Video Editting
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Geoff
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magicman
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I think you'd find most of the ones that are any good cost money. But like Geoff said, there are free trials available for all the top names. If you're looking for something completely free, Windows Movie Maker might be a good place to start, though you're limited in what you can do.
Starman*
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I've tried a few of the freeware video editing programs that are available (try Googling "video editing freeware", no quotes). Most of them are OK for what they are but are nowhere close to the payware programs for ease of use, versatility, lack of crashes. Let's face it, anyone who creates a decent freeware program is going to package it to sell.
Getting some basic software is more of a problem if video is an afterthought (such as USB video) or you use all OEM parts for your pc. Buying OEM rather than retail graphics may actually cost you more in the long run because of the freebies.
When you buy a graphics cards (retail), it usually comes with some mid-range video editing software. That is usually the previous version, not the current one. With my ATi AIW card I got Ulead's VideoStudio 6. It's not bad for fairly simple compositions. I never upgraded. A decent range of effects, adjustments, transitions and output formats. Also basic dvd capability with menus. There are a number of similar apps like those from Roxio.
Windows Movie Maker is not a fave of mine. While downloading an update to answer a question in a forum, the download hung up and caused a crash of my pc that required reinstalling XP and all my progs! From what I remember the prog has very limited output formats.
If you are serious about video, then you need something of the calibre of Adobe Premiere Pro or Sony Vegas 60. Expect to pay more than the box price because of add-ons you may want. For mind-blowing shorts, Adobe After Effects and a selection of filters will relieve of your savings pronto.
Starman*
Getting some basic software is more of a problem if video is an afterthought (such as USB video) or you use all OEM parts for your pc. Buying OEM rather than retail graphics may actually cost you more in the long run because of the freebies.
When you buy a graphics cards (retail), it usually comes with some mid-range video editing software. That is usually the previous version, not the current one. With my ATi AIW card I got Ulead's VideoStudio 6. It's not bad for fairly simple compositions. I never upgraded. A decent range of effects, adjustments, transitions and output formats. Also basic dvd capability with menus. There are a number of similar apps like those from Roxio.
Windows Movie Maker is not a fave of mine. While downloading an update to answer a question in a forum, the download hung up and caused a crash of my pc that required reinstalling XP and all my progs! From what I remember the prog has very limited output formats.
If you are serious about video, then you need something of the calibre of Adobe Premiere Pro or Sony Vegas 60. Expect to pay more than the box price because of add-ons you may want. For mind-blowing shorts, Adobe After Effects and a selection of filters will relieve of your savings pronto.
Starman*
Avid
Yeah, check out avid at http://www.avid.co.uk/uk/
it what al lot of people in the industry are using and its pretty cool. and premier is what i have. just depends how deep you want to get with it.
and yeah back to avid you should find some free trials even some free full programs. i did a litlle while back and its cool. check it out.
Yeah, check out avid at http://www.avid.co.uk/uk/
it what al lot of people in the industry are using and its pretty cool. and premier is what i have. just depends how deep you want to get with it.
and yeah back to avid you should find some free trials even some free full programs. i did a litlle while back and its cool. check it out.
Starman*
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Magicman, see my paras 1-4 on freeware. Para 5 was for TupacRulz's info that when you get serious it's payware time.
Unfortunately multimedia editing applications are very limited in freeware. Freeware file utilities and text applications for example you can get by the boatload.
6071842 Re Avid suggestions, I see on their site they have Avid Mojo. Is that the Mojo in "Got my mojo working?".
I had a look at Avid Free features and it really is very limited. I'm not saying it's not worth a look but it only saves in MOV format for example. The free features column is very bare and the next step up is $500. The free features don't even include "Genlock synchronization to black burst". I'm sure that if I knew what that was I would be horrified it wasn't included.
Starman*
Unfortunately multimedia editing applications are very limited in freeware. Freeware file utilities and text applications for example you can get by the boatload.
6071842 Re Avid suggestions, I see on their site they have Avid Mojo. Is that the Mojo in "Got my mojo working?".
I had a look at Avid Free features and it really is very limited. I'm not saying it's not worth a look but it only saves in MOV format for example. The free features column is very bare and the next step up is $500. The free features don't even include "Genlock synchronization to black burst". I'm sure that if I knew what that was I would be horrified it wasn't included.
Starman*
Starman*
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It's me again. Looked through my records for what I had previously used. I'm fairly sure this is one I've tried.
ZS4
Just like other freeware, limits to what you can do. It will output in avi format. I'm fairly sure that the reason freeware is limited in output formats is that they would have to licence them. Windows avi and Apple's mov formats are "free". Price included in OS!
Added later: If you want to venture into geekdom you can try VirtualDub/VirtualDubMod/AVISynth etc. These are very basic avi editing programs written by video enthusiasts. You can edit and join clips with some basic transitions and adjustments (colour, tone, deinterlace etc) but they are definitely not WYSIWYG and will involve writing scripts. You are not dealing with parallel channels of video either. A good place to learn the nitty gritty if you have some technical interest. I use VirtualDub/VirtualDubMod for image and video processing for which they are easier to use.
Starman*
ZS4
Just like other freeware, limits to what you can do. It will output in avi format. I'm fairly sure that the reason freeware is limited in output formats is that they would have to licence them. Windows avi and Apple's mov formats are "free". Price included in OS!
Added later: If you want to venture into geekdom you can try VirtualDub/VirtualDubMod/AVISynth etc. These are very basic avi editing programs written by video enthusiasts. You can edit and join clips with some basic transitions and adjustments (colour, tone, deinterlace etc) but they are definitely not WYSIWYG and will involve writing scripts. You are not dealing with parallel channels of video either. A good place to learn the nitty gritty if you have some technical interest. I use VirtualDub/VirtualDubMod for image and video processing for which they are easier to use.
Starman*
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