Chad, Adobe Premiere Elements is a good option for what you want to do. It works with a variety of video formats in and out - and also a lot of ways to tweak the output formats. I've used it for a while and I like it. I don't know what features are missing between Adobe Premiere and the Elements version though. I also have it installed on two PCs.
Kenya --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Chad Boeninger <cfboenin...@...> wrote: > > Thanks for the reply, Rupert. Another option is Adobe Premiere Elements, > which I can get at an educational discount. Has anyone had experience with > that? The advantage for me of Premiere Elements is that our license would > allow me to install it on my office machine and my home machine, where as > the Sony TOS states that it can only be installed on one machine. > > Thanks, > Chad > > -- > Chad F. Boeninger > libraryvoice.com - blog > libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog > twitter.com/cfboeninger > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 3:57 PM, Rupert Howe rup...@... wrote: > > > > > > > I would use Sony Vegas, even though it seems like overkill. You don't > > have to use all the bells and whistles. > > There isn't really an intermediate option between that and WMM, I > > don't think. And it's much better than WMM - even at simple tasks > > like importing clips, cutting them together and exporting the finished > > video in nice formats that aren't WMV. > > > > Rupert > > http://twittervlog.tv > > > > > > On 13-Aug-09, at 8:49 PM, Chad Boeninger wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > I just got one of the new Canon Powershots, the SD 780 IS, and it > > > records in > > > 720p HD. I'm looking for a basic editor to stitch and trim clips. I > > > generally use Movie Maker or the FlipShare software with my Flip > > > Mino and > > > Canon Elura 60, so I'm not looking for anything too fancy. Since > > > MovieMaker > > > won't take .mov files, what do you suggest? I've never used > > > Quicktime Pro, > > > and they don't have a trial. Would QT Pro have what I need? I mainly > > > post > > > to Blip.tv, so I don't really know if HD is that important to me at > > > the > > > moment, although I would like to get quality that is better than my > > > Flip > > > (which is why I bought the Powershot in the first place). > > > > > > I guess another option is to just use the 640x480 recording mode, > > > and then > > > convert the files to AVI with Quick Media Converter or Handbrake. > > > Converting the HD files to 720x480 AVI(or as close to 16:9 as you > > > can get) > > > works okay, and I am able to pull the files into MovieMaker. > > > However, I > > > lose the HD and there are some conversion artifacts. What are my other > > > options (buying a Mac or a new computer is out of the question) ? I've > > > also been dinking around with a trial of Sony Vegas Movie Studio > > > Platinum > > > Pro, which someone recommended on this list. However, it appears to > > > be a bit > > > overkill at the moment for my needs. > > > > > > Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. > > > > > > -- > > > Chad F. Boeninger > > > libraryvoice.com - blog > > > libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog > > > twitter.com/cfboeninger > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
