Machete is a very light media editor and player. The tool supports importing practically every popular video and audio format.
The editor has some other useful features. For example, if the source video contains various audio tracks, you can select the desired one. Likewise, you can use it to separate audio and video streams. This way, you can remove the original audio and replace it with a new track. Having the possibility of editing file tags is also quite convenient as well.
Unfortunately, Machete is lagging behind other similar software in terms of available features. Just to mention but a few of its drawbacks, I can say that it does not support processing video in batches or capturing footage from the screen or a webcam. Likewise, it supports quite a limited number of editing operations. In this regard, the tool cannot be used to manage subtitles, crop the frame or apply any type of effects. Finally, there is also a severe restriction as to the output formats supported (MP4, M4V, and M4A only).
All in all, with some many video editors available out there, I do not see Machete as the best option. However, as this is just my personal opinion, I would not discourage you from trying the product, which is luckily shareware.
Pros
- Very light
- Compact interface
- Support of a wide range of input formats
- File tagging
- Separates video and audio
Cons
- Cannot process batches
- Cannot import from webcam or screen
- Limited number of editing operations
- Few output formats
Extremely easy-to-use, intuitive software - takes 5 minutes to master and actually complete your task