Video Editing

[Seanaldinho]

I just took a few GoPro videos and would like to do some editing.

What programs do y'all use? Preferably free ones...

 

[acropilot]

If you have a Mac, iMovie is easy to use and free with the computer. I personally use FinalCut (not free). If you get stuck or need some help/ideas feel free to ask.

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

Windows Live Movie Maker works for what I do. But I don't do anything fancy.

 

[Seanaldinho]

If you have a Mac, iMovie is easy to use and free with the computer. I personally use FinalCut (not free). If you get stuck or need some help/ideas feel free to ask.

No unfortunately... :'(

Ill try movie maker.

 

[Mafoo]

If you don't want to spend a lot of money, an older version of Sony Vegas is pretty good.

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Studio-Platinum-Production-Version/dp/B0051M6IPI

If you are looking to spend even more on software, and get to the $300 range, I suggest this instead

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Mac-Mini-Desktop-MB139LL-A-August-2007-2Ghz-C2D-Unit-/230853753155

 

[ClimbnSink]

Use movie maker, if you don't have movie maker live see if you can download it(newest version.) Live doesn't work on older machines. With the old version of movie maker you may have to download codecs to get mp4 videos to work.

 

[Challenged]

I normally use Premiere Pro, but I don't think the trial version of that is fully functional.
http://tv.adobe.com/product/premiere-pro/
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=premiere_pro

Also, while I've never used it, I think the trial version of Avid Studio is fully functional and can be used for 30 days: http://www.avid.com/US/products/family/Studio

 

[HighFlyingA380]

For a cheaper payware software, I like Pinnacle. (You can get a 1- or 2-month free trial of the latest version.) It has an easy user interface that anyone can jump right into.

For a super-advanced freeware, I like Lightworks. It is a great piece of software actually made my movie editors. It is quite different than the Pinnacle/Movie Maker/ect, but is awesome once you spend the time to learn it. On their homepage, they boast about some big hollywood productions made using it, some of those include The Departed, The Aviator, Pulp Fiction, and many more.

 

[dell30rb]

Windows Live Movie Maker works for what I do. But I don't do anything fancy.

I downloaded live movie maker for vista (after upgrading to SP2) and it is nice, but does not do MPEG4. I have not had any luck installing a codec for it. Converting to AVI and then editing it results in a quality reduction. Sucks.