[RNLD: ] re: Video editing software

[Meikal Mumin]

Hi all,

for (proper) video editing (do you really need to do that?), you can use
any NLVE <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-linear_editing_system>. The most
used ones for (semi-)professional use are Adobe Premiere, Apple Final Cut
Pro, Sony Vegas, or Avid Studio. Prices are comparable if you go for edu
licenses, and so are performance and capabilities. Lightworks is free, and
I have played around with it. IMHO the interface is weird and feels like a
toy (you have to drag and drop the image of a shark to select things...).
Also, codecs are not yet available (see below). And as Rik said, video
editing takes lots of resources from your computer no matter which NLVE you
use.

The reason why you cannot open the video files Stephen are probably more
related to the video encoding. You always have to check, ideally before
buying, whether the NLE of your choice can open and edit your video source
files natively (depending on the type of camera and settings employed) or
whether you will need to do transcoding (and buy the according standalone
software or plugins, which can be pricey). Pending on how old your version
of Adobe Premiere is, there might not be any more plugins available, so
standalone solutions as ffmpeg might be your only choice (though not
exactly easy to use). To answer such questions, I suggest you google around
and consult the forums of all those products.

Best,

Meikal
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Meikal Mumin (meikal.de/profile)

Institut für Afrikanistik
Universität zu Köln

mailto: meikal at mumin.de

On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Rik <rdbusser at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Hi Stephen,
>
> For Windows, Premiere would probably be a good option, if you are looking
> for something professional. I have used version CS4 to edit mp4 and it
> works well.
>
> The only problem is that the specifications for Premiere CS6, the latest
> version, are hefty (
> https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/tech-specs.html), so you might
> need to buy a new computer. You also need to run a 64-bit version of
> Windows.
>
> There is a free alternative called Lightworks (
> http://www.lightworksbeta.com/), which has been used for professional
> productions and supports mp4. I've downloaded it, but haven't had the time
> to play around with it yet.
>
> Best,
> Rik
>
> Rik De Busser
> Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica
> www.rdbusser.com
>
>
>
> On 03/05/2012 14:05, Stephen Morey wrote:
>
> Dear RNLD list members,
>
> Can anyone advise the best video editing software to edit large video
> files. Last year I purchased a new video camera, the JVC GY HM 100E. The
> JVC produces .mp4 files, which are large in size. I had purchased an
> edition of Adobe Premiere back in 2007 but it is unable to read these files
> so I need to update to something newer.
>
> Can anyone advise me on whether Adobe Premiere is the best software to get
> for video editing, or is there another better product? I want to be able to
> edit video, add titles, captions &c. I use a Windows computer and was able
> to operate the 2007 version of Adobe Premiere. It would be good not to have
> to learn something completely new.
>
> Thanks to all
>
> Stephen
>
> Stephen Morey
> Centre for Research on Language Diversity
> La Trobe University
>
>
>
>
>
>
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