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Title: Video editor required....
Post by: Buddy on 13 August, 2009, 01:14:33 AM
My son has started doing youtube videos and I need a simple video editor to do some minor editing on them to keep them within youtubs required time limit.

Any suggestions on any freeware or shareware software available (or even a cheap one to buy)?

Cheers!
Title: Re: Video editor required....
Post by: Pete Wells on 13 August, 2009, 08:38:27 AM
Hey Buddy/Ump, if you've got a Mac then imovie is easy enough or windows movie maker on the PC - both come free with your computer and are a doddle.
Title: Re: Video editor required....
Post by: Banners on 13 August, 2009, 08:52:05 AM
There's an unboxed Adobe Premiere Elements 7 on Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B001ELK950/ref=dp_olp_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1250149821&sr=8-1) for around £30.

M@
Title: Re: Video editor required....
Post by: Colin YNWA on 13 August, 2009, 08:56:07 AM
Even I can use Windows Movie Maker so if you're looking for simple and basic that's ya fella on PC
Title: Re: Video editor required....
Post by: Buddy on 13 August, 2009, 11:38:52 AM
I don't have windows movie maker on my machine (not sure why, but it is over three years old running XP and was second hand when I got it).

I'll have a look and see if it can be downloaded.

Cheers.


After looking it seems I should have it on my laptop, will have a look when I get home.
Title: Re: Video editor required....
Post by: Pete Wells on 13 August, 2009, 11:49:53 AM
Hey Ump, you probably will have it, it'll just be well hidden which it sometimes stupidly is. Do a search for moviemk.exe in Program Files or Windows.
Title: Re: Video editor required....
Post by: Buddy on 14 August, 2009, 11:42:00 AM
I did indeed have movie maker on my laptop!

Cheers!

All I need now is a 3gp to mp4 converter!
Title: Re: Video editor required....
Post by: WoD on 14 August, 2009, 01:19:17 PM
google SUPER...nice piece of software and free...
Title: Re: Video editor required....
Post by: Pete Wells on 14 August, 2009, 03:28:11 PM
quickmediaconverter from Cocoon Software is nice too...

http://www.cocoonsoftware.com/ (http://www.cocoonsoftware.com/)
Title: Re: Video editor required....
Post by: SmallBlueThing on 14 August, 2009, 05:41:30 PM
Quote from: Buddy (previusly Uncle Umpty) on 14 August, 2009, 11:42:00 AM
I did indeed have movie maker on my laptop!


As did I! Useful, since wife has been badgering me to get the software so I can edit her stripteases together into a showreel. So thanks to Colin and Pete for that!

Why did they hide it like that?

Steev
Title: Re: Video editor required....
Post by: Pete Wells on 14 August, 2009, 06:13:41 PM
Hey Steev, if the wife needs any help editing that footage, feel free to send it!
Title: Re: Video editor required....
Post by: Buddy on 15 August, 2009, 10:52:08 AM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 13 August, 2009, 08:56:07 AM
Even I can use Windows Movie Maker so if you're looking for simple and basic that's ya fella on PC

Well edited movie on Windows Movie Maker but now it just does not want to save it!

Seems to be a common problem afret I did a quick google about it.

Back to square one now.
Title: Re: Video editor required....
Post by: Pete Wells on 15 August, 2009, 11:16:59 AM
I've had this problem a couple of times too, it's easily fixable.

Save the project, then go to Save To My Computer and.. plop, it crashes! Restart the program, load the project again, choose Save To My Computer and it usually works.

Annoying, I know!
Title: Re: Video editor required....
Post by: Buddy on 15 August, 2009, 01:51:38 PM
No joy at all with this.

Gave your suggestion a go, same result.

Rebooted machine and had another go. Same result.

Which is very frustrating as it is exactly what I'm looking for.
Title: Re: Video editor required....
Post by: CraveNoir on 04 January, 2010, 12:52:03 PM
I'd heartily recommend SUPER for converting between video file types without too much fuss.

http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_encoders/super.cfm