What video editing program would you recomend?

[wvcaudill2]

Hello, I am looking for a video editing program to do some basic work.

It needs to work with Windows 7 on a 64 bit system, with 4 gigs of ram and Intel core i3.

The following features are a must:

-Support all major filetypes. i.e. .mov, wmv, 3pg, mpeg, etc.

-Easy clipping of imported videos/audio

-Easily add audio overlay and adjust audio levels

-Simple effects like fade in/out, etc.

I would like to pay no more than $60.

I used to use an Adobe program (Premiere Pro?), but I dont want to spend the money on a new version.

Windows Live movie maker is out of the question because it does not support the filetypes I need.

I tried Corel VideoStudio, but it kept giving me errors and closing when I tried to export files.

What program would you recomend?

[farmeunit]

Premiere Elements, maybe?

I haven't tried the following two, but they are free so nothing to lose. There are other free ones also, but don't know how many you want to try.

http://www.videospin.com/Redesign/ - Free

http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/ - Free

[wvcaudill2]

  On 01/07/2010 at 03:27, farmeunit said:

Premiere Elements, maybe?

I haven't tried the following two, but they are free so nothing to lose. There are other free ones also, but don't know how many you want to try.

http://www.videospin.com/Redesign/ - Free

http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/ - Free

Premiere Elements looks like a possibility.

The other two free ones look like they wont work on Windows 7

[MS Bob 11]

Try MPEG Video Wizard DVD from Womble.

[farmeunit]

  On 01/07/2010 at 15:27, wvcaudill2 said:

Premiere Elements looks like a possibility.

The other two free ones look like they wont work on Windows 7

Didn't even think about that. Sorry. I'm not big on the NERO since it became so bloated, but I heard the video editor in it is actually pretty decent in the newest version. I haven't used it either. I'm not a lot of help. Haha. Good luck though

[ajua]

Other option is Sony Vegas 10...I don't know its price but you can try it.

Premiere is the best but you need to expend a lot.

[COKid]

Do your homework if you choose Premiere Elements. The latest version gets terrible reviews on Amazon. I use several Adobe products, but this one appears to be a dud.

http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-65045377-Premiere-Elements-8/dp/B002IJA1DM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1278038177&sr=1-1

If it were me, I would use Sony Vegas.

You might need to spend more than $60 if you want something decent.

[Cupcakes]

Save your money and go with Sony Vegas.

[wvcaudill2]

Ok, it looks like im going with the Vegas product! Thanks everyone!