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grantr
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 Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:35 am Post subject: Video Camcorder Editing Help. |
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I got a Sony DCR-SR45 30GB Handycam® Camcorder
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665291488
So far I like the camcorder. It takes very clear video and is fun to use!
The problem I have is what to do with the video when I put it on the computer. My camcorder records in MPEG-2 format. Windows movie maker, real player, quicktime and win amp will not play these files or edit them.
Real player will start playing but the picture freezes. The files can be converted to WMV files but that takes a while an decreases the quality of the video.
I am not looking for any thing real elaborate for editing. I just need to be able to dub over some background narration or music, Cut out sections of the video. I believe this is called video trimming. The software that came with the camera will trim but it saves each trimmed section as an individual video file and there is no way to merge the file with another video file to make a movie. Windows movie maker seems to be ok but it does not work with my file type.
Any suggestions? I prefer freeware if it is available.
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Dave Bigelow
Joined: 29 Jan 2006
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Location: Kamuela, Hawaii
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:44 am Post subject: Re: Video Camcorder Editing Help. |
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The important thing about your camcorder movies is to end up with a product that you or anyone else can play and enjoy without special equipment. For most, that means getting your movies into DVD format. Also, it is nice to be able to convert your videos to a format that you can upload to YouTube, etc.
I've tried a lot of editing applications, and have had very good luck with Ulead Visual Studio 11. You can edit just about any format, and go as simple or elaborate as you wish. You can convert your edited videos to just about any format known to man.
It's not free, but is worth every penny. Why go to all the trouble of taking videos and then not get good tools to share them with the world? Visual Studio (and most other editing apps) need some computing power to work well. I'd recommend a duo core processor, lots of memory, a big hard drive, and a good graphics card.
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