video editing software? - Non-Wakeboarding Discussion

(diamonddad) · (diamonddad) **Join Date: Mar 2010** 12-29-2010, 12:16 PM

I would like to edit/produce better videos. Not professional level. Just better than what comes off the camera in MP4 format. Any recommendations?

(diamonddad) · (diamonddad) **Join Date: Mar 2010** 12-29-2010, 12:17 PM

BTW, Movie Maker is on my PC but its kind of crap plus it does not understand MP4 so its not a great option.

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 12-30-2010, 1:51 PM

adobe premiere elements

(adamdodd) · (adamdodd) **Join Date: Aug 2010** 12-30-2010, 2:32 PM

Get a mac and get FCP express or imovie

(duramat) · (duramat) **Join Date: Feb 2008** 12-30-2010, 2:33 PM

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.

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 12-30-2010, 3:00 PM

op asks for a software recommendation and someone says a whole new computer is the answer. hah!

(duramat) · (duramat) **Join Date: Feb 2008** 12-30-2010, 3:10 PM

LOL he may just need one Joe

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

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 12-30-2010, 3:15 PM

i'm surprised it took a fanboy this long to post "get a mac!"

(adamdodd) · (adamdodd) **Join Date: Aug 2010** 12-30-2010, 6:28 PM

If you get a mac it will come with imovie and you will never look back... Not sure why Joe is a mac hater..

(diamonddad) · (diamonddad) **Join Date: Mar 2010** 12-30-2010, 6:40 PM

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

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 12-30-2010, 6:42 PM

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!"

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 12-30-2010, 6:44 PM

dane, get 'em both!

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 12-31-2010, 6:47 AM

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.

(wakeboardingdad) · 7:00 AM

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.

(duramat) · (duramat) **Join Date: Feb 2008** 12-31-2010, 10:19 AM

THANKS AKA!

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!

(shawndoggy) · (shawndoggy) **Join Date: Nov 2009** 01-01-2011, 10:16 AM

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.

(JJ) · (JJ) **Join Date: Feb 2010** 01-01-2011, 5:42 PM

+1 for Adobe

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 01-05-2011, 7:46 AM

Here's a dirtbike video I made using Studio Pinnacle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS0IKEJTh_I

(wakeboardingdad)

Quote:

Originally Posted by duramat

THANKS AKA!

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!

Been wanting a helmet cam for quite some time. I simply can't have every toy I want! ugh!

The vid of your kid holding the camera while he jumped is priceless!

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!

(brettw) · (brettw) **Join Date: Jul 2007** 01-10-2011, 5:55 PM

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.

(flattirenotube)

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.

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 01-23-2011, 6:43 PM

you can find a lot of tutorials on youtube. otherwise, look on adobe's site.

(flattirenotube)

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?

(gracenface) · (gracenface) **Join Date: Oct 2010** 02-04-2011, 4:20 PM

mac with final cut pro defiantly!

(brettw) · (brettw) **Join Date: Jul 2007** 02-05-2011, 8:16 AM

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.