Know of any good video editing software?

[dacalion]

I recently purchased a HP Pavilion dv9627cl Laptop and a SONY DCR-SR42 camcorder, Im looking for a good on-the-move video editing software. Something thats fairly user friendly but not too basic, I want to be able to add some nice effects.

Any suggestions?

MOF

 

[trez260]

only thing that comes to mind is photoshop.

 

[thedreampolice]

Umm photoshop is not a video editor it is a graphic design program. For ease of use check out sony vegas. I also like adobe premiere pro. On the mac I use Final cut. All the videos on my site where done in one of those programs. http://www.chrisscheidies.com/?q=node/68

 

[trez260]

my bad. i had an adobe program in mind, couldn't remember the name, and photoshop was the name that came to mind (granted, i'ma lil sleep deprived, stressed and starved a lil bit) pardon me.

 

[7thangel]

sony vegas. it's powerful and still quite easy to use. the plus is that some use it as a daw instead of acid which speaks well for it's audio too.

 

[trez260]

i've audition has been/ was onced used for video editing (that's what i've heard, i can't confirm if that's true or not)

 

[thedreampolice]

Adobe audition is a great tool for audio form film but it is not a video editor.

 

[dacalion]

I knew this would be right up your alley DP...lol. I'll give you a call Monday but I still don't know who to ask for. Im also interested in some digidesign gear, Im not sure exactly what I want (no catalog) but send me a PM so i'll be able to ask for the right person...thx again for all your help.

MOF

 

[x-squizet]

vegas is real good to work with you can do alot of stuff with it

 

[Big Tone]

vegas is the only one i use

 

[konceptG]

been a Adobe Premier user for almost 10 years. For heavy duty stuf, it's Premier (I use Premier Pro 7, never upgraded past that). However, for simple stuff like VHS to DVD conversion, encoding TV shows and stuff like that, I use an ancient version of Ulead Media Studio (2.5 to be exact). It's Win95/98 ONLY, and I have a 1.3GHz Thunderbird running Win98SE just for this one application and the hardware I use with it (Matrox Mystique 220 with Rainbow Runner Studio).

 

[samuelock]

yes..i concur with vegas..it is the most simple "advanced" editor you can get.

 

[RaO large]

Avid Expres For The Pc.

 

[thedreampolice]

"(Matrox Mystique 220 with Rainbow Runner Studio)"

Man good stuff. That was a great setup back in the day! nice

 

[shadeed]

Vegas has a simple learning curve but gets the job done.

Pinnacle is also fairly simple as well.

 

[konceptG]

"(Matrox Mystique 220 with Rainbow Runner Studio)"

Man good stuff. That was a great setup back in the day! nice

Aye... it's STILL a good setup for VCD authoring and even DVD creation. The greatest part about it is that it ignores Macrovision encoding from VHS and allows me to copy my tapes perfectly. Sucks that I gotta use Win98SE on that machine for this one piece of hardware. Matrox never released drivers for Win2000 or XP for it.

 

[StressWon]

Adobe Premiere is dope! I use that when I'm workin on vids.