A list of free software, tools and resources for making remix videos.
Compression, conversion & ripping:
- MPEG Streamclip – A very powerful free video converter for Mac and PC.
- Miro converter – A simple way to convert almost any video format for any device.
- Handbrake – An open-source, multiplatform video transcoder and DVD ripper.
- FireFogg – A Firefox plugin + site for encoding webM & ogv HTML5 ready videos.
Video players etc:
- Miro - Open-source net video player/downloader + subscribe to video channels.
- VLC player - An open source cross-platform multimedia player for most files.
Web video downloaders:
- DownloadHelper – A Firefox plugin to download web videos from YouTube etc.
- More add-ons for Firefox – A handful of direct downloaders for online video files.
- Desktop apps – YouTube Downloader+ for OSX or YouTube Downloader for PC.
Video Extensions:
- Perian – An open source, QuickTime component that supports AVI, DivX, XviD.
- XiphQT – For using Xiph Ogg Theora formats in any QuickTime-based application.
Audio editing:
- Audacity – Basic cross-platform open source app for audio recording and editing.
- Ardour - Professional cross-platform audio editor and mixer (Donate any amount)
- Audio Hijack – Record audio from any other app. (Free recordings up to 10 mins)
Subtitling:
- Universal subtitles – Easily caption/translate videos online with crowd-sourcing.
Video Editing:
- Lightworks (PC only) – Open source pro video editor (OSX & Linux on DEC 19th)
- Avidemux – Very basic cross-platform app for video cutting, filtering and transcoding.
HTML5 video:
- PopcornJS – HTML5 JavaScript Video Framework.
- Popcorn Maker – A new Popcorn.js Authoring Tool.
- Web Made Movies – Mozilla’s open video lab.
Bit torrent:
- Transmission – An open source, volunteer-based cross-platform BitTorrent client.
- uTorrent – A lightweight and efficient BitTorrent client for Windows or Mac.
Video website/community:
- Miro community – Lets you collect, curate and display videos already on the net.
Pre-Production:
- Celtx – A cross-platform all-in-one pre-production organization system. (Free/Pay)