Films and stuff.

phantomtek · Lil Joe Tek Joined: 20 May 2005 Karma :

Right I got some footage today on my mates camcorder, in clips and I wondered whats the best software to use to edit it together. The clips are in .asf but I do have a converter so that's not really a problem, but Windows Movie Maker breaks down when I try to use it so I can't use that.

Any help appreciated. Thumbs Up

Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

iMovie.

Seriously, I'm considering getting a Mac almost entirely because I can use iMovie. It's complicated enough that you can get decent results, unlike Windows Movie Maker, and simple enough that it doesn't take 8 weeks to learn how to use it, like Adobe Premiere Pro. I've gotten 2 A grade courseworks using iMovie.

Avid Free DV seems to be a half decent compromise for Windows, I've heard some decent things. Then there's the branded software, apparently the Sony one isn't that bad. Thumbs Up

NSR Mick · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Karma :

How do you mean movie maker breaks them down?

It will break 1 file into clips but if you add them to the movie in order theres no gaps its seamless.
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phantomtek · Lil Joe Tek Joined: 20 May 2005 Karma :

Makaveli_Rydah · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Karma :

If it's breaking down i'd say you need to find a codec that fully supports that format .

As for editing i use Sony Vegas - it's great and pretty simple to use .
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innominate · Brolly Dolly Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Karma :

Forgive me if wrong.

But won't VirtualDub do all this?

I've used it ages ago for other clips and stuff, all seemed OK.
Give it a blast if its usefull
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NSR Mick · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Karma :

phantomtek · Lil Joe Tek Joined: 20 May 2005 Karma :

I tried all the programs, and most of them didn't work, I'm suspecting Ace Codecs pack after reading back through Siggi's old post about his camcorder, and I saw tatter's post of Video Edit Magic 3, so I got that and it is quite good. I got rid of Ace Codecs and installed Windows Media Player 11.

Ta everyone. Thumbs Up