Hi,
can anyone advise if there is a simple software suite for BASIC video editing, from various cameras, ie one size fits all?
Ive recentely acquired a go pro, and have a Panasonic Lumix, my version of windows 97 dosent seem to want to co-operate with the Lumix videos, handle the pics ok but dosent seem to play the vids. The panasonic software provided with the camera is awfull.
Thanks
Windows 97? I don't believe there is such a creature. There is Windows 95, 98, 2000. If its any of these then its time to update your computer. A 10 or 15 year old computer will have difficulty editing video files generated by modern cameras. Yes Windows Movie Maker or Windows Live Essentials 2012 Movie Maker as they call it now will do the job.
do you want to edit HD video?
I think you have to buy some decent software
Im thinking of buying sony vegas
a few others similar
If you're running windows 98 or thereabouts, it is highly unlikely the processor speed is up the the job of video editing.
I tried it some years back on a 3ghz single core processor running windows xp and it was still slow. By the time it actually did what I was asking it to do, I had forgotten what I asked it to do. It was painfully slow.
I can't imagine how slow it would be on anything less than that, and my guess is, if the computer is running windows 98, the processor speed is down around 1ghz tops.
I was using AVS4you software which sort of does everything and for $59 or thereabouts, you get lifetime free access to everything they make.
So far it has worked out pretty well because they make loads of stuff.
Update, sorry not sure where I got the windows 97 from its windows XP 2002
Gizmo,
Ive got a go pro and a Panasonic Lumix GF3
Poida,
Not concerned about HD just looking for a means to store, and basic edit for the family.
Pweeds
its a 4 ghz CPU Intel Duo with 2 gb Ram
I will try and download movie maker and see if that will run.
Thanks
Movie maker wont like raw go pro material as its compressed mpeg. The Lumix format is the same. They would both need to be recompressed if you wanted to use Windows Movie Maker (probably into the DV codec)
Unfortunately there's not really a cheap piece of software that will handle HD editing. Sony Vegas is not too bad but see if you can get hold of Premiere Elements...
good luck
Thanks for the help how about apple? Dosent a standard I whatsit come with basic video chopping software?
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Thanks for the help how about apple? Dosent a standard I whatsit come with basic video chopping software?
Yeah it does. I think it's called iMovie? For an amatuer like me it works well.
Adobe Premiere Elements. Not expensive and does most things you want.
On XP you could even go for the Full CS2 version that was released by Adobe when they shut off the licencing servers. 
