Video editing software

[.J.a.m.e.s.]

Im basically looking for some software to deit vidoes on. I have typed it into google a few times and don't really know what im looking for or were to find it.

Is it something you buy off the internet? Something you download for free? Or do you buy it in computer shops?

It doesnt have to be anything AMAZING just abit better than windows movie maker!

Thanks

 

[Riad]

Final cut express or Final cut pro

 

[.J.a.m.e.s.]

were would i find something like that and how much does it cost?

 

[Feirny]

It's not cheap.


And it's in the wrong section.

 

[Bazzon]

Sony Vegas is the one i prefer, its not cheap to buy. But there can be some good deals on the net if you look hard enough....

 

[Jason_E]

The Gadget show recommend Sony Vegas!

 

[® Andy]

Personally I think Vegas is the best editing software around. I used to use it on my XP box and once you've got your head around it, it is very powerful. It was only once I got Vegas that I was able to realize my full "Woodstock The Movie" multi-track dreams ...
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The best thing with Vegas is that you can chuck loads of media at it in different formats, yet it is still able to preview really quite complex edits in real time without need for you to render the full video (on a 3 year old high end Thinkpad).

I've since moved to be a Mac user, and I must admit the one thing I miss software wise is Vegas . I do have Final Cut Express as a replacement but frankly, despite all the raving about it and its use professionally (well obviously full Final Cut), it simply isn't as good as Vegas! The Express version is somewhat shackled in terms of what standards it'll render at, but worse than that it's useless at real time conversion and preview. Hence you dump some media in and at best (on my last year's top end MBP) you get a jumpy 10fps preview, or at worst it'll refuse to play it at all until you've re-rendered it. It even has the same problems with audio which is frankly laughable given the tiny processing effort audio takes eg. you drag in an MP3 as a soundtrack and it won't play it at all in preview because it's not the intended output format (so you have to render it to be the correct format)!

 

[conneh]

+1 on Sony Vegas.

Use to make my old gaming movies in it :X

 

[Jungle_Jim]

have you tried adobe after effects, i use that a fair bit. although its more for video / graphic special effects

 

[Nigel]

Windows movie maker is okay for basic stitching together of clips.

My fave is Adobe premiere elements, only costs about £65. It's very good.

 

[sneeks]

I'm looking for a alternative to iMovie on my Mac because it struggles to produce sharp and smooth results with my newly bought Sony TG3 1080i camcorder. Videos played directly to the TV via the camera or PS3 look great but if captured and exported from iMovie all panning shots look blurred and movement judders slightly.

 

[Bazzon]

Most conplicated thing ive done in Vegas so far.

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