Video Editing

Nic · 09-05-2005, 11:07 PM

Firstly I need a good video editing software which is better than Windows Movie Maker but isn't so advanced a n00b like me can't use it. Secondly does anyone know of any .AVI compressors? Do they even exist??

stinkfing3r · 09-05-2005, 10:33 PM

you looking for a compressor that converts it? or stays avi? i use dvd santa to compress into a format that i can then burn onto dvd wit dvdshrink.

Nic · 10-05-2005, 07:22 AM

No I want to keep the file as an .avi but i want to make it smaller

Waffle · 10-05-2005, 03:56 PM

Do what I told you about 3 times

When you create the movie and go to save it, specify to save it under a given file size and it will crop the size and quality automatically to get to that desired size.

Nic · 10-05-2005, 07:53 PM

I'm not using windows movie maker though.
Is it possible to make a .avi instead of .wmv in movie maker?

Waffle · 10-05-2005, 08:27 PM

ah my bad.

here is a convertor but i think its only a trial or something.

http://www.filetrial.com/convert/wmatoavi.html

ninja fetus · 10-05-2005, 10:51 PM

very hard to find a free converter.

try this http://ndub.sourceforge.net/ (if in linux)
Windows - I don't know of many free video editors unless you wanna pay.

Thunderfm · 19-06-2005, 04:55 PM

I'm currently using an Adobe editing system of Premier, After effects and Encore. Admittedly this is a very expensive combination

But Adobe has brought out Premier Elements which I have read some very good reveiws about. If you have been using movie maker for a while now I think elements would be a good step forward.

Cheers

Nic · 19-06-2005, 05:11 PM

Thanks for the advice mate. Ill look into it.

syngod · 19-06-2005, 10:44 PM

What type of content are you trying to compress (DVD, Raw video from a camcorder, etc.) and what are you planning on using it for (Web, archiving to cd/dvd)?

Depending on the sources and how you want to use the outputted video there are quite a few different choices. Right now compression to quality size I'd probably reccomend DIVX 6, I've been playing with it for a couple days now and it's actually beating MS"s and Quicktimes quality for compressing video.

09-05-2005, 11:07 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
Nic Sleepy Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 18 Female Posts: 2,470 Times Helpful: 21 My Mood: Sleepy Status: Offline My Computer	Video Editing Firstly I need a good video editing software which is better than Windows Movie Maker but isn't so advanced a n00b like me can't use it. Secondly does anyone know of any .AVI compressors? Do they even exist?? __________________

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stinkfing3r Big Geek Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 146 Times Helpful: 1 Status: Offline	you looking for a compressor that converts it? or stays avi? i use dvd santa to compress into a format that i can then burn onto dvd wit dvdshrink. __________________ Clubdv.fm

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Nic Sleepy Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 18 Female Posts: 2,470 Times Helpful: 21 My Mood: Sleepy Status: Offline My Computer	No I want to keep the file as an .avi but i want to make it smaller __________________

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Nic Sleepy Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 18 Female Posts: 2,470 Times Helpful: 21 My Mood: Sleepy Status: Offline My Computer	I'm not using windows movie maker though. Is it possible to make a .avi instead of .wmv in movie maker? __________________

19-06-2005, 05:11 PM	#9 (permalink) Top
Nic Sleepy Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 18 Female Posts: 2,470 Times Helpful: 21 My Mood: Sleepy Status: Offline My Computer	Thanks for the advice mate. Ill look into it. __________________

10-05-2005, 03:56 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	Do what I told you about 3 times When you create the movie and go to save it, specify to save it under a given file size and it will crop the size and quality automatically to get to that desired size.

10-05-2005, 08:27 PM	#6 (permalink) Top
Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	ah my bad. here is a convertor but i think its only a trial or something. http://www.filetrial.com/convert/wmatoavi.html

10-05-2005, 10:51 PM	#7 (permalink) Top
ninja fetus I'm a thugged out gangsta Join Date: Mar 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 3,525 Times Helpful: 70 Status: Offline My Computer	very hard to find a free converter. try this http://ndub.sourceforge.net/ (if in linux) Windows - I don't know of many free video editors unless you wanna pay.

19-06-2005, 04:55 PM	#8 (permalink) Top
Thunderfm Geek Trainee Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 29 Status: Offline My Computer	I'm currently using an Adobe editing system of Premier, After effects and Encore. Admittedly this is a very expensive combination But Adobe has brought out Premier Elements which I have read some very good reveiws about. If you have been using movie maker for a while now I think elements would be a good step forward. Cheers

19-06-2005, 10:44 PM	#10 (permalink) Top
syngod Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 949 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Stressed Status: Offline My Computer	What type of content are you trying to compress (DVD, Raw video from a camcorder, etc.) and what are you planning on using it for (Web, archiving to cd/dvd)? Depending on the sources and how you want to use the outputted video there are quite a few different choices. Right now compression to quality size I'd probably reccomend DIVX 6, I've been playing with it for a couple days now and it's actually beating MS"s and Quicktimes quality for compressing video. __________________ DVD Collection

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