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Create Video Titles

I'm doing some basic family filming using an old Sony Digital Handycam.  The output is AVI and I'm editing the file into various sections, all still AVI.

I want to add titles before these sections.  I can do this using AviSynth but this is a clumsy slow process.

Is there a simple, free tool around to create these titles?  I don't need fancy effects such as fade or flying in or dissolve.  A plain text message such as "First day at school" on a plain background would suffice but if the tool supplies effects I would not say no.  Quite possibly the tool might create an AVI with the title in it.  I can join AVIs together.
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dbrunton

8/22/2022 - Mon
Ryan Chong

Do you think Windows' Movie Maker good enough for you?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-sg/help/14220/windows-movie-maker-download

I got using other video tool but it's not free.
dbrunton

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That's a possible but too much work with the way I have my present workflow.  I'd prefer something else, my present system which I haven't mentioned is Windows 10 and it appears Movie Maker doesn't come with 10.
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This is the link http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/vpsetup.exe to the free version.  There is a demo version and a free version but the web site doesn't lead you to the free version.  However the reviews for the product aren't the best.
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Hmmm.  

That Da Vinci looks interesting.  Will download and test.  Am running Avidemux at present for the basic editing.
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Well DaVinci Resolve is very interesting.  And they give it away for free?  They must be totally mad.  Not that I'm complaining.

It does titles beautifully.  Giving me a couple of other minor hiccups but I think they are solvable and can be worked around.
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DaVinci Resolve does the job.  Much thanks.