iMovie vs PC editing software?
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Imovie blows Movie maker away. I still don't think it does what you need it to do. It is not very powerful compared to avid. try the free avid link here:\n\n\nTony
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best player i can tell you is Try VLC media player it supports alot of diff movie formats i may be just the thing you need not sure tho never tried an Imovie.
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You can try Adobe Premiere trial version it's free for 30 days with full features.  It is the industry standard software for linear(nonlinear I can't remember) video editing.\nIt supports many file formats.  You can try by the tutorials.  It will containt a tool menu where you can find some tools to shrink/expand/cut/crop they are simple once you know what they are.  Just read help for 10-15 mins. you will rull it.  I had good results using this software.  \nMovie Maker is not sufficient for advanced or better results.
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You are not alone mate,,,,There is an issue with Windows Movie Maker especially when you have a pretty big collection of small videos then you do have the movie maker crashing up....So the best option would be making use of another software to do the editing.....
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Premiere seems to be the one with more power... So it may be harder to learn, but down the road, you'll be doing cooler stuff..\n\nBut if you have access to a Mac, I would HIGHLY recommend Final Cut Pro as the best product
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http://www.computervideo.net/software.html\n\nZwei-Stein Video Editor is the first free one listed, there may be more.
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Photo Editors I can do:\n\nPhotoPlus, http://freeserifsoftware.com/\n\nPaint.NET, http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/ (Probably easier to use than PhotoPlus but it lacks a few advanced features such as drop shadows but everything else is there including, layers, levels, cloning and effects)\n\nPicasa, http://picasa.google.com/ acquired by Google this is a simple editing tool to fix red eye and crop (I'm not sure what else it does) but I use it to keep track of all the images on my PC.\n\nThose are my favorites but just so you have some more options check out Irfanview, http://www.irfanview.com/ and Ultimate Paint, http://www.ultimatepaint.com/ (that one is not free).\n\nThose are free (with the one exception), there might be some that you can pay for but why would you when you can get these for free.  I don't know of any easy to use video program but you can check out Windows Movie Maker (it's free) but it lacks many advanced features available in commercial packages, http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx
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There are much better movie editing software programs out there.  I recommend Ulead® VideoStudio 10 Plus.  (and if you don't care about doing dolby digital sound then the normal one is fine)\n\nIt won the PC Magazine's Editor's choice.  I personally use it, and I have done some professional looking videos. \n\n99 bucks for the Plus version, 59 bucks for the normal version.  Well worth the cost, very easy to use.\n\nand if you want the professional, its only 199.  \n\nAll come with a free trial as well!  Try before you buy.
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iMovie is a movie editor. You aren't supposed to be using it to record your movie! Just because you can is no reason to expect to be able to perform editing functions while recording. Maybe one of the Pro level editors like Final Cut can do this, but I doubt it.\n\nWhat makes you think that what you saw on Youtube was done in real time?
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you can also try windows movie maker (a free tool of microsoft). compare with virtual dub, windows movie maker is much more easier for beginners, but virtual dub is more functional than windows movie maker :P)
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ULEAD VideoStudio or Adobe Premiere Pro
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search download.com for video editing software. It might not be the best, but it's usually completely free.
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I tried using that like 5 tiomes and it always crashed on me. My best advice, buy a video editing progam that works. I use Pinnacle Studio 8.
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the program i would suggest is called "imovie". we are using it right now to make a small  movie, and it has everything you need for editing, mixing, and producing.
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I would go with imovie. i use it at work and it impotrs 9 min 21 sec. ar a time. It is easy to use and navigate. If you don't have a mac then I would suggest going to a computer lab that does. maybe ask about saving it on their server. movies take up a lot of space. good luck
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Windows Movie Maker and iMovie are both good choices for a beginner.  Simply import clips, pick transitions, and you've got it :)
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First of all, you need a video editing program. If you have the latest iMac, I recommend iMovie HD, since it's easy to use. If you don't have iMovie HD, I suggest you buy iLife, which is a software package that contains the program. Once the install it, the instructions and tutorials that come with it should help you.\nIf you have a PC, try using Microsoft Movie Maker if you have it.