Categorized | Uncategorized

Tags : Announcements & News

Best Video Editing Software for Windows?

Posted on 13 January 2007 by


It’s been requested that I do more video reviews and unboxings. While I have no problem doing them, I don’t want to do put out anything that is going to be too lame. ;-)

This means video editing…which is something I have zero experience with, but I am willing to learn. It also means video editing on a Windows box, because I don’t have access to a Mac and I don’t want to buy one just for this.

So any suggestions would be welcome… Thanks in advance! :-D

This post was written by:

- who has written 1699 posts on Gear Diary.

I started Gear Diary on September 30, 2006, and my goal was that this not be an easily labeled site. We all have gear that we use daily – some of it electronic and some of it organic. I think it is fascinating to explore the equipment that makes our lives easier, more entertaining, more productive, and more manageable. My hope is that Gear Diary visitors will find this site to be a comfortable and friendly place to discuss interesting topics – and not only those that are tech related, as well as a location to discover various types of gear – whatever that term may end up implying – that they never knew existed. My specialty is in-depth reviews written in a layman’s terms, because everyone can understand technology, sometimes it just takes a little translating. +Judie Stanford

Contact the author


  • http://pocketnow.com ChrisSpera

    you can always use iMovie on your Mac tha… oh wait…

  • http://www.geardiary.com Judie

    huh huh. Funny man. ;-)

  • http://pocketnow.com ChrisSpera

    :P

    Seriously, I’ve used Pinnacle Studio 9 on my wife’s Gateway 700GR desktop. Its not bad.

  • Mitchell Oke

    I have used Pinnacle Studio 7, 8, 9 and most recently 10 and up until version 9 it was ok, but 10 was appauling for stability and speed. While I had similar issues with the previous version, v10 was several times worse, and would often suffer from odd problems like not finishing a render but just stopping, requiring you to alter the project to get over the troublesome spot. I haven’t tried any other video editing apps on PC since making the switch to Mac. Unless you can get a hold of Studio 9, I would steer clear of v10.

    Posted from my Treo 750v.

  • nickh101

    I’ve used EditStudio from Puremotion for many years. Robust, reliable and very powerful. Offers the same kind of multi-layer functions that something like Adobe Premiere does – but for a fraction of the price. Might be overkill for what you want to do, but it certainly allow you to create very professional looking movies – trial version is available too. – No affiliation with the company – just a very happy user of their products.

  • rsnavin

    hi judie,

    actually for basic video editing the bundled windows movie maker is pretty decent, i had the opportunity to do simple editing with it, of course pinnacle studio and imovie is always better, but i like movie maker because of its simple user interface. give it a try first and see if it meets your requirements, else download trials of few video editing software and you be the judge….

    regards,
    navin.

  • http://www.geardiary.com Judie

    Thanks guys!!! :-D I have some exploring to do…expect some results, soon.

  • fishgal

    You can also try adobe premire elements. I’ve used Adobe Premiere and it does a nice job, but as mentioned is costly. My fiance uses Premere elements though and he likes it alot. However i have also seen Pinnacle for as low as $10 at fry’s after rebates. Though i tend toward the adobe side myself, i can’t knock a good deal :)

  • http://www.geardiary.com Judie

    Okay, so late last night Clinton Fitch did a really great job editing my i.tech Virtual Keyboard video.

    Before I crashed hard this morning, I asked what he used – and was pleasantly surprised to hear that it was Windows Movie Maker – a program I didn’t even realize was on my laptop. (blushing) ;-)

    Evidently my camera takes pretty decent quality videos, so for basic editing – and for my lack of skillz – I think I’ll be able to do what’s needed with it.

    Thank you for all of your suggestions; once I am ready for some serious editing software, I’ll revisit this thread. :-)