Thread: Video editing software

Originally Posted by Bushranger

AVI is simply a highly compressed audio visual file.

Sorry, Bushranger, you are not correct here. Let me explain

AVI is a container format. In simple words it can be uncompressed or compressed. There are a lot of compession formats (some popular: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, H.264, WMV).

Some other containers: VOB, ASF, QuickTime, RealMedia, and many more.

If you want to see what codec (compression format) is used in your avi-file download AVIcodec multimedia file analyser, for example, from here

All professional (or pretend to be professional) video editing software capture video to uncompressed files, allow you to edit uncompressed and save as uncompressed. Also you can save (record) them back to your camera tape as backup in original quality. And as final result you have a choice to save just made movie into compressed file. It can be AVI, VOB, WMV, FLV (a-la youtube video), etc. -- your wish.

Hope this helps

Cheers,
Ruslan

I've used Pinacle systems for a little while - seems very good. I've also used an old Adobe Photoshope and found that to be good too....I haven't used any adobe stuff for movies though I'd imagine the movie editing would be good too.

That's the trouble with upgrading - only upgrade the op system if you have too. We still have a win98 machine, works fine.

...great filming on the last Mt Mee trip.....unfortunately I didn't know about it as my internet and phone has been on the blink until easter monday.

Originally Posted by Bushranger

Hello White D3,

Yes the software appears to be absent. Check out this link though, I did not read it entirely but it my help you.

Pinnacle Systems Introduces Free Video Editing For All With Its New VideoSpin Software

Cheers,

Bushranger

Well, it sounded too good to be true, and it was. Have installed twice with no luck. Just locks up half way through start up.