Affordable editing software to use with the FS100: What would be a good inexpensive choice for simple editing software (WinXP) for use with the FS100?
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Simple. Use Windows Movie Maker which you already have on your computer with Windows XP. To find it: Start button ... All Programs ... Accessories ... Windows Movie Maker
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Hi Kateyn, I have use the photo side of this software for 10+ years to do any number of editing. I would say it is not a 100% match to Photoshop feature for feature, but it is all that a sophisticated non-professional needs in a photo editor. You can do so much with it and the learning curve is not so steep. Has very useful tutuorials and plenty of online forums with great user interaction. It all comes down to price, features and your intended use. It is a wonderful application for the price. I like to have fun editing my photos and to this day, I have never felt a need to spend the extra money for Photoshop. I hope this helped. :-)
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I have a couple of different editing software at my disposal either at home or at work. neither are high price, high quality editing. I edit my videos just minimally.
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I moved my pictures from XP to windows 8 with ease. Very user friendly device and great support if needed. Should be fine!
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I used Pinnacle's VideoSpin software to edit the footage. I think you can burn a DVD for the first 2 weeks then you have to purchase the upgrade version for $30 (download). Based on what I've seen it's a real bargain. The CD version of the upgrade is highly rated and costs $60.VideoSpin is freeware but the codec package is $15 if you plan to use it beyond 2 weeks.
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I'm not sure but it isn't expecially difficult to load and use with my "good quality" Dell computer running Windows 7. No doubt a simple custom software. I have't done any editing yet.
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Anyone can use this program, there is just a lot that this program does that other programs don't do. I use several programs for different editing. Patience is what is needed to learn the different features. Keep working with it and you will love it.
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I never hooked up my fs100 to my computer, I just take the sd card out of the fs100 and put it into the card reader thats hooked up to the usb. then transfer via windows explorer, drag and drop or copy/cut and paste. it's very simple and fast this way.
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Any non-linear editor that supports .mts files. Even if they don't, there are tools you can find to convert MTS to AVI or whatever.
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I have an HP w/Movie maker, but I thought you simply stuck the memory sticks into the laptop to download? I figured it would come with software like all my Canon cameras have and then you could burn to DVD. Did your fs200 not include this? Perhaps I'm not reading the description correctly.If it is truly that complicated (I also don't know what an 'extension' is) I may skip this one. Still, what about the picture quality? Is there a better alternative in the general price range? ($300 or so?).
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The trial has been working great with the .m2ts files from my HF10. Give it a try, but it seems to work great.
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I'm running PSP Photo X2 under Vista on an HP Slimline with 2 gigs of RAM and I have had no problems. However, I've read about some bad experiences that other people have had running PSP under Vista. I don't know for sure what the problems are, but I'd highly recommend a clean install of the Paint Shop software if at all possible. I'm in the same boat you are with regard to level of expertise (or lack thereof). I do have a lot of photos on my computer and I ran several of my problem photos through PSP Photo X2 and applied the "quick fix" button. The photos were all improved considerably with zero effort and knowledge. I'm pretty sure that with a little practice with the more complicated features I could do more. I have also used PCP Photo X2 do so some web graphics, and the support for layers, JPGs, GIFs, PNGs, and the RGB color model are more than sufficient for my needs (I used Photoshop in college and Print Shop works essentially the same way Photoshop did for the tasks I need it to do). I also tried Photoshop Elements, and the web-centric features of Print Shop Pro seemed far more robust to me than the ones in Elements. In my opinion, nothing even comes close to Print Shop Pro for the price. Finally, if you are interested in doing some detailed research before you buy the software, get Diane Koers's book "Picture Yourself Learning Corel Paint Shop Pro X2" and read it. It will tell you all the things you can do with the software and it's surprisingly inexpensive, especially for a Course Technology book. The best part is that after you read it and decide to buy the software (which I'm betting you will), the book will continue to be useful to you as a reference.
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I'm now using Edius and it's the finest video editor I've seen. It far exceeds Final Cut Pro or Adobe Pro in price and I don't suppose they could perform any better, especially not on my pc. I even tried it on my laptop and it works fine, the render time is longer though.
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The included software works, but is not very good. Other free options for Windows are ThermoHID and Utac. I ran Utac for a year or two, then found ThermoHID fit my needs better, and is a bit more stable.
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Yes you can use with older FCP or any digital editing system using QuickTime or AVI. You can select HD (mpeg2) or SD (DV). SD bit rate of 60i at a resolution of 720x480 and aspect ratios 4:3 or 16:9. Recording on two SDHC removable chips. I hoped that helps you. Greg
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I have Adobe Photoshop Lightroom installed on my wind and it works fine except side menus dont have much room to expand cuz of small resolution, so i get tired scrolling those menus up and down using touchpad, maybe its easier with external mouse but I havent tried it. So I have it as a backup for editing photos if I dont have access to my desktop.
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I am an advanced amateur photographer and use several video editing software packages to create MPEG-4 High Def DVD video slide shows. I own and use Roxio Creator NXT Pro, Corel Video Studio 7 Ultimate and Cyberlink PowerDirector 12 Ultimate. As a beginner I suggest you start by trying a Roxio Creator product. Roxio has a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that is intuitive and contains features suitable for beginner and advanced amateur use. Roxio also provides editing capabilities for audio editing, CD & DVD burning, and others. Corel and Cyberlink video editing products require a bit more of a learning curve to master, but do contain many useful advanced features not found in Roxio Creator.