Question about which video editing software to use?

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Harley

Im looking for a good, free, and easy to use video editing software that i can use to remix videos somewhat. Im planning on taking parts of MLP FIM episodes and adding them together into one video for my friend for his birthday

Answer
Take a look at the tutorials for Windows Movie Maker at http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Tutorials/ - it may be WMM is all you need. It really is foolproof except that it's picky in what file formats it takes and the lack of native support for multiple video and audio tracks are a definite disadvantage (but there are workarounds).

The version 2 series were probably the most versatile, you can find them here - http://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/windows-movie-maker.html - but you'll have problems installing the older versions on Windows 7.

Other free video editors are...

Wax - http://www.debugmode.com/wax/ - this is also a compositor - a bit like Adobe's After Effects - - unlimited video and audio tracks
VideoLAN Movie Creator - http://videolan.org/vlmc/ - up to 64 audio and video tracks
TrakAxPC - www.trakax.com/software/pc/
VideoSpin - http://videospin.com/ - just 1 video track so you may as well use WMM
VideoPad - the free version - http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/
Lightworks - http://www.lightworksbeta.com/ - I like this one - unlimited tracks ?
Serif MoviePlus - http://serif.com/free-video-editing-software/ - unlimited tracks ?
Ezvid - ezvid.com/ - 32 video and audio tracks

Another is Zwei-Stein. This is a good editor but I found the interface to be absolutely horrible.

VirtualDub, RAD Video tools, AVITricks and Avidemux are also good tools you should look at. Although not full editors like the others they have some useful features.

Lightworks and Wax together are a very good video editing system for free.

All are safe, at least from the sites I've linked to.

If you want to spend some money then there are reviews of 14 video editors under $100 at http://video-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

More costly are video editors like Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere. Both of which are very good. Premiere is probably more advanced but harder to learn everything it can do.

What is a fairly priced but good video editing computer?

Matt G

Me and my dad want to start making videos for his work. These are kind of get-it-done type of video's. I was kinda looking for a computer in the 400-800 dollar range, preferable dual-core and good RAM.

Any suggestions? Oh and a video editing software. I'm kinda leaning towards Adobe Premiere Pro CS3.
I'm planning on going into video production as a career, and I'm sure you guys out there can help me with some stuff.

Answer
re cpu, quad may be better:
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/desktop-cpu-charts-q3-2008/Premiere-Pro-CS3-HDTV,833.html

also, consider a 64-bit os and 4-8gb ram. (32-bit os will only use 4)

Large hard drive probably a good idea. If you store a lot of clips on the machine you will need a lot of space.

Full-size board and case, in case you want to add capture cards, etc to it.

Single pci-e slot

I can see you are a limited budget - a workstation gpu is ideal, but they're pricey. firegl or quadro = perfect card for video editing.

If not workstation card, a video card with dual monitor support is a good idea. Also one with plenty of vram (512meg or more). 8800gt is pretty good value atm @$110

If you are not wanting to spend too much money, getting a machine custom built, or making it yourself are the best options to get bang for your buck.

Alternatively, sites like http://www.ibuypower.com will do it for you....

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