Video Editing software

[Jaz]

Anyone know of something really good? preferable free, if its top notch i might be willing to pay for it though

want to dab in some music video editing if i even need to make or edit something etc

[Mitch]

here is a comparison of a bunch of video editing software, so look at what features you want to start narrowing down between programs:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison ... g_software

You looking for mac or windows software?

Ive used sony vegas a bit, it was alright, fairly simple to use, decent feature set from what i remember. was a few years ago though, the game has probably changed a bit since then.

If your only after basic stuff, iMovie is fairly decent, and comes on all macs anyway

[SolDios]

Im quite a fan of adobe premiere elements.

[tommykesh]

pc or mac ?

[Jaz]

cheers guys, will look into them

PC for now, mac in the future

[LabRat]

if pc, use windows movie maker. mac, use iMovie. best things on a budget

[Jaz]

cheers spit, yeh ive used WMM before, its pretty straight forward and free i guess

[LabRat]

thats it man. of you want free stuff, its best to use the onboard programs they give you. they arent the best but they do the basic job that the rest do. i use iMovie a bit and it works a treat for what i want

[SourceRaver]

Windows Movie Maker gives me the shits sometimes and refuses to save some projects. I've been using Windows Live Movie Maker with a lot more success.

[gcdj]

all depends what you really need. if your just doing basic editing go with imovie but if your wanting to get into more detail i'd reccomend adobe premiere pro. also depends on specs of your computer and what quality of vide your wanting to edit(the higher definition the better the computer has to be)

[lloydc]

this is the latest bit of software from the mixed in key guys:

http://oneideavideo.com/

looks like it has potential, although not free.

[tommykesh]

if pc, use windows movie maker. mac, use iMovie. best things on a budget

mate get a mac for that stuff, Imovie is a good start, but Final Cut comes in a cheaper version called Final Cut Express.

It's pretty easy to use, you can do more with it and it's only about $270 if you fell like paying.

[Gelo]

Sony Vegas + Adobe After Effects

pretty good combo if your using Windows

[eggssell]

Ive cut a few movies on premiere.

Not user friendly but once you get into it it becomes intuitive. And if you have used photoshop before somethings are the same.

Using premiere you can pretty much do what the pros do, green screen, stop motion, picture in picture, grey outs, whatever.

But yeah not free or cheap.