Don't know a darn thing about it, but shot video at a friends performance, with two cameras and separate sound and am looking for entry level, inexpensive video editing software to try to put it all together on a PC (I know, I know, if I had a Mac this wouldn't be an issue).
Any ideas? Comments would be much appreciated.
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I bet though there is a decent open source equivalent
* Avidemux
* AviSynth
* Cinelerra
* DScaler
* DVDx
* GNU VCDImager
* Jahshaka
* Kino
* LiVES
* Mpeg2Schnitt
* VirtualDub
* VirtualDubMod
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I definitely recommend Vegas, especially if you are going to experiment with more prosumer type endeavors and want to have a bit more power. Its most comfortable feature is that you are basically throwing clips up there on infinite number of tracks, pulling them back or layering over them to create some great editing very quickly. Most regular NLEs require you to clip, bin and then line the clips up in order, like old school film editing, its very restrictive I find because I worked with alot of clips at the same time.
Of course there is simpler stuff like the stuff Ulead or Pinnicale put out, but those video editors are really made for 60s dad or your 10 year old, they are very restrictive in what they can do, and don't offer you the flexibility.
There is one negative with Sony Vegas, the rendering process takes far longer since it doesn't currently have background rendering unlike say Pinnicale, however it's much more worth it. Rendering times for short 5 to 10 m projects is however very decent.
The video recorders were DVC, and the audio is recorded separately on 4-track cassette, so I think my biggest worry is syncing everything up. There's nothing I despise more than out-of-sync sound on a music video.
I got a lot to learn, and I'm already suffering from way too many "hobbies".
Thanks again.
free download, install file is around 200MB