Video Editing Software? (for Pool videos)

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I want to edit and upload some of my pool videos (taken with my HD camera) to YouTube, etc.

What would be a good piece of software to use?

I have looked at Roxio and Pinnacle so far, but would like to hear others ideas based on what works.


Edited to add I'm using Windows 7
 
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well on the free side you have windows movie maker..

on the outrageously expensive and you'll never use most of the features side Adobe Premier:thumbup:
 
PC: I think adobe premiere elements is $100 or something.

mac: final cut express (cheap) or imovie (free)
 
cleary said:
PC: I think adobe premiere elements is $100 or something.

mac: final cut express (cheap) or imovie (free)
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
Buy US$799
Upgrade from US$299

Cheap way to cut and trim is Womble MPEG-VCR but it does not recompress easy to use, the DVD version is even better it does more such as recompress. The thing I like about these are the edits and writes are frame accurate and fast to write out the final cut version. Free to try.

http://www.womble.com/index.html
 
I have a Kodiak Playsport, which is an HD cam (1920x1080 and 1280x720) that makes video files in .mov. .mov files are not the most popular video format for windows based computers. So i had to buy something that could support the format.

The software it came with is called Media Impression which was ok. But I wanted something that was more robust in terms of features. I ended up buying Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD 9.0. Which works great for me. It's pretty much what you would expect, geared toward the average home user and not the professional such Premiere. I use a combination of Vegas and Media Impression which works well for me.

And also another important feature is that I have a pretty good computer (a quad core cpu, 4 GIGS of RAM, HD4850). The reason I say this is I don't how well it would run on something slower. I still have some encoding times that take well over a half hour for a single video file. I couldn't imagine how long it would take for something like a dual core, or even a Celeron (and yeah, they still make Celeron single cores!).

I guess what I'm saying in a long drawn out way is the obvious, the fast the computer you have, the more you'll love whatever program you get. Anyhow good luck with your choice.
 
elvicash said:
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
Buy US$799
Upgrade from US$299

Cheap way to cut and trim is Womble MPEG-VCR but it does not recompress easy to use, the DVD version is even better it does more such as recompress. The thing I like about these are the edits and writes are frame accurate and fast to write out the final cut version. Free to try.

http://www.womble.com/index.html
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Yeah, the full blown pro version of Premiere is really expensive, but the elements version is not all that bad. Premiere Elements 9.0 is $100... $80 with the mail in rebate.

If you have windows and are just a beginner at video editing, I think that Windows Movie Maker will be one of the easiest to use.

If you don't want to use that, the just google search something like "best free video editing software", and I'm sure you'll find plenty.
 
I work with videographers sometimes, and I asked one of them what they use for their videos. He suggested this website might be one of many that could be helpful with tips: http://www.html5video.org
 
I have several that I use -

Videopad - downloadable from the NCH website - has a free downloadable trial version - very easy to use - works for all formats - converts - has great bells and whistles

NCH - Videopad

Then you have Magix - another great, easy to use program - about $90 = has a trial that saves everything with a goofy watermark on it - but the full pro version is worth every penny IMO.

Magix Movie Edit Pro 17 w/ HD

Then there is AVS Video Editor.This is the one I use.

http://www.avs4you.com/AVS-Video-Editor.aspx

I think I paid $59 for it. It does everything. It has an awesome screen capture option, Video over video overlay - high def effects, and advanced audio editing capabilities. I can do on screen diagramming with the effects maker - which saves me literally hundreds of hours of editing.

Here is a sample of a video that has the video over video overlays and effects - the video /over video overlay is at about 10-11 minutes in -

Lou Figueroa 2009 DCC Straight Pool Challenge

As with anything, you need to find out exactly what capabilities you need from these products. I have bought about 5 over the past 3 years, and I am amazed at the fast forward flow of technology. For that reason, I find software that has what actually need to do what I need to do, and I pass on the other stuff.

For pool, any of the above programs will work just fine.
 
Blackjack said:
I have several that I use -

Videopad - downloadable from the NCH website - has a free downloadable trial version - very easy to use - works for all formats - converts - has great bells and whistles

NCH - Videopad
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That NCH website is GREAT. I have downloaded a ton of software from there, some free and some I paid for.

I especially like the Switch File Converter program which enables me to turn an oddball audio or video format into an MP3 format. That's a life-saver. Sometimes I get MAC files that I need to convert, since I work on a PC, and this little baby does the trick for me.

Also, the Express Scribe (ES) is wonderful, and best of all, that one is free.

They're in Australia. There's also good information on their forum that is extremely helpful and informative if you get in a pickle. :wink:
 
The software you choose has a lot to do with what your source video format is as well as what you would like your final format to be, as well as how much editing power you would like.

Take a second, register on this forum, you will have some great suggestions by the end of the same day if not sooner. :thumbup:


http://muvipix.com/phpBB3/index.php
 
I use Pinnacle Studio, but I haven't done a lot with it yet. Although it offers a lot of power, i think. This short video has several titles, a caption and does some slow-mo stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ksI000kZvc

I did another one for the Legends and Champions tour, but I messed up the video conversion so the source-audio got out of sync with the video - but that was my fault, not the programs. It does transitions, titles, pics, and audio-overlay tracks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oVaQpvcfnw

I'm shooting with a little pocket cam, the Kodak Zi8.
 
I'll also add another vote for Sony Vegas Movie Studio. For $100 you can get a pretty awesome piece of software.
 
Thanks for all the great replies, I have a Sony CM05 HDD 120GB Camcorder and it puts out AWESOME HD Video in a small package. Hope to get some videos out there soon. I have some research to do on the above posts. THANKS AGAIN!!
 
No one has yet mentioned the best PC based NLE editor, and that's Sony Vegas.

Stay away from Adobe Premiere. It's the biggest piece of shit software ever made, and has almost single handedly given PCs a bad rep for video editing.
 
Baby PacMan said:
I have a Kodiak Playsport, which is an HD cam (1920x1080 and 1280x720) that makes video files in .mov. .mov files are not the most popular video format for windows based computers. So i had to buy something that could support the format.

The software it came with is called Media Impression which was ok. But I wanted something that was more robust in terms of features. I ended up buying Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD 9.0. Which works great for me. It's pretty much what you would expect, geared toward the average home user and not the professional such Premiere. I use a combination of Vegas and Media Impression which works well for me.

And also another important feature is that I have a pretty good computer (a quad core cpu, 4 GIGS of RAM, HD4850). The reason I say this is I don't how well it would run on something slower. I still have some encoding times that take well over a half hour for a single video file. I couldn't imagine how long it would take for something like a dual core, or even a Celeron (and yeah, they still make Celeron single cores!).

I guess what I'm saying in a long drawn out way is the obvious, the fast the computer you have alight motion bluestacks, the more you'll love whatever program you get. Anyhow good luck with your choice.
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Hello. Can you please tell me how Space Navigator works with video editing software? I want to use it with my Sony Vegas Pro 10. My friend said that Final Cut Pro can use Space Navigator. So I was thinking to buy Space Navigator as well. But I want to know whether this product can work or not.
 
I use Camtasia for the few videos that I have edited and it seems to be a solid package. It runs for around $300.
 
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