Kirley Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Any recommendations on free software to edit video? The default for my camera is Quicktime. I’m looking for a program to edit various clips before I uploading them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Garfield Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) Are you using a PC or a Mac? If you're using a PC, then you probably have Microsoft Movie Maker installed, which is pretty good for a free piece of software and very straightforward to use. There are plenty of add-ons and upgrades available for it, too. iMovie is the Mac equivalent, and if you have a new(ish) Mac then it should come pre-installed. If not, I think you may have to purchase it from them. Avid used to offer a program called FreeDV, but it's no longer available. You may still be able to download it from a Torrent site, though. I've never used it, but I do use Avid Xpress Pro and Media Composer and the interface looks very similar. If it's only a fraction as powerful as those programs, then it should be good! Edit: Forgot to ask... what camera/model are you using? Edited October 22, 2012 by Garfield Additional question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Kirley Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Thanks Garfield for your reply. I have a PC and the camera is a Lumix FS10. I've tried using Moviemaker but it does not seem to like Quicktime video. I'll converting it and see if I can get it to work. Failing that I'll have a look at Avid Xpress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Garfield Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Thanks Garfield for your reply. I have a PC and the camera is a Lumix FS10.I've tried using Moviemaker but it does not seem to like Quicktime video. I'll converting it and see if I can get it to work. Failing that I'll have a look at Avid Xpress Try downloading a program called Handbrake (www.handbrake.fr), which you can use to convert the Quicktime file into a format such as mp4, then try that file in Movie Maker. In Handbrake, select the file you want to convert, then in the right-hand column under 'Devices', select 'Universal', then click 'start'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Kirley Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Thanks for the suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Garfield Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 No problem... let us know if it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Kirley Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 I downloaded Windows Live Movie Maker and that seems to work for me. Hopefully the results will be up on the site later today. Thanks again for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Garfield Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Glad you got sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Any recommendations on free software to edit video? The default for my camera is Quicktime. I’m looking for a program to edit various clips before I uploading them.
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