Best Video Editing Software for Windows?
Posted on 13 January 2007, at 4:39 pm, by Judie Lipsett
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! 
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January 13th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
you can always use iMovie on your Mac tha… oh wait…
January 13th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
huh huh. Funny man.
January 13th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
Seriously, I’ve used Pinnacle Studio 9 on my wife’s Gateway 700GR desktop. Its not bad.
January 13th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
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.
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January 13th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
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.
January 14th, 2007 at 5:49 am
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.
January 15th, 2007 at 2:59 am
Thanks guys!!!
I have some exploring to do…expect some results, soon.
January 16th, 2007 at 1:49 pm
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
January 16th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
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.