I was thinking on making a video to post on Kickstarter.com to hopefully help fund my BBQ business. Does anyone know of an inexpensive editing software that would work for this application? I'm not looking for anything fancy. Thanks!
Anyone know of an inexpensive editing software?
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I had the same need for a project that I'd forgotten about (and have to get back to, thanks) and was told that there's a Windows Editing software thing-a-ma-whatsit in Windows 7.
I've yet to look, or find, or use it. Just saying what I was told, now that I remember (kinda). That help?
I've yet to look, or find, or use it. Just saying what I was told, now that I remember (kinda). That help?
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If you've got a 4 gigabyte flash drive or you know how to burn a DVD, you can download the AV Linux DVD image and a tool called "UNetBootIn" which will make your flash drive "bootable", which means you can restart your computer and have it boot from the flash drive into AV Linux.
Once you're THERE, then you get access to quite a few tools for that kind of stuff. One in particular is OpenShot Video Editor which is a default component of AV Linux.
Another alternative would be to use VirtualBox. If you've got a semi-decent computer (made after 2000) and you're only doing basic video editing, then you should have a lot of luck with that route, as well.
UNetBootIn: UNetbootin - Homepage and Downloads
AV Linux: AV Linux - Install...Create...
OpenShot: OpenShot Video Editor | Download
VirtualBox: https://www.virtualbox.org/
All of these tools are free, and since I <3 BBQ ( and Texas, and Linux, and Free Software), if you want some help getting any of these options running, I will gladly help you do that. However, it's really simple, so you probably won't need any.
Once you're THERE, then you get access to quite a few tools for that kind of stuff. One in particular is OpenShot Video Editor which is a default component of AV Linux.
Another alternative would be to use VirtualBox. If you've got a semi-decent computer (made after 2000) and you're only doing basic video editing, then you should have a lot of luck with that route, as well.
UNetBootIn: UNetbootin - Homepage and Downloads
AV Linux: AV Linux - Install...Create...
OpenShot: OpenShot Video Editor | Download
VirtualBox: https://www.virtualbox.org/
All of these tools are free, and since I <3 BBQ ( and Texas, and Linux, and Free Software), if you want some help getting any of these options running, I will gladly help you do that. However, it's really simple, so you probably won't need any.
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See ^^^^, that's what I was saying. It's just that he was alot more "longwinded" about it. 
Seriously though, thanks. It will probably help me too. Mostly because I can't remember what I was told, before.
Seriously though, thanks. It will probably help me too. Mostly because I can't remember what I was told, before.
Cyberlink PowerDirector 11 is pretty good. Comes with some presets, which are kind of lame, but it does have a full-featured editor to edit vid, audio, add graphics/text,...etc. I think it goes for a little over $90.00. Can be d/l off their site.
Download Adobe Premier trial version for free. It's good for 30 days. Should be plenty of time to edit your video.
I'm pretty sure that the latest release of Adobe Premier is 64-bit ONLY software,... which is a both a blessing and a curse - it's fantastic if you have a 64-bit system (Windows 7 Pro or Mac), but it's not gonna work on a 32-bit system. Just be sure you know what you're system specs are. If it is 64-bit with a nice amount of RAM, then I'd absolutely suggest getting Premier,... It's the industry standard.
1. super easiest way is use Youtube's free clip editor. link: Video Editor - YouTube
2. Windows Movie Maker is a free download.
Adobe Premiere would be overkill for what you need. It's also not the "industry standard" -majority of film and TV is edited on Avid, then Apple Final Cut, then a distant 3rd on Adobe.
2. Windows Movie Maker is a free download.
Adobe Premiere would be overkill for what you need. It's also not the "industry standard" -majority of film and TV is edited on Avid, then Apple Final Cut, then a distant 3rd on Adobe.
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