Getting started
This guide walks you through installing Evidor and exporting your first video. It takes approximately five minutes.
Before you begin
Evidor runs on Windows 10 and Windows 11. You will need ~2 GB of free disk space for the install, plus room for whatever footage you plan to edit. A discrete GPU is not required, but color grading is noticeably faster when one is available. Headphones or external speakers will help you judge audio levels more accurately than laptop speakers.
Install Evidor
Download the installer and run it. The setup wizard will walk you through the installation. Evidor is currently not signed with a commercial code signing certificate, so Windows SmartScreen may show a warning the first time you run the installer. Click More info, then Run anyway.
Start a project
When Evidor opens, a welcome dialog appears. Click New project to start from a blank timeline. If you already have an Evidor project file from a previous session, click Open project instead and pick a .evi file.
Import media
Click the + button in the Project media panel on the left, or drag files straight from File Explorer onto the panel. Evidor accepts MP4, WebM, MOV (transcoded on import), MP3, WAV, OGG, M4A, FLAC, PNG, JPG, and WebP. Once imported, the media appears as thumbnails in the panel.
Add a clip to the timeline
Double-click a media thumbnail to drop it onto the timeline at the playhead, or drag it onto a specific track lane. Evidor will ask where it should go if the selected track is not compatible, or if the target spot is already occupied.
Trim and arrange
Drag the left or right edge of a clip to trim it. Drag the middle to move it. Hover the top of a clip to reveal the small fade handles on each end, then drag them inward to add audio fades. To cut a clip at the playhead, press S.
Press play
Click the play button in the preview transport, or press the spacebar. You should see and hear the timeline play back in the preview. Press the spacebar again to pause.
Export
Click the Export button in the top-right of the window. Choose a preset (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, etc.), give the file a name, and click Export. Evidor will render the timeline to an MP4 or WebM file at the resolution you selected.
A quick tour of the window
Evidor's window is divided into four main areas. You will use all of them as you edit:
- Project media (left) - Your library of imported files. Drag one onto a track to add it to the timeline.
- Preview (center) - Shows the frame at the current playhead. Also where cropping, motion tracking, and cleanup overlays are drawn.
- Inspector (right) - Properties for the selected clip: transform, color, effects, audio, masks, and more.
- Timeline (bottom) - Where tracks and clips live. This is where most of the editing happens.
If something does not work
You do not hear anything. Check that the audio track is not muted (the M button on the track head should not be lit), that the track volume is up, and that your computer's default audio output is set to the right device. Evidor uses the system default device.
Your video file will not import. Some codecs cannot be played by the built-in decoder. When that happens, Evidor offers to transcode the file to MP4 using the bundled FFmpeg. Accept the prompt, wait for the conversion to finish, and the file will appear in Project media.
Playback stutters. Large 4K files are heavy. Evidor can generate lower-resolution proxies for these. Open the File menu and choose Generate proxies now, then enable Use proxies for playback in the same menu.
Export fails with an FFmpeg error. Usually this means a source file is missing or a filter is misconfigured. Check the status bar for the error message. If the source file was moved or renamed outside Evidor, reimport it and the clip will relink.