Hey guys just wondering what software you guys use to edit your videos on.

Hi Wassaby,

For professional results; Adobe Premier Pro or Premier Pro 1.5

This software is not super user friendly unless you know what you are doing. Once you know the way it works, it's really sweet.

There are many easier and simpler programs to use depending on the desired outcome.

Good winds,

Where do you lie in terms of PRO output vs EASE of use?

Another issue is stability as Vid editors are complicated power hungry beasts and like to kill your computer.

I haven't found a decent, easy vid editor which allows output to DVD / AVI files (my needs) which doesn't cost several hundered dollars, until Power Director 7.

I've got a deluxe version for sale if you want it. Brand new in box! I needed the ultra version for blu ray (if you're not going blu ray then the deluxe has all the other features.) Doh!

agree with super lizard and saffer - final cut pro or express on a mac and sony vegas on windows...

another handy tool is quicktime pro - especially if you want to do some quick conversion of formats - very useful and a cheap option for trimming also!

i've used pinnacle studio for a number of years- simple, intuitive and very good results
had adobe premier (some cut down version) bundled on my new lap top so given that a go - similar to studio fiel management probably better but also now use sd cards

biggest plus i have found recently is sd cards which allow pre editing and heaps easier management of footage as in files and can move them around, play individual file or ditch it if it isnt any good

i am using the pro trial of sony vegas which is super easy and great but it wont finalise the movies but this could be because it is a trial version. does anyone know if this is the case?

thanks

id like to know what these guys use to edit their vids.

Another may also be what sort of support you get when things go pear shaped - Cyberlink (Power director) were pretty basic.

I tried Pinnacle years ago but there were some glitches and it killed my PC plus the support was bad so I never went back!

cnet.com has some good reviews of the suites around - not all favourable.

yes it is premier elements 4.0
can render to DVD, utube etc
all sorts of settings for hd PALetc
limited transitions and graphics but dont use them much as it is
seems the higher cost just gives more transitions, fancy efx but the basic edit, sound and outputs tape,dvd, mpeg,avi etc are there

runs ok on 4g ram p9500 processor and vista

cant see i need much more for amateur home vids, once i locate a couple of girls to star in my home porno flick might need to up grade thou

pinnacle studio wasnt perfect, but was running it on a older computer, would occasionally crash, but realistic for the money and results , rendering could be slow but it got there

would say my productions are only 5-20min and pretty simple a few chapters and minimal titles but import and edt music surround sound etc all available on both above

Mathew, I use Adobe AfterEffect (both CS2, CS3 or CS4) for image stabilizing. It's one of the most powerful engines for it out there.

Hydra, that flic is another masterpiece by Andy Gordon (do a search in this forum). He's also using (or at least, used) Adobe products for his flics.

Try Muvee.
www.muvee.com/products/muvee-reveal-encore-automatic-video-editor

Hands down best movie editor for non professionals (though lots of semi-pro's use it for weddings)

* pick the music
* pick the bits you don't want
* pick the bites you do want
* pick the style of editing
* HIT GO

Just don't tell your friends how you made it.

Produces amazingly professional video's without the huge amount of time it normally takes to edit a video.

Grant

I did the imovie seminar thing at the apple store in syd the other week.
Must admit I was very impressed. A big step down from premiere pro 2
(What I normally use) but imovie had some cool features (like the stability bit) for your average punter.