Video editing software

[Darth Geek]

My brother is looking for a free video editing software he can use with videos he gets with his drone. He just wants to edit them and add music, so he can upload to YouTube.

[RVR II]

My brother is looking for a free video editing software he can use with videos he gets with his drone. He just wants to edit them and add music, so he can upload to YouTube.

Well I think there's Windows DVD Maker that comes with the Windows 7 operating system though I've never used it..
My Flip UltraHD Camcorders is supplied with Flip Video software that can make videos..
But honestly, the best software you'll have to buy; I use Pinnacle Studio 14 and AVS Video Editor for my YouTube videos

[MartyS (Gromit)]

The full version of Nero has a pretty good video editing package, but probably not worth the full price, if you've got an old copy of Nero and can pay the heavily discounted upgrade price it's probably worth it, that's what I do every 4 years or so to get the latest version.

There are plenty of free programs to clip and combine video, but I don't know of any that will let you mess with the audio track.

For free you'd probably have to use several different programs if you want to alter the audio.  To do it for free I think you'd have to do what is done to reauthor for Rifftrax, demux the video to get the audio track, edit the audio in audacity, and then remux. 

[SJP]

Actually, quick thought...can anybody recommend something (even if it's piecemeal, as in several different types of software) that I could use to reasonably compensate in case my eventual upgrade to Windows 10 breaks my Adobe Creative Suite 5.1?  It is reported to work with some upgrades, but isn't fully 10 compatible, and there's no way I'm going to the $70 a month rental model.  It was expensive enough the first time around and I want this stuff to last a bit longer.  I mostly use Photoshop and Premiere (and am aware of the very nice Paint.net free alternative), and I'm not certain what is on par with Premiere for a reasonable price.  The main reason I'm staying with Premiere is that's what I've used for all my riffs and I have an excellent Noise Reduction plug-in that I'd have to re-buy for another video editor if I swapped to something else, and it's only compatible with a handful of options.