video editing software?
I would like to edit/produce better videos. Not professional level. Just better than what comes off the camera in MP4 format. Any recommendations?
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BTW, Movie Maker is on my PC but its kind of crap plus it does not understand MP4 so its not a great option.
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adobe premiere elements
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final cut pro express
Get a mac and get FCP express or imovie
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X2 on the Adobe Elements, I paid something like $100 at Best Buy for the program. Im still tinkering around with it to figure it out.
<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/w2Bp8VyEJkI?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/w2Bp8VyEJkI?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> |
op asks for a software recommendation and someone says a whole new computer is the answer. hah!
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LOL he may just need one Joe :D My laptop has crashed many times, and the my memory has dissapeared to all the new vids from outings LOL A beefier system may be needed LOL
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i'm surprised it took a fanboy this long to post "get a mac!" ;)
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If you get a mac it will come with imovie and you will never look back... Not sure why Joe is a mac hater..
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Thanks for all the pointers!
I will be using a PC because my work provides me a nice DELL notebook that they maintain. Adobe Elements sounds like a winner. Hmm, should I get it combined with PhotoShop? I am thinking I could use that too. Photoshop plus Premiere Elements: $110. http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photosho...3763032&sr=8-3 Premiere Elements: $75. http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photosho...3763032&sr=8-3 |
not sure how you got from my posts above that i'm a "mac hater" but i'm not a "mac hater" at all! i just find it funny that when someone asks a pc specific question, and a fanboi says, "get a mac!" i guess it's like that in wake. someone asks about an lf board and someone posts, "get a slingshot!"
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dane, get 'em both!
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I just bought pinnacle studio 14. Easy as hell to use and you can do just about anything without ever cracking the manual. 75 bucks.
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Nice work duramat. What camera are you using for the water shots?
Here's some work I did with my Sony Vegas (non-pro) where I incorporated some green screen. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oWKW5jeeon8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oWKW5jeeon8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> |
THANKS AKA! :D That whole vid was with my GoPro HD, Ive had a blast with it. Infact I use it pretty much all the time on the boat instead of the camcorder
Ive heard good things about Vegas, cool vid! |
For windows a cheap alternative is AVS video editor. Under $50 I think, and it will handle most any video codec you throw at it and also has all sorts of output options. Easy to use too.
For a "free" alternative you could always set up a Linux dual boot machine and use something like kdenlive. |
+1 for Adobe
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Vegas is pretty powerful. Maybe too powerful for the average user. I am hardly tapping it's potential. I do admit that I do not care much for the title builder though. It's cool but cumbersome. Movie maker's is better and way more simple. I'll check out your vid when I get home Jarrod. I like to steal.... uh hum... see other's style! :D |
Here's a deal on Adobe. I think it's the same you guys talked about above.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...6&SID=FW9jh7ht $69.99 after the mail-in rebate. |
Can anyone suggest any sort of training or "how-to" book for premier elements? I am looking at getting it and just don't want to go in and spend a lot of time messing around with it. I am going to use it for my gopro, and my imovie software from mac won't support the 60 fps that I want to use.
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you can find a lot of tutorials on youtube. otherwise, look on adobe's site.
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Thanks Joe, will the Adobe be all I need to handle the 60 fps, and if i'm just looking to make fun videos for myself and friends?
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mac with final cut pro defiantly!
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Might be a little late for this thread, but someone was recently telling me and swearing by photodex. Anyone use that before? Comparison with Adobe?
http://www.photodex.com/ I plan on learning one of these soon, and just want to spend my time learning the one that's best/easiest and that I'll continue using for awhile. |
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