Video Editing in Windows?

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Permalink Reply by Cara Canelli (CaraBarracuda) on August 21, 2009 at 11:40am

I use Windows Movie Maker...I actually like it a lot, it's really easy to use.

Permalink Reply by Julia Starr(Chocolate Jackalope) on August 21, 2009 at 12:20pm

I have no idea, but if you do ever find a program please tell me! I only have Windows Movie Maker, it's a great program but it doesn't have too many features.

Permalink Reply by Ben Burton (Mr. Frumious) on August 21, 2009 at 12:58pm

Depending on what you want to do, you might be able to get away with Windows Movie Maker. It's pretty solid for basic editing.

A few months ago I started shopping around for something else to support multi-track editing, and ultimately decided on Magix Movie Edit Pro. I went with it mainly because I could use a Best Buy gift card to buy it, but I have been pretty happy with it so far. Very straight forward and user friendly.

There are lots of options out there and most offer a 30-day trial so you can play around with it before making up your mind; you might want to refer to this link for a starting point: http://video-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

I'm still figuring stuff out, but here are some of the videos I've made with Magix Movie Edit Pro....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUTHGE8DzcA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp3W7FtLCpU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NAlZMnUmI8

Permalink Reply by Lynn (Mama Bear) on August 21, 2009 at 8:04pm

Okay, I tried to use it to edit together a couple of takes for my Monday vlog update. I'm not thrilled with the transitions you'll see, but it's my first try and I probably don't know how to do what I wanted to do yet. I'll monkey around with it some more. Ben, I'd seen 2 of those videos before...I'm guessing I can't do much of that with Windows Movie Maker.

I know it's probably not a popular thing to say in here, but I just found out today that I'm gonna have some unexpected funds and I'm seriously considering getting a Mac. Can't hurt to have options!

Permalink Reply by Ben Burton (Mr. Frumious) on August 21, 2009 at 9:07pm

The Multitrack stuff you can't do with WMM, but for something as simple as adding in a music soundtrack, yes. I'm with Anna, for basic editing, you can't go wrong with WMM. What sorts of things are you trying to do?

Lynn E-Ministrator said:

Okay, I tried to use it to edit together a couple of takes for my Monday vlog update. I'm not thrilled with the transitions you'll see, but it's my first try and I probably don't know how to do what I wanted to do yet. I'll monkey around with it some more. Ben, I'd seen 2 of those videos before...I'm guessing I can't do much of that with Windows Movie Maker.

I know it's probably not a popular thing to say in here, but I just found out today that I'm gonna have some unexpected funds and I'm seriously considering getting a Mac. Can't hurt to have options!

Permalink Reply by Lynn (Mama Bear) on August 23, 2009 at 9:44am

Well, right now, it's just as simple as wanting to edit together several takes of a single talking head video like Monday's update. You'll see the transitions aren't great, but I couldn't find where I could hard splice in a frame by frame format like I can in Animation Shop. Still, I was in a hurry to get the thing ready...and I am the biggest n00b in video land! But, with this crowd, I'm going to have little choice but to get some skilz in a hurry!

Permalink Reply by tom hartmann (platinawesome2.0) on August 23, 2009 at 7:09pm

i was just testing out wmm cause my friend wanted a tech guy for his vids, and you can add a soundtrack by importing mp3 tracks.

Permalink Reply by Luke Atkins (Dreigon) on September 22, 2010 at 9:14pm

I use Adobe Premiere Pro and occasionally Adobe After Effects. I bought the master collection of Adobe for about $500, which is a massive discount. Gotta love being a student :P