video editing for dummies

[24frames]

this week i cut my hand pretty bad at work. had to get 6 stiches. so since i cant play my bass while im sitting at home, i decided to edit my old band movies. can any one sugust a decent video program to record and edit videos? i started to use windows movie maker, and it seems kind of limited in what it can do... also can anyone recomend a dvd burning program??? thanks!!

 

[Matt Call]

What kind of price range are you looking at? Software can get pricey.

 

[jkritchey]

What format? You can use Virtual Dub for AVI
http://www.virtualdub.org/
or
TMPGEnc for MPG's.
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I hope it's not WMV. More hassle, but possible.

 

[24frames]

mpeg. <300$

 

[Matt Call]

Hmmm... I'm used to using an Apple for editing; but I did use Adobe Premier for a brief stint.

You should be able to download a free trial of Premier of their website (it's an $8-900 program). Otherwise, Premier Elements it about $100 IIRC.

There's always eBay too. You can always find older versions of software for a LOT less.

 

[excane]

Adobe Premiere and/or After Effects. I use those everyday.

If you want to go crazy, check out Autodesk's Combustion.

 

[Philbiker]

Vegas Movie Studio + DVD.

Are you a student? You can get significant discounts!