Would appreciate reccomendations for PC based, basic, reliable editing software older dad can use for simple editing, web posting. Thanks!
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One of the easiest to use and good for web posting is Google's Picasa, which is also free.
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It uses Google Docs which is really similar to a Microsoft Word. It does fairly decent word processing.
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I think Creative Vado HD is superior to the rest. You can search Amazon.com for Creative Vado HD or look at http://nothingbutcreative.blogspot.com/ for sample clips from Vado HD. It's really promising.
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i use Final Cut Express on my Mac. for the PC, I've used Pinnacle Studio. it's not nearly as good, but it'll get the job done.
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Microsoft has photo and video software that works great and it's free. I believe it is called Microsoft live.
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Also Powerlink PowerDirector can handle MTS (and a dozen other media formats) plus it is a WHOLE lot easier to use and less complex than Adobe Premiere Pro.
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Yes, you can really this is the best edit program I have ever had easy to use, I would say this program is at least worth $250 :)
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No. It's not the best software, most people on blogs recommend upgrading. I still use sure cuts alot. It crashes frequently and is not the most user friendly thing I've ever used but a few hours of youtube/blog reading can get it up and running. Windows only.
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Wordpad and notepad are about it. They provide basic functionality but definitely nothing fancy. I use Apache Open Office (free)!
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There is a program used for uploading videos and pictures onto your computer that you can install but it doesn't have many editing features. . . . There are some basics on the camera itself like capturing a picture from video and splitting it but these are the only editing features I am aware of. . . Hope it helps! :D
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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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I looked at Polaris and apparently you can edit and create rather thanjust open. I haven't tried yet. Documents to Go sounds good too. I have to check that out.
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wow, 10-- kids are so computer savvy... my 16-year old is doing pretty advanced 3D animation, so I think that it's possible for a 10year old to learn this if he has patience and the attention span. Someone may have to help him here and there, but you know best if he's a kid that can learn things on his own. I do find that you can Google almost any question and someone somewhere has an answer, so that's helpful. Also, we love Lynda.com, which has tutorials for almost any software for unlimited learning at $35. a month. I don't remember if they have this software but you can go on their site and see. At the very least, if he finds it too hard, he can put it away for a year or two and try it again later-- but if he does well at this at age 10 he's doing great and has a future in this area if he wants it. I do have a background in design and know Adobe suite, so I find this fairly simple to learn but it is time consuming. Hope this is helpful. I will say that it is well worth the price.
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This works just fine, it just depends what apps you use. I'm running the whole Adobe Suite CS6 just fine while doing multiple things without missing a beat.
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yes absolutely! The software is awesome... I am an art teacher and I am using this at my studio to do a claymation project. I would say the web cam is not awesome a regular web cam for you computer is better. I would highly recommend it for stop action, claymation or illustration animation. I would also recommend a book on how to set up a stop action animation project re: lighting etc...
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Darren,Forgot to add....you can do what you want with editing software but frankly that would be a pain to do
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Sven Golly, does it not do scan to PDF anymore? My old one (I'm looking for a replacement) used to go directly to PDF and after copy-paste, you could edit the text.