DV Video Editing - Software / Formats?

cloud_dog · 13 September 2006 at 7:12PM

Have done a search and read previous threads on software etc but feel I need to ask the question again...........

Is there any reasonably decent free video editing software out there (which doesn't create files in a propriatery format)? Failing this which is the best (reasonably priced) video editing software?

Also, what do people know about the DivX format (and relevant software). Is it worth converting files to DivX standard or leave them as AVI? I appreciate that DivX is designed to allow playback on a DVD player but it also provides a significant reduction in the size of the file.

Comments most welcome........

Thanks cloud_dog

f1charlie · 13 September 2006 at 7:20PM

From Best ever freeware list :

"Subscriber Jim Nix writes "Gizmo this Christmas season I became in need of a video editor. I discovered my copy of Adobe Premiere 5.1 LE did not allow for gamma, brightness or contrast adjustment. I checked your “Best 46 Freeware” listings and found no video editor. If you have considered adding such a category I suggest you consider VirtualDub [1] which is outstanding. The package is however not complete without the additional filters. A comprehensive collection of third party filters is available from an Italian site [2] - just click on the “TELECHARGER ICI” button to download the complete set of filters (RAR pack). Once all the filters are installed, delete the “PCVideo Image Processor” filter as the installation instructions are missing a step. Thank you Jim. I'm not a video sort of guy but I've checked out VirtualDub and it's an impressive Open source package that is regularly updated by its author. Note however that it won't handle DVD or MP4 and like all video software, needs a pretty fast PC. Freeware, Windows 95 or later, 958KB.

[1] http://www.virtualdub.org/
[2] http://milafat.free.fr/vdfilters.htm
[3] http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualdub <= download link"

I haven't done any video editing, so I don't know if this is any good, but it's a starter!

Charlie

marleyboy · 13 September 2006 at 7:28PM

http://www.afterdawn.com/software/ you should find everything you need on here. Dont forget to thank me if it helps

albertross_2 · 13 September 2006 at 7:47PM

http://www.videohelp.com/

cloud_dog · 15 September 2006 at 6:31PM

Thanks for your help guys. I have downloaded and tried VirtualDub - which allows me to do the first thing I need to do, i.e. create specific files from an .avi file with a collection of events on it.

The only problem I've noticed is that it seems to create .avi files which are pretty HUGE. The collection .avi file I am working on lasts for 1hr 23mins and is approx 20Gb in size (from the download). Have cut a section approx 23mins and VirtualDub, after processing apporx 50% of it had created a file 18Gb in size - Whats this all about. I'm unsure why an app would write the same file format but create (what would have been) a HUGE file.

If this is what it does then I cannot continue using this and will need to look at alternatives. I appreciate that .avi file format may not be the most compact but why VirtualDub creates an even bigger file is beyond me.

Any comments / suggestions????

Thnaks cloud_dog

albertross_2 · 15 September 2006 at 6:38PM

http://forums.virtualdub.org/index.php?act=ST&f=4&t=5503&

cloud_dog · 15 September 2006 at 10:56PM

Mr Ross (may I Call you Albert

), thanks for the reply. I think I need to do a lot more reading / understanding before I've got the bases covered.

Thanks cloud_dog

albertross_2 · 15 September 2006 at 11:10PM

you can call me anything you like (within reason;) )

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