{"id":1267,"date":"2020-10-21T09:51:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T13:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/?p=1267"},"modified":"2022-04-20T22:58:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T02:58:28","slug":"video-joiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/video-joiner.html","title":{"rendered":"Video Joiner: How to Join Videos Easily on Windows?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the process of video creation, we often need to join videos. For example, we shot several separate videos, and now we want to merge them into a new video. Or, we split some video clips from some long videos and needed to reassemble them into a new video. In these cases, what software can we use that we can do it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most video editing software in use can achieve these functions. Besides, there are some specific to this issue of small tools. Today we will introduce through YouTube Movie Maker and Free Join Video clips to merge a new video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>YouTube Movie Maker &#8211; The All-Purpose Video Joiner<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube Movie Maker<\/a> is a popular YouTube video production software, join video is one of its functions. It not only can synthesize video but also can add all kinds of transition effect and sound and so on for the synthesized video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Add the video you want to join to the software<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We click the red plus sign and select &#8220;Add Video&#8221; to add the video to the software. Then right-click &#8220;Add selected to&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;Video Line&#8221; on the video. Add several videos to the timeline in turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1294\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer1.png\" alt=\"Add video from computer\" class=\"wp-image-1268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer1.png 1294w, https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer1-768x445.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\" \/><figcaption>Add video from computer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1294\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer2.png\" alt=\"Add video into the timeline\" class=\"wp-image-1269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer2.png 1294w, https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer2-768x445.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\" \/><figcaption>Add video into the timeline<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: Add transition effects to the video<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After adding the video to the timeline, if you export the video directly, it will look a bit stiff between the videos. We can add some transitions between the videos to make the transitions more natural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right-click on the end of the video clip where you want to add the transition effect. Then click &#8220;transition effect&#8211;add transition effect&#8221;, and select the desired effect. We can also click on the transition effect icon at the top of the window. Just drag the appropriate effect from the window into the middle of the two videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1294\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer3.png\" alt=\"Select transition effects\" class=\"wp-image-1270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer3.png 1294w, https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer3-768x445.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\" \/><figcaption>Select transition effects<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1294\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer4.png\" alt=\"Drag transition effects\" class=\"wp-image-1271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer4.png 1294w, https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer4-768x445.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\" \/><figcaption>Drag transition effects<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: Output the mixed video<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all the editing is done, click the &#8220;Render&#8221; button to save the video. Here we\u2019ve got a new composite video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1294\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer5.png\" alt=\"Rendering video\" class=\"wp-image-1272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer5.png 1294w, https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer5-768x445.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\" \/><figcaption>Render video<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Combine videos with Free Join Video<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easymakevideo.com\/freejoinvideo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Join Video<\/a> is a Free tool for joining video, and it\u2019s easy to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, we also need to click on the red plus sign to import the video into the software. For example, if we want to merge three videos into a new video, we add these three videos to the software in turn. The order in which the video is added is the order in which the mixed video is displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer6.png\" alt=\"Add videos\" class=\"wp-image-1273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer6.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer6-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Add videos<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to change the order of the videos you add, select the videos you want to change, and then choose to Move up or Move down from the menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer7.png\" alt=\"Change the order of a video\" class=\"wp-image-1274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer7.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer7-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Change the order of a video<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then we can click on the &#8220;Settings&#8221; button to set the video output format, here we set to the used MP4 format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer8.png\" alt=\"set the video\" class=\"wp-image-1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer8.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer8-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>set the video<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer9.png\" alt=\"Video Settings\" class=\"wp-image-1276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer9.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer9-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Video Settings<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, click the &#8220;Render&#8221; button, select the location to save, and wait until the render is complete to get the new video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer10.png\" alt=\"Output the video\" class=\"wp-image-1277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer10.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/video-mixer10-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Output the video<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This tool simply joins videos and can not add other effects like YouTube Movie Maker.You can also our free tool <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makeyoutubevideo.com\/freemixaudio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Mix Audio<\/a>. It supports the mixing of audio and video clips in a variety of formats, and its operation is similar to the Free Join Video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, if you were simply joining several videos, you could use the Free Join Video. Using YouTube Movie Maker is much more comprehensive and simple to synthesize video. Also, YouTube Movie Maker allows you to add special effects, text, sound, images, animations, etc. . Adding these effects makes the resultant video look more professional and better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the process of video creation, we often need to join videos. For example, we shot several separate videos, and now we want to merge them into a new video. 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