Video Editing ??? help please

[Adgerc15]

I've been videiong hunts for about three years now. Nothing professional, a small Sony Digital Hard Drive video camera. I have lots of footage but never tried editing any of it.

I know I could make some cool video, especially some archery highlights! Only thing is, I have no idea where to start.

I download straight to my computer and then to Youtube; check out my stuff adgerag15

I want to get a video editing software that will allow me to cut and edit times, slow motion, add music and combine videos. Can anyone help me out? Any info will be helpful

Ac

[Zen Archery]

Mac or Microsoft?
What's your operating system and how hard is your hard drive?

[Adgerc15]

windows 7

camer: SONY DCR-SR40G

[Lance]

you can use windows movie maker on your pc. I use video studio pro 2.

[Adgerc15]

Windows movie maker was REAL standard. I couldn't figure out how to do anything is detail when I messed with it.

Does it do slow-motion?

[Jokull]

I don't think it does. But am interested in software as well so plese bring on the rain, let us know what you know

[Casey]

Sony Movie Studio 9 is supposed to be a good video editing tool. There are tons of how-to videos on youtube for it. I have a new, un-opened box here that I bought that I decided not to use, since I prefer to use Adobe.

It's $90 new. I'll discount it for you (or anyone) that wants to take it off my hands!

[Jokull]

What Adobe?

[Zen Archery]

Adobe is great editing tools. A bit slow on the upload. Platform for editing will take some used to making sense but jump on youtube and they will show you a lot of quick editing ideas. Use key words like Adobe Movie Editing Slow Motion, etc... It's cost is a little up there but for Windows user its a good source. MAKE SURE THE MOST RECENT ADOBE VERSION WILL WORK WITH WINDOWS 7.

[codpopper]

Windows movie maker was REAL standard. I couldn't figure out how to do anything is detail when I messed with it.

Does it do slow-motion?

it does slow motion. go to video effects and click slow down by 1/2. then do it more and more till you get the desired slow motion speed

[Adgerc15]

need to get my computer back from the shop so I can try this windows movie maker out again.

PM sent to CASEY

ac

[Adgerc15]

ok i got a new toshiba computer. it has windows 7 operating system.

I downloaded free version of SONY VEGAS PRO 9 and have liked it so far. I can do the slow-motion very easily.

BIG PROBLEM, cant get the video format to fit YOUTUBE.COM

anyone know what I can do to convert it to another file type?

ac