Posted: 12/27/2007 11:38:35 AM EDT
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Im relatively intelligent with a computer, my parents got me a cool little basic pocket cam corder that takes pretty decent movies to post at home and on YouTube. What would be a good movie editing software to be able to splice/add music/effects etc? |
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If you are using Windows XP or greater, there is a built in movie editing software called "Windows Movie Maker" To access it, press Start > All Programs > Windows Movie Maker It has a movie reel icon if that helps you find it. Mac computers also have a preinstalled software. Not sure what it's called though. If you need to do more advanced movie editing software, check out Sony Vegas. It's a little expensive, but gets the job done! Hope this helps! |
| What format does it output as? The reason I ask is MovieMaker on XP is picky with the formats it will take; but I don't know about the Vista version. Before you buy, make sure what you are getting will work. For example, Premiere Pro will not work with ACHDV, AFAIK, w/o an extra program, so don't assume anything. |
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For basic stuff, MovieMaker should do ya just fine. There IS a Moviemaker 2 you can download from MS, also. I also have some software from Sony that I paid $100 for, but I would steer clear of Sony...their product support isn't worth shit. Helpful (maybe) hint: If you use DVD Shrink or another program to back-up DVDs, if you change the ".VOB" file extensions to ".mpg" you can edit them with Movie maker. |