best non mac laptop for video editing
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Alex Romeo
I despise windows movie maker because it crashes all the time! Is there any other video editing software's I can use on my PC that are like iMovie on Mac?
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Yes, Windows Movie Maker is no way to called a Video Editing Program in my house. I agree, it sucks, but these to programs below, either of them, are light years ahead in Video Editing Know How and Effects.
Pinnacle Studio 14 HD Ultimate & Sony Vegas Pro 10
Screen Shot - http://asimplelife.ca/nle.html Upgrade your computer to AVCHD specs below and you can run both programs seen on my Web Page on your computer. Just Rejig the search term below in the YouTube search, from the instructions below.
This is not a program that can run on any computer, see below -
Minimum System Requirements
Windows® 7, Windows Vista® (SP2), or Windows XP (SP3)
Intel® Pentium® or AMD Athlon⢠1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or higher recommended)
-Intel Core⢠2 Duo 2.4 GHz required for AVCHD*
-Intel Core⢠2 Quad 2.66 GHz or Intel Core i7 required for
AVCHD* 1920
1 GB system memory recommended, 2 GB required for AVCHD*
DirectX® 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB or higher recommended)
-256 MB required for HD and AVCHD*
DirectX 9 (or higher) compatible sound card
3.8 GB of disk space
DVD-ROM drive to install software
Import Formats
⢠Video: AVCHD*, AVCHD Lite*, BD Blu-ray*, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX®*, MPEG-4*, 3GP (MPEG-4)*, WMV, non-encrypted DVD titles (incl. DVD-VR/+VR), QuickTime® MOV (DV, MPEG-4*, H.264*), DivX Plus® MKV*
⢠Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3*, WMA
⢠Graphic: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF, PNG, J2K
If interested, links below takes you to the sites, but you can get these two programs for free. Do this by opening a web browser, surfing over to YouTube. Once there, in the search box on that site, enter 'Pinnacle Studio 14' or âSony Vegas Pro 10â. Youâre looking for free download, find a link or video that says that, in the video description, there will be link for a free download. Make sure, before you do this, to make sure your computer can meet or exceed those Specs above, and pay special attention to the AVCHD specs if you have or are going to get a HD camcorder.
A laptop running these Programs, when rendering say a 10 minute Video out, be prepared, render times could leave your laptop useless, while rendering for 4 or 5 days on that file. Besides you cannot upgrade a Laptop this way, so it unlikely these program will run on most Laptops.
http://www.videomaker.com/article/14635 Pinnacle Studio 14 Ultimate Collection
http://www.videomaker.com/article/15120 Sony Vegas Pro 10
What is the Best Capture Card to record xbox 360 gameplay Non HD PVR?
Bob Stanbe
And do you need to buy any extra cables? Links Please
Answer
When I think of HD PVRs, I think of a internal hard drive (self contained storage space), and no need to use a computer for RAM, frame rate, or processor speed/power. If you consider Hauppauge, Dazzle, Ezcap, Easycap, etc then will notice that they all use the processor (at least dual core), RAM, and computer (MAC or PC) internal storage space (hard drive or HDD). The only real capture card that is marketed as such is Blackmagic. The others are using the term HD-PVR as a marketing word to earn sells. If you look at all the original HD PVR's like Tivo then you will notice that it includes it owns firmware, storage space (internal hard drive - hdd), RAM (memory), etc etc and can work without connecting your computer to it. So, if you are shopping for a capture card then Dazzle, Hauppauge, and whatever else uses your computer hard drive is considered a capture card as far as I'm concerned. Just imagine your capture card as not using the internal PCI slot of the computer but rather your USB port. This is a very clever design to make a product this way to ensure it can reach cross platforms. Capture cards can only be installed on desktop PC's so to make a capture card universal the designer went the USB route because PC's, notebooks, and laptops all have a USB, but not all of them have PCI slots. ;)
So you basically need to decide on what you are trying to do in this regard. Specs are subjective to the system that you select to use. You need to narrow down which system (capture card) you want to use. Most systems require the use of allot frame rate which in turn requires lots of RAM, storage space, and at least a dual core processor. Narrow down your system by reading this article http://www.zimbio.com/Gamers+Buzz,+News+and+Tips/articles/HCAiPoanRKE/Newelectronx+bunch+scammers+Tristar+MX+HD. I found it informative before I selected my system of choice. I use a Newelectronx HD-PVR. You can see a fresh look at it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcAygrA-awY or on the Newelectronx website. It costs from $140-179 depending where you buy it from, best choice is Newelectronx.com. It can uses component, s-video, and composite cables for output and uses composite upconverting cables for input, has no hdmi connection. For like $50 you can buy a Dazzle, it won't record in HD though and recording are suspect. Plus it uses allot of frame rate which requires lots of RAM and at least a dual processor. Or a Hauppauge ($185-$220), which is a Dazzle with component inputs and records pseudo analog component HD. The Tristar MX HD-PVR comes with everything you need to start recording - cables, remote control, etc; and it's one of the easiest to use with an internal 1TB hard drive. If you want to edit your videos then any of the HD-PVRs can use any software - just about. For editing software, you might want to use your favorite search engine and see what pops up. You can see what quality videos the HD-PVR makes www dot newelectronx dot com/help.php?faq_id=214 or youtube it.
If you want to record with hdmi, look up a company called Blackmagic Design - like $180 - 220, I think.
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