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I keep seeing all these great videos by members, Stigian and grenade spring immediately to mind, that have all these fancy editing bits and I'd like a go. Of course, google gives you two million choices, most of what I've looked at require a BSc in something esoteric, what I have not got. So, what nice and easy tools are out there that even a Luddite idiot like me can use? I don't want anything hugely fancy, just away of cutting some vids short and stitching bits together. Nowt special. Thanks in advance... |
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Last Edit: Dec 14, 2016 3:04:58 GMT by georgeb
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Dec 14, 2016 11:22:12 GMT
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Cool! Video editing is a lot of fun. After becoming familiar with whatever program you end up with, it doesn't take that long to bang out something that is fun to watch. For us, we use a program that is widely popular and has movie grade effects, sounds, titles and all sorts of cool things we rarely use like green screen and picture in picture. The main thing about an editing program is #1, make sure your computer is compatible with it, there's system requirements usually printed on the box or in the specs somewhere. Also, the exporting format sort of matters too, say for example you want to export at a minimum of 720p or 1080i HD, most programs will take whatever format your camera spits out and import & export those files seamlessly. Windows movie maker has trouble with many of the modern cameras so don't use that. Todays cameras are capable of 4k resolution and I can't wait to upgrade to one of those. Our program will handle it, when we're ready. Mostly we use iphone footage, which is very good and a fairly cheap JVC handheld mini cam. Our GoPro was awesome for years, but it's the first version of it and is starting to record like junk. We use Pinnacle Studio 20 Ultimate: www.amazon.com/Pinnacle-Systems-PNST20ULEFAM-Studio-Ultimate/dp/B01HAP47PQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481714189&sr=8-1&keywords=pinnacle+studio+20+ultimateIt's fairly simple to use and has a ton of features. It's worth the money because it's better than my son and I are, leaving us room to learn and get better at using it. Also, Final Cut pro, Sony Vegas and a few others will do the same things as Pinnacle studio ultimate but cost more money. For top level results with low cost, we've been using Avid/Pinnacle stuff for probably 5 years and it gives us what we want and more. Have fun! |
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Now that's what I call a detailed reply. Thanks!
Looks a bit over the top for what I'm looking for though. Maybe I should have been clearer.
Sometimes when I go out in the motor, I stick my phone in a holder and video what's going on round and about Manila. At the moment, I have two choices; 1) leave it running and end up with something too long to be of interest or 2) stop and start it (a bit like the traffic!) and end up with several separate short clips. So what I am looking for is something cheap and cheerful (read free) that I can either use to edit a long one into shorter bits, just keeping the interesting stuff, or stick several short ones into a single video.
My phone doesn't have a pause video function, it either does or it don't. Maybe something that does pause could be another solution?
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Dec 15, 2016 18:15:31 GMT
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What type of phone, we'll find you an app  |
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Dec 15, 2016 21:04:47 GMT
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What type of phone, we'll find you an app Nokia Lumia 630. A class act,but as least it's not Apple!  |
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slater
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Dec 16, 2016 10:08:01 GMT
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Have you tried windows movie maker? I'm no expert and it's probably curse word in the grand scheme of things but I have used it to make a few short clips without issue. You import your clips, split them into sections, delete what you don't want etc.
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Colonelk
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Dec 16, 2016 18:07:52 GMT
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Yeah I seem to remember windows movie maker not being that bad back in the day (for basic stuff)
I'm playing with HitFilm Express 4 at the moment. Its free and there is a lot of support for it on the web, but it takes a bit of getting used to. Having said that, ANY editor capable of something more than the basics (Like windows movie maker) that I have tried has taken quite a lot of working out.
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Dec 16, 2016 21:49:34 GMT
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Have you tried windows movie maker? I'm no expert and it's probably curse word in the grand scheme of things but I have used it to make a few short clips without issue. You import your clips, split them into sections, delete what you don't want etc. Thanks, I'll check it out. Yeah I seem to remember windows movie maker not being that bad back in the day (for basic stuff) I'm playing with HitFilm Express 4 at the moment. Its free and there is a lot of support for it on the web, but it takes a bit of getting used to. Having said that, ANY editor capable of something more than the basics (Like windows movie maker) that I have tried has taken quite a lot of working out. Basic is good. I looked at some a while ago but as you say, they all seem to take a bit (lot) of understanding and for some reason, my mind just won't work the right way. I'll see what WMM does for me. Thanks again. |
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Well, strip me naked and call me Susan! Downloaded Movie Maker, stared at it for a while, failed to understand then POW, like a bolt from the blue! And to prove it, I give you my very first movie what I made myself and everything. Thanks to all. Need to get a bit more refined now |
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Hi George, I'm a bit late joining the party here.. Movie maker is a good one to get started with, I did use it for quite a while along with a video camera that had a small magnetic tape thingy rather than today's memory cards! Those were the days, having to "play" everything I had recorded that day into Movie maker before I could do any editing  These days I use Sony Vegas Pro 13 for most of my basic editing.. If you can get your head around Movie Maker then Vegas is only a small stretch more.. For more er.. complicated stuff I use HitFilm Pro 3 which I'm still getting my head around but is a fantastic bit of software, almost the only limit is your imagination Be warned though, HitFilm Pro is a very steep learning curve (the sheer amount of settings you can change in the particle simulator for example is mind blowing), also the Pro version does require quite a high spec pc for it to run smoothly. I don't know if Hitfilm Express 4 is as resource hungry as the Pro version, (maybe Colonelk can comment on this) but it's free, so you might as well give it a whirl Nice first edited video by the way |
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Thanks for this, food for thought and all that. At the moment, I'm still getting to grips with WMM and once I'm reasonably happy with that, if I feel the need, I'll look at some more complex stuff. For that, your suggestions will come in handy. To be honest, I reckon MM will probably do what I need, i.e., splicing short bits together or hacking down longer ones for a good while, but if I do want to get all sexy, I now know where to look. Thanks! |
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