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Hi guys,

This is totally OT. Ive recently got one of those Panasonic 3CCD hard drive
video camera and its excellent but the free software that comes with it
is a bit rubbish. Can anyone recommend a decent bit of video editing
software that will allow me to split and merge clips and also edit sound
over the top? Would really appreciate some tips as Im struggling.

Ive seen people raving about the Sony Vegas software that retails at
Ł350ish but Id rather not spend quite that much! It does look great
though...

TIA,


Brian.

Brian Hoggard wrote in message
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Not probably what you want Brian but I find the free windows movie
maker has everything that I need for my basic needs of adding soundclips
splitting etc - then again Im no spielberg.

John

Brian Hoggard wrote in message
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Vegas will also do 5.1 surround sound mixing. You do need something fairly
recent to edit AVCHD format data, which I assume is what your camera uses.
If its SD (standard def) then an older version of Vegas would handle it at
a lower price point.

icarusi
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ABrian Hoggard wrote:
Not to start a war....but
Grab a second hand iMac with iMovie
Youll get a great computer and some great and easy to use software for
video editing...
I have done a few videos with mine and its just so quick and easy as
well as having lots of nice features.

Just a suggestion!

On Apr 15, 11:15 pm, Brian Hoggard
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Ulead VideoStudio. You can get old versions a lot cheaper than the
current package, and they will sell you an upgrade for a very
reasonable price. I got 9 for free, and upgraded to 10 for about 50
Euro. I use 10 to edit up the videos for the Comedy Club of each
performer and burn them to disk. Ive recently authored a complete
DVD featuring clips of all the comedy shows for promo use using it.
(including the menu system, and chaptering)

It doesnt have all the super-advanced features of Vegas or any of the
pro-grade stuff, but it does do what you want. If you want to just
cut a film and add music and titles over the top, with some nice
transitions, its very straightforward. It even does colour-key
superimposition, although I havent had chance to try that. Its also
very easy to use. I think the later package (theyre up to 11 now)
has even more features, such as Hi definition editing. Its also a
very, very stable editing system. Its never crashed on me once.

They even do a free download trial version : http://www.ulead.com/download/d=
ownload.htm

The only thing I will say is that the sound section is a bit basic if
youre used to a fully-featured multitrack recording program - I
usually end up stripping the sound from the video, pulling it into
cool edit pro and working on it there, but Im talking about synching
two separate sound recordings (ie comedians mic sound only with
ambient room sound), doing some compression (dropping the audience
sound level so you dont lose what the performers saying). On Ulead
you can overlay a commentary and music, and adjust the volume
dynamically in a similar way to cool edit pro, and thats about it.

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:15:44 +0100, Brian Hoggard
wrote:

Not used this myself, but my network tech recommends Pinnacle - Ive
seen the wedding video he produced with it and its pretty good.
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On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:15:44 +0100, Brian Hoggard
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I paid less than Ł60 for my legal copy of Sony Vegas. Check out the
cheaper editions they may do everything you need.

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Brian Hoggard wrote in message
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What format does it store and output the files to the PC in?

I have a Panasonic 3CCD camcorder, the NV-GS300 that uses Mini DV tapes. For
editing I have Pinnacle Studio 9 but also use the free Windows Movie Maker
that comes with XP and Vista.

Pinnacle is excellent but it does far more than I need so I find Windows
Movie Maker great for downloading to the PC and doing basic editing. Its
capable of a doing most of what I need and once Ive finished the edit I use
Vistas Windows DVD Maker to burn the video to DVD in the format required by
stand alone DVD players.

Dave Morley also has a valid point. My wife has an iMac with iMovie and its
excellent.

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