Comments on: 4 Free Video Editing Programs with User Reviews http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/4-free-video-editing-programs-with-user-reviews/ Featuring insider destination guides and how-to articles from the matador travel community. Our focus is sustainable travel, cultural immersion, plus work, study, and volunteer opportunities worldwide. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:04:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Travel-Writers-Exchange.com http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/4-free-video-editing-programs-with-user-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-3633 Travel-Writers-Exchange.com Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:00:00 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=2888#comment-3633 Windows Movie Maker is not that bad once you get used to it. The drop and drag features are easy to use. It sometimes freezes, but I think that's a small price to pay considering the software is free. It beats going out and spending hundreds of dollars on a program. Windows Movie Maker is not that bad once you get used to it. The drop and drag features are easy to use. It sometimes freezes, but I think that’s a small price to pay considering the software is free. It beats going out and spending hundreds of dollars on a program.

]]> By: Carlo http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/4-free-video-editing-programs-with-user-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-3579 Carlo Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:00:10 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=2888#comment-3579 So true Josh! People often get confused about "professional" gear and how that relates to how good they are. It ain't the golf clubs, tennis racquets, basketball shoes, cameras, snowboards, etc that make you skillful. Especially for beginners, it's almost always better to use very basic tools otherwise you get caught up with all the options and lose focus on what you're trying to accomplish. So true Josh! People often get confused about “professional” gear and how that relates to how good they are. It ain’t the golf clubs, tennis racquets, basketball shoes, cameras, snowboards, etc that make you skillful.

Especially for beginners, it’s almost always better to use very basic tools otherwise you get caught up with all the options and lose focus on what you’re trying to accomplish.

]]> By: Josh Johnson http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/4-free-video-editing-programs-with-user-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-3577 Josh Johnson Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:52:08 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=2888#comment-3577 geez, I wish it were sponsored by Apple...then maybe i would get something out of it (Macbook Pro, pretty please?) I would say iMovie08 was terrible, but 09 made moves to correct many of 08's shortcomings. That said, I completely agree about the time line... that is why i also have iMovie HD, which also has Quartz Composer...I missed the timeline at first but the visual layout of 09 is easy on the eye and you can mouse over clips to see them... I think I smell some rotten Apples ;) geez, I wish it were sponsored by Apple…then maybe i would get something out of it (Macbook Pro, pretty please?)

I would say iMovie08 was terrible, but 09 made moves to correct many of 08’s shortcomings.

That said, I completely agree about the time line… that is why i also have iMovie HD, which also has Quartz Composer…I missed the timeline at first but the visual layout of 09 is easy on the eye and you can mouse over clips to see them…

I think I smell some rotten Apples ;)

]]> By: Josh Johnson http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/4-free-video-editing-programs-with-user-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-3576 Josh Johnson Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:47:56 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=2888#comment-3576 Maybe one day I will learn Final Cut ( i have it downloaded and have bought tutorials) but for the scope of my projects now iMovie is perfect. You can learn on it and, in my opinion, it takes a big leap to need something more. Although talk of Motion and Color does get me interested... sometimes people scoff when i say i edit in iMovie, but it's not the tools you have it's what you make of them! I have had a piece edited in iMovie aired on network television, and between my partner Bridget and I we have hundreds of internet videos up (including everything i have done for Matador) I think the most important part of editing is knowing how to tell a story. happy editing! Maybe one day I will learn Final Cut ( i have it downloaded and have bought tutorials) but for the scope of my projects now iMovie is perfect. You can learn on it and, in my opinion, it takes a big leap to need something more.

Although talk of Motion and Color does get me interested…

sometimes people scoff when i say i edit in iMovie, but it’s not the tools you have it’s what you make of them! I have had a piece edited in iMovie aired on network television, and between my partner Bridget and I we have hundreds of internet videos up (including everything i have done for Matador)

I think the most important part of editing is knowing how to tell a story.

happy editing!

]]> By: Leo Touza http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/4-free-video-editing-programs-with-user-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-3574 Leo Touza Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:15:42 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=2888#comment-3574 This post sponsored by Apple! Apple, think different! Seriously, the latest version of iMovie is terrible. They got rid of the timeline, one of the most crucial parts of video editing. Windows Movie Maker, while not perfect, is a lot better in its recent carnation on Vista (and probably Windows 7 as well) than previous versions. This post sponsored by Apple! Apple, think different!

Seriously, the latest version of iMovie is terrible. They got rid of the timeline, one of the most crucial parts of video editing. Windows Movie Maker, while not perfect, is a lot better in its recent carnation on Vista (and probably Windows 7 as well) than previous versions.

]]> By: Christine http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/4-free-video-editing-programs-with-user-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-3573 Christine Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:15:12 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=2888#comment-3573 Oooh, I love direct download links. Thanks, Josh! Oooh, I love direct download links. Thanks, Josh!

]]> By: Colin Wright http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/4-free-video-editing-programs-with-user-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-3572 Colin Wright Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:29:21 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=2888#comment-3572 I have to admit that I'm hooked on the Final Cut Suite....using Motion and Color has just become too much of a part of my editing routine. That being said, iMovie has allowed me to streamline the process with a handful of smaller, simpler movies. Free IS quite the advantage, too. I have to admit that I’m hooked on the Final Cut Suite….using Motion and Color has just become too much of a part of my editing routine.

That being said, iMovie has allowed me to streamline the process with a handful of smaller, simpler movies. Free IS quite the advantage, too.

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