with Avidemux

Overview of free, open source, video editing tools OpenShot and ShotCut. Introduction to glitch art using the free, open source tool Avidemux

About Avidemux

Avidemux

Avidemux is a free, open source, video editing program for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Avidemux has a number of advance features that allow you to edit the underlying structure of the file format. This allows you to use Avidemux to optimize files or create Glitch Art.

Installing Avidemux

You can download Avidemux from http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/. Launch the installer and follow the directions.

Using Avidemux

While you can use Avidemux for many different things, this guide will focus mainly on using Avidemux to cause glitches in files. Done creatively, this can be used to make art.