video editing software?

[sunkelles]

Hello friends! I've recently decided that I want to get into creating video essays on youtube on different literary and fandom topics, and I've been torn about what video editing software to use. I don't need a lot of bells and whistles, but I do need it to be functional and intuitive. I'm fairly familiar with iMovie and honestly like it a whole lot and I'm getting a new laptop soon, but I don't really want to switch over to a mac JUST for iMovie, you know? I dislike the mac operating system apart from a few programs.

Does anyone know if newer versions of Windows Movie Maker or other windows compatible editing software have

1. Voice over capacity
2. Easy editing of sound and the capacity to move and adjust sound independent from video
3. Ease of adding in audio from a different source
4. Ability to easily trim videos within the program
5. Ease of adding in pictures

I don't need fancy bells and whistles because honestly, I doubt if I would USE them, but I do need software that has the tools I know I will use and is easy to figure out.

Thanks guys!