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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Good laptop for Video editing?

Jesus

What is a good laptop for video editing? I recently had mine stolen and I wanted to know what specs are best? Other than lots of RAM

All under a fare price Im on a budget.
If you know any way to make a custom one please describe thank you so much!

( I know Laptops aren't the best for editing but I like the portable aspect of it )

Answer
For video editing, you need to look for a laptop that has the following:

1. Dedicated GPU(video card)

Without a dedicated GPU, video editing will be very difficult and slow. ALWAYS buy a laptop with a dedicated GPU. In most laptops you can upgrade the RAM and CPU, but the GPU is either soldered to the motherboard or is manufactured differently for each model.

2. RAM

8gb should be fine, just so long as your not dealing with resolutions greater than 1080p. Not as important as having a dedicated GPU, but still a necessity if you plan on doing any kind of video editing or 3D modeling. My advice to you, is to purchase a less expensive laptop, and just upgrade the RAM. It's a lot cheaper, and you get to chose your own manufacturer and memory configuration.

3. SSD

Not a necessity, but loading your OS onto an SSD will dramatically shorten boot/shutdown times, and give your OS system a noticeable speed boost.

4. CPU

Last, but not least is the CPU. If you plan on doing any serious video editing, you will need at least a second generation i3 or better. Word of warning though: STAY AWAY FROM AMD MOBILE CPUs!!. You might be able to get an AMD quad-core for the price of an Intel dual-core i3, but since most programs aren't optimized to run on multiple threads, you will just end up with 4 cores, and a slow computer.

Laptop Recommendations:

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215974

What kind of laptop and specs are best for music/video recording and editing?

Ryan

My band is getting serious about recording, and instead of going to a studio we'd like to do it ourselves.

My one friend's band.. they do everything from his MacBook and it all sounds like they produce recordings that are studio-quality.

I'm also an extreme gamer.. MMORPG / FPS's.. which is the downfall of me investing in a MacBook.. as City of Heroes/Villians I don't believe is mac-compatible; nor are many other games. :P

So any suggestions on laptop specifications i should look for, for cutting-edge recordings, video editing, and gaming?

Answer
For editing and recording music, a minumum of 1GB of memory and at least 2.0GHz is recommended. You should consider buying a Toshiba Satellite M65-S9092.

Free edit Video Software?

Rodrigo

please no matter if logo comes after I do the video

Answer
There are a number of free video editors depending upon your needs. Since you didn't specify what kind of formats you need to edit or the featuresets your looking for I'll just recommend some generic applications that are all open source or free.

Movica: http://vani.bhargav.googlepages.com/movica
(Windows Only) Edits WMV and MPEG files using a simple interface.

Open Movie Editor: http://www.openmovieeditor.org/
(Linux Only) Full featured NLE.

Windows Movie Maker: Comes with most installations of Windows and provides limited NLE functionality for WMV file formats.

Virtualdub: http://www.virtualdub.com/
(Windows Only) Video transcoder with support for limited editing capability.

There are lots more, check out http://www.sf.net for open source projects and http://www.versiontracker.com or to search for a number of commercial and freeware products.

Finally if you're looking for a commercial NLE that is free, you can search the web for "Avid Free DV." It's no longer provided by Avid but it is available from many websites still. It contains limited functionality from the Avid full commercial version but it's still highly capable and quite useful for low-end projects.

video editing? software? etc!?

Dani-xo

hey, i edit videos and make videos.

im getting pretty tired with the same old effects of windows/ windows live movie maker.

are there any really good video editing software's you can download?
and preferably FREE!
but if not, could you tell me how much it is and if it has a free trial.

thanks :)

Answer
If you are looking for free video editing software, I think this website would help you, it collects many free video editing software for windows, mac and linux.
http://www.freedvdripper.net/free-video-editor.html

Or you may try this all-in-one video editor, my friends recommend it to me, it's easy to use and works pretty well for me. It embeds many special effects. I had made a video with it and the video got award, that's pretty cool.
http://www.avs4you.com/AVS-Video-Editor.aspx?sct=aff&ct=regnow&cid=94464
Hope it helps. Contact me if you have any other question.

i need help with finding video editing software..can anyone help?

Jordyn. :)

it needs to be free.
and all i want to do is do some effects on my videos im making.
like heat censer; black and white; cut outs; voice changers.
you know?

THANKS.. :D

Answer
Basic editing is good with Windows Movie Maker. For voice changing is Audacity, you need to import the mp3 and chance the pitch.

Well you can get a free torrented/cracked version of Vegas Pro 8.0 Its an awesome software, but I'm not responsible if you get caught getting free stuff.

what is the best software that i can use to edit video ?

Jael

i want to edit the video and the audio of the video,so wonder if there is such program that shows the vid and the audio underneath

Answer
Well Windows Movie Maker shows the audio track underneath the video track... but a great software you can use is Adobe After-works or Sony Vegas Pro 8.0 (I use Sony Vegas and it is seriously amazing.).

Software for video editing, compatible with Canon 550d?

Rachael

Hello, I wouldn't usually ask this, and I feel kind of silly. But I recently bought myself a Canon550d, and the videos are beautiful quality, etc.. I assume that this question could also be applied for other Canon's that use video, but I cannot seem to edit them. I can't put them into any programmes as they're not "supported file types". Does anyone know of a solution, or can tell me what they use? Maybe I need to do something different on my actual camera? I just find it hard to believe that the cameras videos wouldn't be compatible with both iMovie and Windows Movie Maker, aaaaah, help? :)

Answer
Canon 550d,
http://www.canon-europe.com/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/Digital_SLR/EOS_550D/
http://www.canon-europe.com/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/Digital_SLR/EOS_550D/index.aspx?specs=1
Still Image Type, JPEG/ RAW
Movie Type , MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM)

*.MOV is Quicktime compatible, (Player)
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

to edit these you require Mov format compatible editors like Apple Final Cut Pro,(Mac)
Apple - Final Cut Studio 2 - Final Cut Pro 6
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/

if you do not have mac try other editors
Adobe After Effects CS5
http://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects/
Avid Media Composer 5
http://www.avid.com/US/products/media-composer-software
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/
Sony Vegas Pro 9
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegaspro

EditStudio 6, advanced video editing
http://www.mediachance.com/video/index.html
Movie Edit Pro 16 Plus by MAGIX
http://www.magix.com/us/movie-edit-pro/plus/
..

HD Videos canon EOS 550d?

Jhen C

I have recorded videos with my canon 550d and now i want to edit it with windows movie maker but it wont import? why? and what should i do.

Answer
well to edit eos 550d video you need professional video editor software ,
windows movie maker does not support hd video ,
more over , windows movie maker does not accepts , mov video , and canon records mov video .
so in order to use windows movie maker first you will need to convert mov file either to wmv or avi format then it would accept it .

there is paid program called xvideo converter which can convert the mov to any other format of you choice.

editing software??

Q. i need some good editing software that will upload videos either from the camera or from a sd card!!! any ideas??
if not i need help because my current editing software only uploads pictures and says that the videos may be in an eligal format??? any help plz?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?
im desperate!!!!!
thnx!!! :o)

Answer
i use imovie but that might only work for a mac.
its pretty cool i think
u can put credits in and transitions and edit the audio, and all sorts of stuff!
imovie is what most popular youtubers use

if u want to see someof my work from using imovie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oavU_avAfs

Whats The Best Video Editing software?

HockeyEqui

Like whats smosh and fred and those other famous youtubers use? For under 30$
or free

IT HAS TO HAVE ALOT OF TRANSITIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WITH IT TOO THOUGH

Answer
think movie maker is the best free movie making software,but in my personal experience you may be disappointed at the output effects,Crude and simple.
To make better slideshows you you need more advanced and professioanl but still user friendly software.
I have used a few video editing programs and the easiest one has been DVD Slideshow Builder. Very easy to use with professional features and same sort of layout as Movie Maker however a lot more powerful.
http://www.photo-to-dvd.com/dvd-slideshow-builder.html#150

Good and cheap home video editing software?

MFB

I need to buy a simple and cheap home movie editing program to edit the little films I take with my digital camera and format them for DVD. Does anyone have suggestions?

Answer
Video editing software that adds music and narrations. These programs can link together short video clips. One warning: Video editing demands a lot of computer resourcesâeach hour of video requires 13 gigabytes of hard drive space. You will need at least 512 megabytes of RAM. Anything less will slow down your computer considerably.

1. Windows Movie Maker. If you have Windows XP, you should have Windows Movie Maker 2 (Windows XP only). Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, Windows Movie Maker. If you donât find it, you can download it from Microsoft's Web site (www.microsoft.com). Microsoftâs Web site offers a number of tutorials.

You can assemble clips using the storyboard view. This allows you to drag and drop clips into little boxes at the bottom of your screen (you can change the order of these boxes, too). When you find the order you like, you can add over 50 transitions (fades, dissolves, wipes, etc.) that will link your clips together.

Video effects will slow down, speed up or blur your video. Thereâs even an effect that can turn portions of your video into a watercolor painting.

The timeline view allows you to add music, titles or narration.

2. Avid Free DV (www.avid.com/freedv, Windows XP; Mac OS X 10.4.2 or later) offers a fraction of Avidâs other (and costly) video-editing programs. But it does have some of the features of the full version of Avid.

There are over a dozen free video tutorials on Avidâs Web site.

Avid Free DV allows you to trim video, edit audio and create titles. Its timeline utilizes two video and two audio tracks and 16 video effects.

3. VirtualDub (www.virtualdub.org; Windows 95 and later)is a very fast, full-featured program.

The video-editing capabilities are limited, but it allows you to trim video and adjust audio. VirtualDub is known for its filters: adjust the brightness; sharpen the picture; blur clips together; rotate pictures; etc. Then you can view the before effects and after effects in the two windowsâhere you can cancel the filter effects.

For the more advanced there is:
Adobe www.adobe.com
Pinnacle www.pinnaclesys.com
Ulead www.ulead.com
Cost: less than $100.

What is good free video-editing software I can download?

Shanaynay

I would like a software that has good video effects other than the basics.

Answer
Well if you have a mac try imovie or on the apple page, search downloads and go to the side bar and move your mouse over All Downloads, then click video there will be tons of effect and editing programs

link:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/

Need advice, recommendations for a laptop to be used as a video editing workstation?

Nickname

I currently am using a Dell XPS 3.6 ghz, 1GB RAM, 250GB HD running a consumer version of Avid called Pinnacle Studio (v10 Plus). Problem is this is my "everything" computer (Internet, MP3s, documents, spreadsheets) so it bogs down when I try to do relatively simple video editing projects. I want a dedicated, reliable, powerful yet somewhat inexpensive system that has a small footprint. Considering a MacBook with Final Cut Pro but that could get a bit pricey.

Answer
You may want to re-consider using a laptop for that task. Usually laptops can't handle huge video/image file editing, you may want to use a desktop. The reason being is that desktops can handle more power. Don't go with a brand name computer, buy a clone computer that is upgradable. You can select every peripheral at a time, this way you an optimize every component. You do need to go with brand name parts, such as Intel, WesterDigital, ATI and so on. Let me know how it goes. zermenoj@yahoo.com

What's a nice inexpensive laptop that comes with a good installed editing program?

I would like to get an editing software like the MacBook's ($999) which i was looking to get, but way outta my price range.
my price range is around $400.
And for editing videos.
But i thought the MacBook comes with a free video editing program?

Answer
good luck rendering videos with a computer thats under $400. i strongly suggest saving up more money. save up enough money to buy a computer with an Intel i5 proccesor atleast if you want to do videos editing.

if you dont want to do that then make absolutly sure that the computer you get has a dual core proccessor. Intel processor are generally better than AMD. go for atleast 4Gb of RAM. and i would suggest buying an external hard drive to hold all the videos, cause in your $$ range the harddrive will fill up FAST.

As for a program for editing there are plenty of free softwares that any Windows computer can download off the internet. i would suggest asking which one is the best under the computers>software section of Yahoo answers.

Looking for a cheap gaming laptop?

Emma Light

Windows 7
Dual Core 2.0Ghz
2GB RAM
video card with 512 MB of RAM

^^Minimum^^

How much would this run me and what would be a good choice?
Can anyone be at all HELPFUL?
Thank you +ST+FD+, Do you think that the second laptop would be able to run something like WoW, Skyrim, EQ, Etc.? .... dont really know much about comps.

Answer
You can find reviews of laptops at CNET. They have reviews for the latest laptops on the market.
http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/?tag=hdr;brandnav
I recommend DELL laptops, because in my opinion they make the best laptops out there. I still use my DELL Inspiron 1501 that's nearly 5 years old. Take a look at this laptop.
It's called DELL Inspiron 15R and it's cheap and I think it's bes for the price. Specs:

Processor 2nd Generation IntelÂ® Coreâ¢ i5-2430M processor 2.40 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.00 GHz
Operating SystemGenuine WindowsÂ® 7 Home Premium, 64-Bit, English
Display15.6" High Definition (720p) LED Display with TrueLifeâ¢
Memory34GB3 Single Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz
Hard Drive 500GB4 SATA hard drive (5400RPM)
Optical Drive 8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) with Roxio Creator 2011
Video CardIntel HD Graphics/HD Graphics 3000 with up to 1.6GB Dynamic Video Memory
Warranty1 Year Mail-in Repair in 10-14 days after Remote Diagnosis
Weight5.84 lbs

Price: $600

The only thing that sucks is the graphics card. It has Intel VGA, which is not suited for gaming. However, there's a more expensive version of this laptop, which costs $724 and has a dual graphics card. Specs:

Processor 2nd Generation IntelÂ® Coreâ¢ i5-2430M processor 2.40 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.00 GHz
Operating SystemGenuine WindowsÂ® 7 Home Premium, 64-Bit, English
Display15.6" High Definition (720p) LED Display with TrueLifeâ¢
Memory36GB3 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz
Hard Drive 640GB4 SATA hard drive (5400RPM)
Optical Drive 8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) with Roxio Creator 2011
Video CardAMD Radeonâ¢ HD 6470M (64-bit) 512MB (Dual)
Warranty1 Year Basic Support
Weight5.84 lbs

I think this laptop is worth the money.

EDIT: I know many things for computers for a 15 year old kid. My goal is to become a programmer and I am very interested in technology. However, I'm not a gamer, so therefore I don't know much about gaming.

15 inch 2011 Macbook pro or 2010 for video editing?

icefireboy

I am going to be doing the 12 month payment thing for either one but still i want it to be as low as possible. I will be editing a lot hd videos on final cut express 4 which i will buy with the computer. I think i will be getting 8gb of ram i heard its good for video editing. Now i wont be gaming so none of those answers. And should i just go with the cheaper 2010 15 inch or go with the 2011? Also with the refurbished ones how. Can i add the option to add the $200 for 8gb ram.

Answer
For video? You need as many processor cores as you can spare cash for.

The new 15" and 17" MacBook Pro's have quad cores (hyperthreading doubles to 8 cores) and 64 bit processors, the 2010 have dual cores and 32 bit processors..

The 64bit allows you to have 8GB of RAM, the 32bit only uses 3.6GB, so you want the new 2011 models for sure unless you plan to ditch the computer in a year or two anyway.

You also need dedicated graphics, even if you don't 3D game, for video as the inferior integrated graphics makes the CPU overheat, which restricts performance as it self-hobbles to keep the heat down.

Video needs a lot of performance, a desktop MacPro would be ideal as a video platform for the absolute best performance (twice as much as a top of the line MacBook Pro), but you lack portability.

If you go cheap and 32 bit 2010 refurbished, your going to be making a huge mistake as dual cores are on their way out due to their 3.6GB RAM limits. I have 7 year old 15" Intel Core 2 dual, not a bad machine still, but not so much for video.

Quad core 64 bit is the future for the next 10 years and their laptops just came out two weeks ago. :)

Should I get a Mac or a PC laptop for college?

Laura

(Sorry if you aready read my other question, this is similar to it, but a different question)
I am a senior in high school, and am saving up to get a laptop to finish off my senior year, and to go into college with. Should I get a Mac or PC? I was leaning more towards Mac just because I have had TWO PC laptops, that broke and ALWAYS had something wrong with them. My sisters even crashes the printer whenever she plugs it in. So I was thinking about getting the 13" Macbook Air. Is that a good choice? And I am used to using Macs because we use Apple laptops daily in school, so I am very familiar with the operating system. So.... Your opinion? (And I am willing to save up more money for a better laptop, but my max is about $1,200
Thank You! :)

Answer
For video or photo editing or any kind of graphic design, or "general use," Mac is definitely supreme. I'm not even talking about specs (though with any Mac, the specs are great), the operating system is just so clean and easy to work with. Especially iWork, which is Apple's version of Microsoft Office (though Office works on Mac).

I know a lot of people think you're paying for the glowing piece of fruit on the back of the computer when you choose Apple. But I think you're paying for the money that has gone into developing a truly advanced, but yet simple to use operating system. That's why more and more people are switching. Saying that the "software is incompatible" is just plain outdated. And you can't deny that they're beautiful computers designed with top quality hardware and specs. But that's just a bonus.

The 13" Macbook Air is a fine choice for you. Just know that you'll only have 128 GB of storage space, which may not be enough depending on your major. If you'll just plan on storing mostly documents and presentations 128 GB should be fine.

If you want the most for your money, you could buy a refurbished July 2011 Air. This will give you double the storage space for the same price -- all you're sacrificing is a slightly faster processor and slightly better graphics. Here's a link: http://store.apple.com/us/product/G0ME0LL/A

The best thing you can do is get into an Apple store and get your hands on these machines, even before you make the decision: mac or pc. In my experience, the people working at Apple are very helpful in getting you the right computer for your needs.

I hope this helps!

By the way, I'm not "against" PC. If you must go for PC, for whatever reason, make you you choose a solid company, such as HP, Dell, Acer, or Toshiba.

How good is this computer?

Andy Z.

I'm looking to buy a really good computer for gaming, photoshop, adobe after effects, premiere pro, and stuff like that.

PROCESSORIntelÂ® Coreâ¢ i7 2920XM Overclocked Turbo Boost to 4.0GHz (8MB Cache)edit

OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine WindowsÂ® 7 Home Premium, 64bitedit

MEMORY16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (4DIMMS)edit

VIDEO CARDDual 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeonâ¢ HD 6970M - AMD CrossFireXâ¢edit

HARD DRIVE750GB RAID 1 (2x 750GB 7200RPM)edit

WIRELESS + BLUETOOTHIntelÂ® Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 a/b/g/n 3x3 MIMO Technology and Bluetooth 3.0edit

WIRELESSHDInternal 60GHz WirelessHD Transmitter and VIZIO XWH200 Universal Wireless HD Video and Audio Kitedit

INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVESlot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW) with Roxio Creator 2011edit
SOUND OPTIONSInternal High-Definition 5.1 Performance Audio with SoundBlaster MB Software

Answer
AMD 6970m Crossfire? *drools*

That will run most games maxed out, and will be overkill for any video editing software. Compared to a Mac (as mentioned by another person), that laptop will out preform a top of the line MacPro (desktop)

9.9/10

However, this laptop, upgraded with Nvidia 485 SLI would be even stronger (10/10)
http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_customed&model_name=NP7282

Friday, February 7, 2014

what is the best video editing software?

charli goo

n do tell me after editing a video how to make it look rather then making it look fake
thx ...

Answer
The top-ranked video edting software for PC:Ulead Video Studio, Adobe Premiere Elements and SonyVegas.These are not for beginners so it'll take a while to learn them. You'll need books and videos to learn it.
Based on personal experiences,I have had good success with DVD Slideshow Builder,which supports all popular Standard-definition and high-definition videos.
Built-in video edting tools, like crop, rotate Video effects like Brightness contrast, Blur, Carve , Embossment, Flash,Red Green Blue,Levels,Ribbon,Old Photo,etc.
http://www.ourpix.com/dvd-slide-show.html#150

For Mac, I will recommend Final Cut Studio
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/

what's a Good Video Editing Software for Beginners?

wicho

Answer
Hey Wicho,

I would recommend trakAxPC Pro. It's aimed at the novice user but has all the features of a professional software.

It's a really good and user-friendly video editing software which allows you to edit and mix any combination of audio, video and photos. It also has loads of features like effects, text, split screen, reverse, slow-motion etc, plus you can upload your video directly to YouTube through the application. There's a free lite version and a Pro (paid) version available

You can check it out here: http://www.trakax.com/software/pc/

Hope this help

What editing software do they use in hollywood for videos?

Who_are_we

Answer
They usually offline on Avid or Final Cut Pro, then finish on an Autodesk, flame/inferno/fire system. A music video can be finished in Avid or Final cut. It depends on the effects, time allowed to finish the project, and of course, budget.

hollywood video editing software?

Mr NO-IT-A

what is the main program hollywood uses for effects like explosions?

Answer
Well there is no one program, but I'm pretty sure Adobe after effects is commonly used both for small and big Hollywood projects. It's certainly capable of producing many of the visual effects you see in Blockbuster films these days.

However it's common to use more than one program to put the video altogether. For example, you might use a 3D renderer to build a 3D environment and then integrate that in Adobe After Effects with some footage you have in front of a green screen. Then you chroma key out the screen in Effects to put yourself in a 3D environment for example.

Best video editing software that works with these video formats?

Chris

.MOV , .MP4 , and .3GPP
AVS Editor is suppose to but when i try to work with a MOV clip it goes slow everytime

Answer
imtoo studio video converter has editing features, http://www.imtoo.com/video-converter.html Personally used it, pretty happy with the results. No complicated settings, easy to use. Been using this since last year, and Iâd recommend it. Hope it works for you too, check it out =)

video editing software??

dylan

i need a video editing software that works with 3gpp, what can i use? it has to be kinda good, not like perfessional, but i had videospin, but its being really gay now

Answer
I use sony vegas 8 its prolly the 2nd best edtior out there you can do all sorts of stuff like make people look like they walk through walls and get hit by cars. You can make lightsabers! Its amazing what you can do with it! If you need help doing something on it just search your question on youtube there are plenty of videos that can help you! You can get for like $50. (there is a way to get it free)

ALSO CHECK OUT MY MOVIE COMPANY:
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What is the best video editing software?

Tomi

I saw that there was an older thread on this question, but I was wondering what the best video editing software is to date.

Answer
My friends and I are videos fans and we are using this Video Editor for Mac. Smart and professional .

http://how-convert.com/mac-converters/mac-video-editor-best-video-moive-editing-software-for-mac.html

You can use it to edit video files mac, cut video files mac, trim video clips mac, split video mac into smaller ones, join/merge several video files into one mac, adjust effects(Brightness,Constrast,Saturation), set many encoding parameters including resolution, encoder, frame rate, video bitrate, batch convert your video clips to a range of different formats like AVI, WMV, MOV, DV, MPEG-4 etc with extremely fast encoding speed and exceptional quality. And more functions are available.

It is easy to use. Just free download it to try now.
Or search other at http://google.com

Video Editing software?

Flair

Microsoft movie maker really isn't cutting it for me, It always crashes and has limited special effects. Does anybody know a great free software that I could use? The chroma key affect would be great but its not mandatory.

Answer
You may try this AVS Video Editor which has many great functions. The features in the official site are below:
1. Direct Transfer to iPod, PSP, Mobiles and Other Portable Players
2. Supports Virtually ALL Video Formats
3. Burn Movie DVDs
4. Capture and Edit Video from External Devices
5. Edit Video and Enhance Your Movies
6. Create Slide Shows
7. Make Perfect Audio for Your Video Editing Tasks
8. Scene Detection
9. Convenient Video Editing Tools and Interface

There is the free download link:
http://www.avs4you.com/AVS-Video-Editor.aspx?sct=aff&ct=regnow&cid=189508
Also, you can google some other software:
http://www.google.com

What are some good free video editing software names?

Iaamnow

Answer
If using a Windows OS PC, these are two of the better Video Editing Programs out there.

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

WindowsÂ® 7, Windows VistaÂ® (SP2), or Windows XP (SP3)
IntelÂ® PentiumÂ® or AMD Athlonâ¢ 1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or higher recommended)
-Intel Coreâ¢ 2 Duo 2.4 GHz required for AVCHD*
-Intel Coreâ¢ 2 Quad 2.66 GHz or Intel Core i7 required for
AVCHD* 1920
1 GB system memory recommended, 2 GB required for AVCHD*
DirectXÂ® 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

â¢ Video: AVCHD*, AVCHD Lite*, BD Blu-ray*, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivXÂ®*, MPEG-4*, 3GP (MPEG-4)*, WMV, non-encrypted DVD titles (incl. DVD-VR/+VR), QuickTimeÂ® MOV (DV, MPEG-4*, H.264*), DivX PlusÂ® MKV*
â¢ Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3*, WMA
â¢ 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.

http://www.videomaker.com/article/14635 Pinnacle Studio 14 Ultimate Collection

http://www.videomaker.com/article/15120 Sony Vegas Pro 10

Need a name of a free video editing software that does picture-in-picture?

Gilad

Something user-friendly that can cut, trim, add, edit and do PIP. Needs to be free. Anyone know of any such software?

Answer
Videopad is the best video editing software ever.
Download it from here:
http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/index.html

what is the best free video editing software?

need help

Answer
The best free video editing software believe it or not is Windows Movie Maker. If your willing to spend a little bit for a better product I recommend Ulead Video Studio or Adobe Premiere Elements. You can even download a free trial of either product to see if it will meet your needs. But if you need free software take a look at some of the options.

Windows MovieMaker 2 is a capable little editor and ships free with virtually all new XP computers these days package.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx

Virtual dub
A powerful freeware video editor with lots of features, including a choice of compression codecs, splitting, addition of audio tracks. Excellent.
http://www.virtualdub.org/

WAX
Wax is a high performance and flexible video compositing and special effects software. The idea for Wax is to be very general purpose and flexible in video compositing and effects, so that you can compose your dream video sequence with ease everytime.
http://www.debugmode.com/wax/

Zwei-Stein
Zwei-Stein 3.01 is a freeware non-linear, non-destructive video compositing and editing system which offers many advanced features unavailable elsewhere.
With Zwei-Stein you can edit up to 256 video, audio and still image clips, each with up to 64 effects chained serially. Cropping, panning and custom effects are easy with automatic key frames.
http://www.thugsatbay.com/tab/?q=zweistein

Avedit
It is a great tool to work with .AVI files. Regardless of small executable size, this avi editor offers you unlimited power of digital video processing. Some high-tech tricks included into AVIedit allows you to perform with ease and fun the many interesting things, like video warping, color restore, noise reduction and so on...
http://www.am-soft.ru/aviedit.html

Chopper XP
Chopper XP is a tool that lets you extract a part of any DVD easily. It is a Vob cutting program with a video display and a great interface. You just need to scroll to a location and select mark in and out points. The program also lets you set any priority of extraction and displays the estimated time left for extraction.
http://www.digital-miner.com/chopperxp.html

Virtual Edit
Virtual Edit is a semi-professional software video editing package aimed at ambitious content creators to video novices, who want to produce material with a slick and professional look, on a limited budget. Virtual Edit has been written by experts with experience in the Television and Broadcasting industries, which has been encapsulated in this simple software package.
http://www.virtualedit.net/home.htm

http://www.ulead.com/vs/runme.htm
http://www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/

Best FREE software to download for video editing ? x x x x?

HeyDude!!x

Whats the best software to download
For editing videos.
I've got a video camera, and i want to edit them, something like shane dawsons videos.
You can make the videos crazy.
Can you send link, and it must be free

Answer
AVS Video Editor is a powerful, yet easy-to-use tool, which provides advanced storyboard and timeline editing. Hundreds of effects, including video and text overlay, and chromakey effect, lots of filters and transitions will allow you to Create impressive videos, slide-shows and more. Make your home video and save it in format that you need. For your additional convenience we redesigned burning manager in the following way: now DVD, VCD/SVCD and MPEG4 formats are separated from each other to avoid confusion when selecting an appropriate format. Now you can select, adjust or just learn the Aspect ratio of your video. The new version provides you with more flexibilty in controlling your video processing. Choose 16:9 (widescreen format) or 4:3 (fullscreen format) aspect ratio according to your liking.

An included full-featured Audio Editor, will let you to alter, trim and mix audio tracks for your video project. Moreover you can select and edit necessary audio tracks in AVI and DVD files. Friendly and understandable interface allows you to perform all the operations quick and easily. AVS Video Editor presents a perfect combination of attractive price and high-quality performance.

Video sound but no picture on laptop.........?

Cheeky Mon

Could someone please tell me why videos uploaded to my laptop from my camera only have sound but no picture???. Thanks in advance. (easy explanations if poss coz i'm a bit of a novice!)
I just tried what you both said and i got a warning it wasn't safe to download. Will it ruin my laptop or is it safe. Thanks for your 1st answer , i hope you can answer this too:)

Answer
Yep,vlc is what ya need. Get it here

http://download.cnet.com/VLC-Media-Player/3000-13632_4-10267151.html

Edit: VLC is perfectly safe to download and use. I put it on my customers computers every day with no problems. If its an anti-virus warning,you may have a virus giving you false positives just so you will pay them a few bucks. Get malwarebytes while you're at download.com and run a scan.

What laptop should I get?

Jululu

I need one that is great for photo and video editing. I'm online a lot, so something that does well online, and a little bit of gaming (like rct3) My absolute price limit is $1500 but i'm hoping to spend just $1000

So it needs to be great in Photo and Video editing, Online work, and can run games normaly. Any advice appreciated!

Answer
I would recommend getting a Core i7 processor based laptop. The Core i7 processor is Intel's fastest processor for mobile. The Core i7 features smart performance and has both Turbo Boost and Hyper-Threading technology so it can handle up to 8 way multi-tasking and give you a burst of speed when you need it. It does a great job on Photoshop and video editing and many of the Core i7 processor based laptops include powerful video solutions for smooth 3D gaming.

Check out a bunch of Core i7 laptops here in your price range:

http://reviews.cnet.com/laptop-reviews/?filter=500035_118410&sort=lowPrice9+asc&minPrice=1000.0&maxPrice=1500.0&tag=dfll_search;priceRange

Good luck with your purchase!

Clayton
Intel Social Media
Twitter: @intelinside

How will my laptop work with mass amounts of video, photo, and music editing?

John

I recently bought a 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display and had it upgraded to 2.8 GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, with TurboBoost up to 3.8GHz and 768 GB of flash storage. I was wondering how well would it work with massive amounts of photo, video, and music editing along with capability to play intense game with hardcore graphics also to hold a lot of storage of constant 10 to 20 minute long videos added a day, can it do all of this without crashing constantly but rarities are accepted and if storage is the only true problem I am willing to get an external storage device. I am posting this because I am a starting photographer, somewhat a director, a student, and overall entertainer. I also am asking because even though when I did the research it all seemed to check out I was wondering if any experts or people with personal experience could shine some light upon this because I've had many laptops that cant seem to handle extensive editing of all kinds from programs like those created by Adobe, and cant handle the storage for the videos and also crash during downloads of high quality games or during the actual gameplay. I'd like to hear many people's opinions and am open to suggestions. Thank you.

Answer
Files in storage do not cause system crashes. To store massive amounts of data, you will need some external drives. My Mac tower had four internal drives and four external drives. I don't use any of my Mac notebooks for video editing, except a bit of touch up on location. I can't deal with intense editing on a tiny 15" screen.

Notebook computers don't play games at highest level all day without some over-heating.... unless the notebook is almost 2 inches thick (Alienware) to allow large fans and air space inside for cooling.

If you use several high-RAM apps simultaneously, such as Final Cut Pro, Photoshop and Handbrake, the system will use scratch space / virtual memory, and that will cause slow operation, but not necessarily a crash.

Notebook computers are designed for multi-tasking on the go, but in recent years, a trend has skyrocketed for "bolting down" a notebook, and using it as if it were a desktop. It would make much more sense for these people to buy a desktop, like the Mac Pro http://www.apple.com/mac-pro/ or an all-in-one, like the iMac.

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Buying a laptop for 3D rendering and video/photo editing?

Hello, I'm planning on buying a laptop for using Blender 3D and other editing program like sony vegas, photoshop etc.

So would this spec handle this?

3rd Generation IntelÂ® Ivy Bridge Coreâ¢ i7-3610QM (2.3GHz - 3.3GHz, 6MB IntelÂ® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP)

nVidia GT 630M 1024MB PCI-Express GDDR3 DX11 with Optimus

8GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS)

500gb 7200rpm (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)

I'm planning on buying my laptop from this website

http://www.xoticpc.com/

Answer
To the best of my knowledge that spec laptop would cope very well :) but no matter how good the laptop is, rendering will always take a very long time. I personally use a desktop with an Intel Core2Quad Q8300, ATI Radeon HD5670, 4GB DDR3 (1333mHz) RAM and a 320GB and 2TB SATA2 7200RPM hard drives, and i can edit and render reasonably well.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Green Screen Software?

Michael B

I want some green screen software that works good. I have Video Edit Magic, but it doesn't work so good. I was looking into Green Screen Wizard, but I don't think it supports video. Any help please?
Well I did some searching and I found this guy on youtube markapsolon and from there I decided to use CompositeLab like he recommended on one of his videos and it works great.

Answer
Green Screen Wizard does support video. See the details here http://www.askthecomputerdoc.com/blog/hot-bargains/

Click on the Green Screen link.

Best Video editing software?

James

I'm looking for an editing software, mainly for text and background animation for no more than $300 that is somewhat user friendly. Thank you.

Answer
Video Editing:

Lightworks; semi-free alternative to Avid ($1,200), Adobe Premiere ($240/year), and Sony Vegas ($600).
http://lwks.com

Lightworks has been used in the movie industry for more than 20 years. Lightworks also has the fastest workflow in the industry.

Lightworks used to cost more than $1,000, but now Lightworks Pro costs $60/year and you can download a free version from their website.

Editors using Lightworks have produced numerous internationally renowned and Oscar and Emmy award-winning feature films and television programs, including The King's Speech, The Departed, Mission Impossible, Braveheart, and Pulp Fiction.

Lightworks is FREE if you don't need pro video codecs and you can use the free version as long as you want.

Lightworks Tutorials
http://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCD45705BA08852C0

3D Animation and VFX Compositing:

Blender; free alternative to Maya ($3,700) and After Effects ($240/year).
http://blender.org

Blender has a complete VFX pipeline in one single software package. Blender has tools for modeling, sculpting, rigging, animation, rotoscoping, chroma keying (green screen), motion tracking, smoke, fire, and fluid simulation, particles, destruction, physics, color grading, node compositing, and video editing.

After Effects uses "layer-based" compositing. Blender uses "node-based" compositing similar to Nuke ($4,155); used in the movie industry http://thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke

Blender has more advanced features but After Effects is easier to use.

Blender is 100% free with full functionality, no adware, no spyware, and no viruses, and you're allowed to use Blender in any production without having to pay for anything.

Blender Artists (community forum)
http://blenderartists.org/forum

Blender Cookie (tutorials)
http://cgcookie.com/blender

Blender Demo Reel 2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1XZGulDxz9o

Good laptop for Video editing?

Jesus

Best laptop for video editing?

Q. I am in desprate need of a new laptop and my video editing sucks right now. I have a Dell and I use Windows Movie Maker and it is awful. I need a new laptop that has a great webcam and great for video editing. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Answer
This MSI laptop should be more than good enough for anything you'll ever need it to do.

Intel Core i5-2410M 2.3GHz Dual Core CPU
4GB DDR3 RAM
500GB Hard Drive
nVIDIA GeForce GT520M 1GB Dedicated Graphics

Â£515

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/MSI+CX640-018+15.6%22+Laptop+-+Core+i5+%5BCX640-018UK%5D+?productId=46944

If thats alittle overkill for what you need then here is a cheaper one that is still pretty decent.

Intel Core i3-2310M 2.1GHz Dual Core
4GB DDR3 RAM
320GB Hard Drive
Intel HD2000 Graphics

Â£420

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Laptops/Laptops/MSI+CR640-020+15.6%22+SandyBridge+Laptop+%5BCR640-020UK%5D+?productId=46941

Both laptops have an integrated camera.

What's a good free video editing software I can get online?

Paige

I want to put some clips together to make it all one video, and do several other things like have cool effects and titles and all that good stuff,
Whats a good free video editing software I can get online?
That's simple? And virus free?

Thanks so much for your help. I really appreiciate it. :)
Windows movie marker won't ever work for me.

Answer
Photobucket is a great web based and FREE editing tools. The software behind it comes from Adobe who make some of the best commercial ($$$) photo and video editors. Also check out Jaycut which allows you to export and save your videos! If you need/want more features downloading VideoSpin, VideoPad or VideoThang are great options. Still free, but you have to download the software. For under $100 you can buy Adobe Premiere Elements.

There is also new freeware version of Windows Movie Maker that works on Windows Vista, XP and even Windows 7. Microsoft has added and deleted features from each version and this version has all the features from each version plus some extras.

http://www.edit-photos.net/video
http://www.squidoo.com/youtube-video-editing

What is a good free video capturing and or editing software online?

Smile Kid

OneTrueMedia makes you pay for all the good stuff now ):
and windows movie maker is crap, won't import anything, and freezes my laptop.
I just need something that I can upload videos and do some minor editing.
or capture video with webcam.

Answer
You can try these. They are all FREE. Really good ones.

Zwei-Stein : http://www.thugsatbay.com/tab/?q=zweistein
Zwei-Stein 3.01 is a freeware non-linear, non-destructive video compositing and editing system which offers many advanced features unavailable elsewhere. With Zwei-Stein you can edit up to 256 video, audio and still image clips, each with up to 64 effects chained serially. Cropping, panning and custom effects are easy with automatic key frames.

Avidemux : http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/
Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated using rojects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities.

Avedit : http://www.am-soft.ru/aviedit.html
It is a great tool to work with .AVI files. Regardless of small executable size, this avi editor offers you unlimited power of digital video processing. Some high-tech tricks included into AVIedit allows you to perform with ease and fun the many interesting things, like video warping, color restore, noise reduction and so on...

VirtualDub : http://www.virtualdub.org/
A powerful freeware video editor with lots of features, including a choice of compression codecs, splitting, addition of audio tracks. Excellent.

WAX : http://www.debugmode.com/wax/
Wax is a high performance and flexible video compositing and special effects software. The idea for Wax is to be very general purpose and flexible in video compositing and effects, so that you can compose your dream video sequence with ease everytime.

software to edit video...?

BK Shradha

which nero software will help me edit videos....

Answer
I will recommend Nero 10 MultiMedia Suite
Platinum HD.Nero 10 MultiMedia Suite
Platinum HD is PC software
designed for video editing and
playback. You can use Nero 10
MultiMedia Suite Platinum HD to
create movies, edit photos, or to organize and view your current
movie and picture collection. Nero
10 MultiMedia Suite Platinum HD
is a higher-end version of Nero's
basic video editing software, and
is designed especially for managing and editing HD video.

media hd 10.1.4 video editing software?

Q. is it any good

Answer
You may try AVS Video Editor which has many great functions. The features in the official site are below:
1. Direct Transfer to iPod, PSP, Mobiles and Other Portable Players
2. Supports Virtually ALL Video Formats
3. Burn Movie DVDs
4. Capture and Edit Video from External Devices
5. Edit Video and Enhance Your Movies
6. Create Slide Shows
7. Make Perfect Audio for Your Video Editing Tasks
8. Scene Detection
9. Convenient Video Editing Tools and Interface

There is the free download link:
http://www.dvdtoipod.us/dvdvideoconverter/avs-video-editor.html
Also, you can use Photoshop which may be difficult for us:
http://www.adobe.com

Which video editing software of windows can edit videos like a hollywood movie?

Ashok

Just I wanna learn the basic idea of video editing, like background editing and other dream effects like hollywood movie.
So, I wanna know which video editor of windows should I use.
If I can know it then I'll be very glad.
Please tell me.

Answer
Video Editing:

Lightworks; semi-free alternative to Avid ($1,200), Adobe Premiere ($240/year), and Sony Vegas ($600).
http://lwks.com

Lightworks has been used in the movie industry for more than 20 years. Lightworks also has the fastest workflow in the industry.

Lightworks used to cost more than $1,000, but now Lightworks Pro costs $60/year and you can download a free version from their website.

Editors using Lightworks have produced numerous internationally renowned and Oscar and Emmy award-winning feature films and television programs, including The King's Speech, The Departed, Mission Impossible, Braveheart, and Pulp Fiction.

Lightworks is FREE if you don't need pro video codecs and you can use the free version as long as you want.

Lightworks Tutorials
http://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCD45705BA08852C0

3D Animation and VFX Compositing:

Blender; free alternative to Maya ($3,700) and After Effects ($240/year).
http://blender.org

Blender has a complete VFX pipeline in one single software package. Blender has tools for modeling, sculpting, rigging, animation, rotoscoping, chroma keying (green screen), motion tracking, smoke, fire, and fluid simulation, particles, destruction, physics, color grading, node compositing, and video editing.

After Effects uses "layer-based" compositing. Blender uses "node-based" compositing similar to Nuke ($4,155); used in the movie industry http://thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke

Blender has more advanced features but After Effects is easier to use.

The easiest and most detailed tutorial on how to use Blender is Neal Hirsig's tutorial at http://gryllus.net/Blender/3D.html

Start with the first four lessons of Neal Hirsig's tutorial.

Blender is 100% free with full functionality, no adware, no spyware, and no viruses, and you're allowed to use Blender in any production without having to pay for anything.

Blender Artists (community forum)
http://blenderartists.org/forum

Blender Cookie (tutorials)
http://cgcookie.com/blender

Blender Demo Reel 2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1XZGulDxz9o
Tears of Steel VFX Breakdown (Blender)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nawbpZOKpD8

Video editing software?

cset2

I was wondering does anyone know any good video editing software for windows. I have used windows movie maker before and it's okay I actually like it except it is quite basic (and often slow). I am really looking to make videos manly that I would put on Youtube. If anyone has used or knows some good video editing software (I prefer free but willing to pay if it is really good) please let me know. I must be able to add and edit audio in it as well as video, thank you.

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. Windows Live Movie Maker is still good, but not so versatile.

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 laptop is better for video editing?

Leslie

Im stuck between getting this sony vario
http://www.frys.com/product/7685997
Or getting a Mac.

Im not sure which would be better for video editing. ? Please no biased opinions.

If you can feel free to recommend any other pc . Or if you think the mac is better.

Im more of a pc person but i dont mind the mac.

Answer
Okay, anything that has to do with Videos and Pictures in common usually the magic is made by Mac Laptops. They are designed for fast working and especially designing without having the best hardware.

Is MacBook good for video editing?

paulispaul

I have to use a laptop for video editing, but people are saying that there is no space for video editing on the MacBook. People are saying that I need a MacBook Pro, but I do not have money to buy it. What should I do, should I just get a MacBook or try getting a Pro? Please Help.

Answer
try getting a pro they are great for video and picture editing...

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Best video editing software for mac (for watermarking)?

Dogberts

I have some videos which I would like to watermark with my website and then upload. Can anyone recommend any software on the mac for doing this?
Wow Mike M, very detailed response to my issue. I shall try it straight away - many thanks for your time

Answer
I just tried it with QuickTime Pro (in other words, QuickTime Player with a serial number and, therefore, editing features), and I was able to figure it out pretty quickly.

First, open up the movie you want to watermark in QuickTime player. Then drag the image you want to use as a watermark (an image of your website's logo with a transparent background looks best) from the Finder right onto the movie. This doesn't give you quite what you want, as the image only appears for a split second, but it lets QuickTime know what you're working with at least.

Now, press âA (or click "Select All" in the Edit menu) to select the whole length of the movie. In the Edit menu, click "Add to Selection & Scale" to add that image to the movie again, but this time pasting it onto the movie's entire duration.

Then go to the Window menu, and select "Show Movie Properties" (or press âJ). The window that appears will show you the different layers in your QuickTime movie. First of all, you want to select the one that's got a very short duration *and* shows up as an image format (such as PNG, which is what I tested with) â that's the image you first dragged onto there, that only got pasted as a little blip. You can press the "Delete" button above the list to get rid of that one, leaving just the movie, the audio track (if there is one) and your watermark image that lasts as long as the movie does. Select that image layer now, and go to the "Visual Settings" tab underneath.

On the right, there's a box called "Transformation"; in there, there are two text boxes next to the label "Offset". These let you choose where the image appears on your movie, counting in pixels from 0,0 at the top-left corner. (So, if you wanted your watermark at the bottom-right instead, you'd subtract the image's width from the width of the movie and put the result in the first box, then do the same with the heights and the second box.)

On the bottom left of the Properties window â and this is assuming that you're using an image that has transparency â you'll find a drop-down list that's labeled "Transparency". Set this to "Straight Alpha Blend"; this tells QuickTime to make use of the transparency information already in the image (instead of just showing an opaque box around the image), and also gives you a slider you can use to make the watermark more or less transparent.

It may sound confusing, but it kinda makes sense as you go along, and this method doesn't require you to install any software that wasn't on your Mac to begin with. Hope this helps!

what is a good free video editing software with no watermark?

Evan S

like i said before all that i really want is just a free video editing software that works well with no water mark please. thank you for you're help.
forgot to mention this. My laptop for some reason didn't come with movie maker it might be because it's vista but i'm not quite sure and if there is a way can you tell me how to get movie maker for vista.

Answer
You may try AVS Video Editor which has many great functions. The features in the official site are below:
1. Direct Transfer to iPod, PSP, Mobiles and Other Portable Players
2. Supports Virtually ALL Video Formats
3. Burn Movie DVDs
4. Capture and Edit Video from External Devices
5. Edit Video and Enhance Your Movies
6. Create Slide Shows
7. Make Perfect Audio for Your Video Editing Tasks
8. Scene Detection
9. Convenient Video Editing Tools and Interface

There is the free download link:
http://www.avs4you.com/AVS-Video-Editor.aspx?sct=aff&ct=regnow&cid=94690
Also, you can use Photoshop which may be difficult for us:
http://www.ask.com

Are Sony Laptops good for video editing ?

The

Answer
Sony VAIO. (y)

Is this laptop suitable for video editing?

Shepy

I'm in the process of choosing a laptop, Im keen on a Sony and this one is in my price range. I'll mainly use it for very ordinary applications, office applications etc... however, I do dabble in video editing and I'd like to know of the graphics card is suitable for adobe or something like it.

Cheers

Product Description
Sony VAIO NW Series VGN-NW20SF/P - Core 2 Duo T6600 2.2 GHz - 15.5" TFT

Dimensions (WxDxH)
37 cm x 24.9 cm x 2.9 cm

Weight
2.7 kg

System Type
Notebook

Built-in Devices
Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial

Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 / 2.2 GHz ( Dual-Core )

Cache Memory
2 MB - L2 Cache

RAM
4 GB (installed) / 8 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 800 MHz ( 2 x 2 GB )

Card Reader
Yes

Hard Drive
320 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm

Optical Storage
DVDÂ±RW (Â±R DL) / DVD-RAM - integrated

Display
15.5" TFT 1366 x 768 ( WXGA ) - X-black

Graphics Controller
Intel GMA 4500MHD Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0

Audio Output
Sound card

Networking
Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)

Notebook Camera
Integrated - 0.3 Megapixel

Input Device
Keyboard, touchpad

Battery
Lithium Ion

Run Time (Up To)
4 hour(s)

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition

Answer
I'm not up on the specs required by the latest Adobe software, but the problem that jumps out to me is the hard drive: It's a 5400rpm unit, you would really want a seperate faster hard drive to act as the video scratch.

The Hard drive in the laptop has to run the system and programmes, if you then add in video data then it's not going to be stable with all those MBs getting chucked around.

You need to get a seperate 7200rpm drive. Lacie do rugged drives with this rotation speed, if you have a firewire port they are also bus powered.

I don't see any reference to the bus speed either, you want 768 or preferably faster. This dictates how quickly the various components can communicate. No point having a fast processor and a fast external drive if the system bus speed is strangling it.

These are why desktops are generally the better option for video editing. Unless you use a mac. Which I do.

4k tv technology help?

Raphael

what kind of graphics card would handle it easily or at all?

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Such cards are available now, but they are very high-end and are designed to go in professional editing systems. Here, for example, is a 4K-capable video capture card with HDMI In and Out, able to handle 4:2:2 and even 4:4:4 formats, as well as 3D:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=892446&is=REG&Q=&A=details

You can probably imagine if the video card is nearly $1K the price for a rig to handle everything else (very fast parallel processing, very high-res monitor, very large/fast HDDs to handle vast amounts of data, etc), not to mention the software package - well, it's pretty top-of-the mountain type stuff.
Just a card for the display costs as much as a cheaper PC:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2313386&SRCCODE=WEBGOOPA&cm_mmc_o=mH4CjC7BBTkwCjCV1-CjCE&gclid=CI2N-I_6oLYCFY9DMgod5mcAJw

So, be assured, since people are already buying 4K cameras, and with TV and other manufacturers with $ in their eyes, 4K and 8K are coming. The only problem is, with the speed of technological change, just about anything you get now will be obsolete in a few years when things really start going...

converting pre-keyed 4k footage to 1080p / preserving alphachannel?

-.-

Hi,

i have 4K prekeyed greenscreen footage that someone shot for me but my pc is waaayyyy too shitty to handle this all especially with 2 or 3 video layers. i want to convert them to full HD so my craptop can handle it better but i doubt the alphachannel will be preserved if i convert it. can i convert it into the same foramt any other format but then smaller resolution and with alphachannel or will it be lost anyway?

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Hi Chett:

It might help the discussion if you told us what file format (and not just "DCI 4K" or "4K UHD"; I need file extensions) your green-screen originals are in. And knowing what software (AfterEffects, Inferno, etc.) created the alpha layer & final file would help in finding a suitable transcoder or work-around.

But, even at 1080p (which is double the size of 1080i), most laptops struggle trying to handle HD video files of any type. Tell us what video/effects software packages you run (or try to run) on your laptop.

If you are serious about editing or compositing any HD digital effects footage, you need to invest in a decent multi-core CPU tower with serious RAM & fast hard drives to handle this properly.

Use the "Additional Details" link on the Action Bar's Edit menu to add more info, and we can help further.

hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
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What's the best video editing software?

martiniac

What's the best video editing software I can get for under $100? I need something that will allow me to edit, splice and that is able to work with and convert between all major file types. I would also very much like to capture using the same program. I am using like 4 different programs right now and I absolutely hate working with video because of it. I am just working with home stuff so it doesn't need to be professional grade but I am a perfectionist! Thanks!!

Answer
Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 is available for students and teachers for around $60, while everyone else pays $100

http://www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/

This would be my reccomendation as it is based off of Adobe Premiere Pro which is an industry standard editor. It allows for joining video clips and then exporting to dvd, ipod, psp, web, other mobile devices.

Here is a good article by PC MAGAZINE:
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1874,4835,00.asp

at the bottom of the article you can compare the many video editors available for under $100

What free software can I download to make and edit videos on my computer?

Surfin B1r

I just would like some suggestions (links would be very helpful) to a free, safe and good quality video editing software and/or video recorder. Somewhat like a webcam that can record what is going on, on my screen, if there are any. Thanks!

Answer
Look on CNET or PC Magazine websites. They have free downloads and reviews of all kinds of software.

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