[RNLD: ] re: Video editing software

[John Mansfield]

I've found MPEG Streamclip <http://www.squared5.com/> to be very useful for
converting between different mpeg formats and files sizes. But it can't
read in MPS files.

j

On 4 May 2012 20:33, Meikal Mumin <meikal at mumin.de> wrote:

> 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
> --
> 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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