HD Camcorder/Editing Software Combo suggestions

(xbones) · (xbones) **Join Date: Mar 2007** 07-23-2009, 8:45 AM

Got a birthday coming up and would love to pick up a new camera and editing software. I've been doing some edits with a little cheapo Handycam using movie maker (http://vimeo.com/user1838426/videos)... but want to get into HD footage. Price range for the software and camera needs to stay under $800. I have been looking at the Canon HV30 and the HF200... I currently work on a Dell Precision M2300 and use a 500GB external HD for storage.

Any advice or suggestions would be great.

(skull) · (skull) **Join Date: May 2002** 07-23-2009, 10:11 AM

Well, the best I have found is a Canon HF10 and a MacBook Pro using iMovie 09. Awesome set-up.

(wakeworld) · (wakeworld) **Join Date: Jan 1997** 09-01-2009, 11:07 PM

What's some good HD editing software for a PC? I just got a Panasonic HDC-TM20 and the software that comes with it doesn't seem to be very friendly.