I am a total novice! How is this program usage for a novice? Will it edit AVCHD or MP4 video for YouTube uploads?
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In general CyberLink is easier to use than the comparable Adobe Photoshop tools. It is harder to master than something really simple like Microsoft Moviemaker, but that's inevitable. CyberLink has a novice mode which I have never used. It seems to be something like Moviemaker. CyberLink like all the comparable products requires you to understand the non-linear editing paradigm. Then there are all the 'features'. Ignore the features. CyberLink is now like Microsoft Word two decades ago - filled with extra features that few people ever need or use. If you stick to the fundamentals it is easy enough to master and you are unlikely to run out of power. For example for simply editing a clip to send to YouTube - nothing could be easier. But if you want to you can do a lot of audio manipulation. The reason products like this are intimidating is because they offer so many choices. For example you can produce a final edited clip in a dozen different formats. You can also send your edited clip directly to YouTube or several other systems. But you dodn't have to wallow in all those choices. Just pick what you want and ignore the rest.
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This is stand alone software to edit video. You can make movies with it. You cannot burn dvds with it.
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If you just drag the video file from the camera folder your desktop, it saves as Type of File: AVCHD Video (.MTS). If you double click on the file it automatically opens in Windows Media Player. I usually edit my videos anyway through Sony Vegas, so I have the option of rendering them in what ever format I want to use once they are edited
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Yes, it can be used to rip video from many sources, including DVD's, but I use it to edit my own video that I have shot. Yes, it is easy to edit length, along with many other aspects, like color, clarity, speed and many other tweaks just like a good photo editor would and you can add other video, music, voice over, and photos with a nice moveable Picture-in-picture adding option. There is phone support available for an additional charge, but even better there are many YouTube tutorials and Corel training videos with print instructions available, all for free. I used these free videos & tutorials, along with Corel's Facebook link where other Corel Video Suite owners are very helpful with hints and tricks to help you create professional video footage. I recently used my software to create a television commercial to advertise an upcoming community charity drive to help support Wounded Warriors, last year our community donated over $70K to Hope For The Warriors.
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If you have Windows 7, the Windows Media Player should play them. If you have an older version of Windows, you'll probably need to convert them, or you can upload them to YouTube (can leave them set to Private or Unlisted if you don't want the world to see them) and let YouTube convert them for you (though I've found that it doesn't do a perfect job of rendering them for you, they seem to be a little choppier when uploaded straight from AVCHD format vs. rendering them to .wmv first).To convert/render them yourself, a good program is Sony's Vegas Studio HD. About $90, but at that it's a lot cheaper than something like Adobe Premier and it does a good job of handling HD video. If you have Windows 7, the Windows Media Player should play them. If you have an older version of Windows, you'll probably need to convert them, or you can upload them to YouTube (can leave them set to Private or Unlisted if you don't want the world to see them) and let YouTube convert them for you (though I've found that it doesn't do a perfect job of rendering them for you, they seem to be a little choppier when uploaded straight from AVCHD format vs. rendering them to .wmv first).To convert/render them yourself, a good program is Sony's Vegas Studio HD. About $90, but at that... » Read More If you have Windows 7, the Windows Media Player should play them. If you have an older version of Windows, you'll probably need to convert them, or you can upload them to YouTube (can leave them set to Private or Unlisted if you don't want the world to see them) and let YouTube convert them for you (though I've found that it doesn't do a perfect job of rendering them for you, they seem to be a little choppier when uploaded straight from AVCHD format vs. rendering them to .wmv first).To convert/render them yourself, a good program is Sony's Vegas Studio HD. About $90, but at that it's a lot cheaper than something like Adobe Premier and it does a good job of handling HD video. « Show Less
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The files are mp4 AVC (H.264) so you should be able to edit with almost any software like iMovie or QuickTime directly without converting to an intermediate format. I tested with both and it's just drag and drop.
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as for video editing, i would recommend a newer version. though you can get the same software on this model through mac app store
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Mike, Hello. The only decent editing software I found to work ok with the raw Vado HD files was Pinnacle Studio 12 Ultimate. When I tried Premiere Pro CS4 I experienced the same thing as you. I would get audio, but no video. It seems you might have to convert your footage first. Oscar V.
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I use Pinnacle Studio 12 ( acutally it's 12.1 - the Ultimate version ) and it works pretty well with my Quad Core computer and a good video card for editing AVCHD footage from this camera. I'm very pleased.Tony
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Something doesn't sound right about how the app is processing the video files. Usually this message only pops up when doing a slideshow in MovieFactory. I stopped using this app a few years back for various reasons. Try the free trial of Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus, I find it to work really well. You may be able to upgrade for a fraction of its full price.You could combine all of the clips into 1 clip using the /b command in DOS, but for 130 clips this would be very time consuming, both for entering the command line plus the file combination.Go to http://dvinfo.net/conf and do a search for canon hg10, there you can find plenty of info about your camera questions. Something doesn't sound right about how the app is processing the video files. Usually this message only pops up when doing a slideshow in MovieFactory. I stopped using this app a few years back for various reasons. Try the free trial of Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus, I find it to work really well. You may be able to upgrade for a fraction of its full price.You could combine all of the clips into 1 clip using the /b command in DOS, but for 130 clips this would be very time consuming, both for entering the command line plus the file combination.Go to http://dvinfo.net/conf and... » Read More Something doesn't sound right about how the app is processing the video files. Usually this message only pops up when doing a slideshow in MovieFactory. I stopped using this app a few years back for various reasons. Try the free trial of Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus, I find it to work really well. You may be able to upgrade for a fraction of its full price.You could combine all of the clips into 1 clip using the /b command in DOS, but for 130 clips this would be very time consuming, both for entering the command line plus the file combination.Go to http://dvinfo.net/conf and do a search for canon hg10, there you can find plenty of info about your camera questions. « Show Less
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I have not been able to view any a AVCHD formatted videos. I have read this is for burning directly to DVD but I have not used this feature. The MP4 works fine for me so that's what I use.
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I've had the same concern, and hence, I haven't bought one yet. However, I just read today that Pinnacle Studio Plus 12 works with AVCHD. Do an online search for that product. The manufacturer's website has a lot of good information about the software, unlike Adobe. I also read that Adobe Premier Elements 7 handles HD, but I couldn't confirm that from the Adobe website when I was there.
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I have a couple of different editing software at my disposal either at home or at work. neither are high price, high quality editing. I edit my videos just minimally.
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Whats the easiest video editing software to use?I just bought the Zi8 video camera.
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Your computer are perfectly fine. You need Sony vegas Platnium 9 pro pack to do your AVCHD editing. It come with DVD Architect 4.5 authoring. For under $100 you can't beat it. My Dell laptop duo core T5750 processor 2.0 GHz, 2 gig ram work fine for me, no problem what so ever. I have used and own: Sony Vegas movie studio Platnium 9. Sony Vegas Pro 8 Sony vegas pro 9 My laptop run fine with it.
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Your computer are perfectly fine. You need Sony vegas Platnium 9 pro pack to do your AVCHD editing. It come with DVD Architect 4.5 authoring. For under $100 you can't beat it. My Dell laptop duo core T5750 processor 2.0 GHz, 2 gig ram work fine for me, no problem what so ever. I have used and own:Sony Vegas movie studio Platnium 9. Sony Vegas Pro 8Sony vegas pro 9My laptop run fine with it.
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Stuff like flash (youtube) is very processor (cpu) dependent; I recently put this in an old machine which had an old intel core 2 duo e4700 and it was fine. So compare that with your own setup.It did seem like it was stuttering if anything else was running. It might be worth it to put another 10 dollars into the video card, but if all your going to be doing is running youtube video it's fine. (Although seriously consider bumping up slightly.)