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Last year, I was asked to help put together a short film for a non-profit, which

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Question

Last year, I was asked to help put together a short film for a non-profit, which I did with OpenShot in Linux.

This year, I was asked to do it again, and even though I tried to say no, I got manipulated into accepting the job again. (I blame my brother)
However, this year, I don't have a Linux machine available; only Windows. (Although if I really need it, I'll run Ubuntu Studio in a VirtualBox so I can get OpenShot)

Is there a Windows program that more or less does what OpenShot does? Since I'm doing this pro-bono (and, hopefully, only once), I'd really prefer that this software be free, as in no cost.

Requirements, in short:

Free
video editing software that
doesn't require extensive training to use that's also
compatible with Windows (8).

Explanation / Answer

Lightworks offers a free version.

I found it was more capable then Windows Movie Maker
Has a free version that is limited compared to the pro version.

I did have to watch some of the tutorial videos in order for me to figure a few things out