VideoPad Video Editor Versions

To find out what version of the software you are currently using, click Help on the menu bar at the top of the program's window (not the Help button on the toolbar), and then click "About VideoPad Video Editor".

Please be aware if you purchased more than 3 months ago you may need to purchase an upgrade to use the current version. For upgrade pricing go to http://www.nch.com.au/upgrade/index.html with your old registration ID number and Key.

If you want to try the current version with the option to restore your older version, please backup your Program Files sub folder containing the software for Windows, or copy the app from your Applications folder to a backup location for Mac OS

Click the appropriate button to download the latest version of this software:

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Build Version Logs Follow:
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Version 3.03

• Uploaded 2013-04-16

Version 3.02

• Uploaded 2013-03-19

Version 3.01

• Uploaded 2013-02-22

Version 3.00

• Added a tint effect
• Edit audio effects on video clips in the media bin
• Added a tint effect
• Edit audio effects on video clips in the media bin
• Added a tint effect
• Edit audio effects on video clips in the media bin
• Added a tint effect
• Edit audio effects on video clips in the media bin
• Added support for outputing to the mkv video format
• Uploaded 2013-01-21

Version 2.43

• Uploaded 2011-07-06

Version 2.42

• Fixed playing video, same time Mute Track not working.
• Fixed Trans error: EN- Sound files appers
• Fixed overlay size control has to be improved.
• Fixed the overlay video does not have a preview when the X and Y offsets are clicked
• Uploaded 2011-06-30

Version 2.41

• Fixed on es version recording narration failed
• Fixed crash in swscale.dll while building avi-raw files (one is attached) to avi
• Fixed [Overlay - 3D]: Overlays do not appear in the output 3D video
• Fixed Video pad should show alert message when user enter blank overlay
• Fixed issues related to DVD authoring.
• Fixed changing the duration of a subtitle does not work correctly
• Done make Overlay track indicate that text can be added
• Fixed apostrophe in SSA file is not displayed properly
• Fixed wrong icon for "Permanently erase all subtitles"
• Fixed plays on computer but not on DVD player
• Uploaded 2011-06-21

Version 2.40

• Fixed Trans_"Image Files" and "Sound Files" appear in EN
• Fixed on dialog "Effect Chain" in column "Settings" appear weird strings.
• Fixed change duration of overlay works with problems.
• Fixed overlay size change causes alignment tool to work unexpectedly
• Fixed application hangs when I try to save the attached project as 3D (videopad.exe-MAIN(Cmd1064))
• Fixed after uninstall VideoPad, folder with data is not removed on disc.
• Fixed VideoPad unable to import a particular AVI file
• Done "FastForward/Rewind" buttons in preview do not work if holding pressed button.
• Done Chroma key for VideoPad
• Done merge separate VP projects into one big project
• Fixed user can rename added files with blank name.
• Done subtitle not properly aligned when font size is maximum
• Fixed brightness effect. Gamma spin-box cannot be adjusted by mouse wheel.
• Fixed Toolbar-> Save - VideoPad's window moves to background and appears save as window
• Fixed Mouse wheel has inverse influence on zoom slider.
• Fixed 'Duration in seconds' fields lost cursor when you move mouse
• Fixed each click on an overlay clip moves this clip slightly to the right and it causes recalculating of this overlay clip.
• Done option to add Fade In/Fade Out to text
• Fixed if manually delete x264.exe component, VP attempts to download it, but it absents on site.
• Fixed unable to stabilize Sanyo recording
• Done the ability to directly share on Facebook
• Fixed zooming in does not correspond to zooming out
• Fixed failed Edit in external editor
• Fixed if user cancel verifying of burning then error message saying 'Failed create your movie' appears
• Done finish GUI for overlays
• Done in the Clip Preview, change behaviour for "Go to start point" to "go to in point"
• Done Pan and Zoom - Proportions should stick to default
• Done some suggestions to the sound track n area
• Done default Aspect Ratio to Most Common Aspect Ratio
• Added an option to remove all effects
• Added visible mark at the main screen for mute clips
• Done let "Save as" Snapshots and other media to ie Add to Media List right click menu the item "Save As"
• Added a checkbox to enable/disable chroma key
• Done Clips panel-> Next frame/previous frame - For selected clip on sequence.. If current frame is 1st or last in clip, let click on prev/next frame btns and load prev/next clip on sequence and show message
• Added support raw image formats (like Pixillion)
• Fixed sometimes audio and video are not syncronized
• Fixed sometimes 'Creating your movie' window becomes not visible
• Fixed image overlay still visible in preview after being deleted
• Fixed VideoPad crashed if load attached avi file created by "Kega Fusion" software
• Done VideoPad for Dummies
• Done useful if there was a way to remove entire soundtracks
• Added new controls for H264 encoder settings
• Added H264 encoder uses multiple CPU cores when possible;
• Added new audio equaliser dialog;
• Added ability to anchor the Overlay Items to clip
• Added to Record Narrations window the input source combo box (mic/line-in/sound mixer) and Volume level slider or add button Open windows mixer
• Fixed Save to mp4/mov - attached project saves with visual artifacts since 5 sec
• Done improve work with NCH Sound Effect Library.
• Done Fast-Forward/Rewind buttons inside preview windows
• Done overlays not moving automatically if insert clip before overlay
• Done allow vertical resizing of Media list
• Uploaded 2011-06-09

Version 2.30

• Uploaded 2011-04-19

Version 2.30

• Fixed short lags with sequence playing are observed at the ends of transition areas.
• Uploaded 2011-04-16

Version 2.30

• Fixed High resolution image crash VP
• Fixed some effects are heavy. The most heavy effect is 'Oil Painting'. It is simply to crash app only using 'Oil Painting'.
• Fixed moving across sequence with arrow buttons can switch the view of the sequence
• Done 3D features
• Done subtitles window - when user clicks on the timeline please set start position (show position) to this time
• Done duration of image - lowest and highest values
• Done correction to make appropriate error message
• Fixed unable to play on PS3
• Fixed mpg to wmv poor quality
• Done Add TrialPay option to uninstall
• Done if click on the clip in Sequence, please set time position to the begin of the selected clip
• Fixed capturing process hangs if user quickly press 'Record' button and then 'Stop'
• Fixed DVD plays on computer but not on DVD with audio
• Fixed to DVD authoring and burning;
• Use AC3 encoding for DVD audio streams;
• Use video file duration for duration of video overlay clips;
• Uploaded 2011-04-08

Version 2.22

• Fixed Overlay&Snapshot features don't work properly together
• Fixed Play button on the sequence preview screens doesn't work properly
• Fixed Editing subtitle removes the entry and appends to next one
• Fixed can not undo creating of overlay
• Fixed when you move accross sequence the current item can be not in focus
• Fixed when you move to the left across sequence you reach the beggining and left clip/non-clip will be selected
• Fixed save to avi-PCM with bps 8/ 24/ 32 - output audio plays wrong.. audio speed faster or lower.. Only 16 bit bps works ok.
• Fixed App crashes during using Deinterlace_PAL filter
• Fixed App crashes when split filter applyed
• Fixed App can not upload file to YouTube
• Fixed Noise effect is heavy
• Done Overlay image to be positioned by X,Y coordinates
• Fixed App crashes and hangs when you cancel loading of items quickly
• Fixed WinXP: Some default codecs can't initialize output
• Done 25.00 FPS export in not standard for US
• Fixed App randomly crashes during normal working with software
• Fixed sometimes all codecs fall
• Fixed saving of complex movie can hang app
• - Fixed some bugs related to VirtualDub plugins;
• - Allow to manually specify margins for overlays;
• - Fixed some bugs related to overlay scrolling;
• - Fixed a bug caused the application to crash while rendering OpenGL transitions;
• - User should now be able to properly cancel some of the operations (loading of a project, importing clips from other project, modifying a file outside Videopad, and some other);
• - Removed some of the unsupported .avi codecs;
• - Added 24.0 framerate option. Changed default frame rate to 29.97 for some presets;
• - DV capture fixed;
• - Fixed a bug which made the application hang on some rare conditions;
• Fixed WinXP: Intel Indeo Video 4.5 codec produces video that can't be played by VideoPad and players without additional codecs
• Fixed Sometimes app shows 'Building Preview' capture in the sequence while all effects were applied
• Uploaded 2011-01-28

Version 2.21

• Fixed Help->Effects, information about "temperature" effect
• Fixed add Effect-> Brightness Gamma slider now working
• Fixed Saved Overlay image bigger than videopad previewed overlay image.
• Fixed WMV screen codec
• Fixed attached vdf VideoPad crash
• Fixed crash during using widescreen filters
• Fixed message says 'Apply/Discard' effect even if effect was chosen and removed
• Uploaded 2010-12-11

Version 2.21

• Fixed: Text too large
• Fixed: FilePath and Size% missing colon
• Fixed: Overlay records can use only one font
• Fixed: Help->Effects update
• Uploaded 2010-12-07

Version 2.20

• Add 'Saturation as an Option
• Added prompts to help users
• Changed the way "Save Destination" field works in "Video Output Setup" dialog;
• Fixed Videopad crashed while saving video with applied effects or transitions to Youtube Widescreen preset;
• Fixed zoom effect-> click on the red flag below the start point - appear "Adjust Start Point" window use the X button to close
• Uploaded 2010-12-03

Version 2.12

• Added reverse video feature
• Changed to use higher audio bitrate by default
• Fixed critical bug in the video rendering pipeline
• Fixed bug in pan & zoom effect which caused crashes
• Fixed 'Add clip to sequence' operation to work correctly for sound clips
• Fixed Stock Sound path on local system not displaying filepath correctly
• Fixed High pass filter effect frequency field not being painted properly
• Fixed editing of newly added duplicate audio when duplicating audio on the timeline (Ctrl+D)
• Fixed issues with right click context menu 'Apply Effect' option when multiple video clips are selected
• Fixed saving video to avi 720x304 making odd artifacts in output video
• Fixed project split not working for last clip in sequence
• Fixed repaint issue in Clip panel In/Out points, and in Sequence panel Time
• Fixed the timeline zoom slider incorrectly changing its position when using zoom buttons
• Fixed "Files of type:" combo box on 'Locate video file' dialog to now display "All Files (*.*)"
• Fixed the 'Take Snapshot' shortcut (F12) still being enabled when the Snapshot icon in the preview area is grayed-out
• Fixed use of 'Remove selected audio' on an audio clip attached to a video clip removing both audio and video
• Fixed validation on several user inputs to prevent the acceptance of character (non-numeric) data for numeric data fields
• Fixed replaced footage not updating where an effect is used
• Fixed scrub through of WMV files that use the VC-1 codec
• Fixed some buttons of clip preview being inaccessible in 800x600
• Fixed unnecessary Word wrapping
• Fixed black screen for effect Preview on Windows 2000
• Fixed empty combo boxes in Export dialog on Windows 2000
• Uploaded 2010-08-18

Version 2.11

• Added Subtitles support
• Fixed pictures missing from the built output file (showed last frame from previous video clip instead of picture)
• Fixed various minor code bugs
• Uploaded 2010-07-13

Version 2.10

• Added reset button to speed change dialog
• Changed 'Save Project' option on File menu to 'Save Project Files'
• Changed to not create multiple effect cache files while resizing a clip
• Moved the Mute button
• Fixed video speed issues
• Fixed user interface bugs
• Fixed volume adjustment issues
• Fixed progress meter in the status bar, which continued to move even after the clip that caused movement was deleted from project
• Fixed issue of missing clips after inserting large number of video clips into a project,
• Fixed FFMPEG crashes with DEP enabled
• Fixed attached file playing with sync problem
• Relocated sequence style
• Renamed 'Plugin Filters' tab of Select Clip Effects dilaog to 'Plugin Effects'
• Uploaded 2010-06-21

Version 2.09

• Fixed 'Default Transition Type' in Options - General always working as 'None' even when 'CrossFade' is specified
• Fixed removal of VDF plugin file with Windows Explorer causing VideoPad to hang while opening a project in which this plugin is used
• Uploaded 2010-05-10

Version 2.08

• Added right-click menu option 'Add Sound from NCH Sound Effect Library' for audio track
• Added ability to edit native audio track of a video clip with WavePad
• Changed colors for titles and text (uses Windows theme colors)
• Fixed bug with pathname for Logo plugin (extra backslashes were being added)
• Fixed bug with external motion filter only being applied to the first frame
• Fixed cache directory refresh
• Fixed failure of low disk space warning to be triggered
• Fixed a couple of narration audio recording issues
• Fixed text overlapping and sizing on several buttons and labels
• Fixed incorrect error message being displayed for blank audio files
• Fixed images being inserted into DVD movie incorrectly
• Fixed fading not working for audio clips created manually in Clip Preview area
• Fixed several format encoding issues
• Fixed validation on brightness/contrast fields to prevent the acceptance of character (non-numeric) data for numeric data inputs
• Updated and corrected Help
• Uploaded 2010-04-30

Version 2.07

• NOTE: This version 2.07 release is internally labelled version 2.06
• Changed incorrect 'Filter plugins' tab label in dialogs to 'Plugin Filters'
• Fixed save to flv and 3gp, which wasn't working on multi-CPU (multithread) systems
• Some minor changes to progress dialogs
• Uploaded 2010-01-29

Version 2.06

• Added use of multiple CPU cores while building a project and converting video files
• Added effects to video sequence control panel
• Changed to auto-save temporary project file on every successful step (if VideoPad hangs or crashes, it opens automatically at next start)
• Fixed horizontal and vertical resizing when dragging selection rectangle in Crop Image
• Fixed audio effects on track indicator
• Fixed clip being deleted while editing duration in seconds
• Fixed decimal not being accepted in duration field
• Improved processing time
• Some minor GUI changes and fixes
• Uploaded 2010-01-29

Version 2.05

• Added several optimizations for faster preview rendering of effects applied to a still image
• Added several new controls to the 'Other' tab in Options dialog
• Added 'Import clips from Another Project' item to File menu
• Added timer to 'Capture Video' page
• Changed to copy data to hard drive first when loading data from removable media
• Changed to show clips with missing files in red (they can be fixed by right clicking on clip and changing the file path)
• Changed color of title bars
• Changed to update video sequence control and navbar continuously as thumbframe caching processes through file, instead of building thumbframes on the fly
• Changed so that black image is drawn if thumbframe is not available
• Fixed the handling of identically named imported audio files
• Fixed volume adjustment while playing
• Changed to update preview when user clicks Preview button in any Plugin Filter configuration dialog
• Fixed bitrate calculation function
• Improved 'Ability to manually enter timeline entry' feature
• Renamed 'Filter' tab to 'Plugin Filter' on dialogs
• Updated Help content
• Uploaded 2010-01-21

Version 2.04

• Added option to clear cache folder when closing VideoPad
• dded more tooltips to the main Window
• Changed so that media files (video and sound) are added using separate exe processes.
• Fixed several issues with the Effect Chain dialog.
• Updated FFMPEG component.
• Uploaded 2010-01-13

Version 2.03

• Added improvements to sound tracks
• Added ability to split sound clips, and edit sound clip volume
• Added region bar to sound clip window
• Changed so user is asked to pick quality before converting or stabilizing video
• Changed Options dialog layout
• Fixed media being added in reverse order
• Fixed long waveforms not being drawn properly
• Implemented better solution for sound clips overlapping
• Uploaded 2009-12-22

Version 2.02

• Added new FFMPEG component, which is used first to decode sound
• Added support for VirtualDub filters
• Added Video stabilization feature
• Added double click sequence to move timeline cursor to that position
• Added double click on effect bar to open effect properties
• Added option to show low disk space warning
• Added icon in system tray area
• Added 'Conversions' tab to Options dialog (to configure the output format for stabilized and converted files)
• Added 'Video Output Setup' dialog; codec presets system
• Changed to use different approach for overlapped In / Out points in the Navbar
• Changed Seek operation to be allowed while playing preview
• Changed to save default font parameters for text title effect
• Converted project to UNICODE
• Fixed clips dragging along the timeline
• Uploaded 2009-12-14

Version 2.01

• Fixed bug in video scaling (a solid colored line appeared on the right and bottom for some videos)
• Uploaded 2009-08-20

Version 2.00

• Fixed issue with disappearing Clip panel
• Renamed 'Play Sound' checkbox on Capture dialog to 'Monitor Sound while recording'
• Uploaded 2009-08-19

Version 1.01

• Added ability to drag clips along timeline
• Add ability to drag-n-drop files directly from Explorer to sequence
• Added functions of toolbar buttons "Capture", "Insert Blank", "Narrate", "Preview" and "Create Movie" as options available from the 'File' menu
• Added larger, more obvious Tracking Line
• Added "Limit cache size to (Mb)" checkbox and setting to Options - Cache dialog
• Added microphone echo cancellation when capturing from webcam
• Added validation for various user inputs in Effects Chain dialog to prevent entry of character (non-numeric) data
• Fixed audio synchronisation issue
• Fixed audio not loading for many .wmv files
• Fixed bug with Clip window not playing the correct audio track in a Sequence
• Fixed excessive time taken to add media clip
• Fixed new clips being added to start rather than end of sequence
• Fixed display issues on 120 dpi GUI
• Fixed the 'Browse for Folder' button on the Audio Narration dialog.
• Fixed spin box not disabling on 'Options ~ Cache' dialog when 'Limit cache size to (Mb)' option is unchecked
• Fixed effect build hanging if another effect/Transition is added while the original effect is still building
• Fixed failure to read video frame when adding mpg files created by Prism to a sequence
• Fixed missing 'Add To Sequence' button on Clip panel when an image is selected from footage
• Fixed association of vpj project files during installation
• Fixed duplicate "purchase" messages appearing at end of 14-day free trial
• Fixed various display, sizing and positioning issues with GUI and dialogs
• Fixed several broken Help links
• Uploaded 2009-08-14

Version 1.00

• Initial release of VideoPad for Windows
• Uploaded 2008-12-16