bwana wrote:
I use NCH's VideoPad Editor. It does everything I require including the processing of 4K video off a Sony A7R II and also off a Phantom 3 Pro quadcopter. I also use it for creating time lapse movies and slideshows.
bwa
Thank you. I'm using the Phantom 2 Vision.
Thank you. I'll check the link.
windshoppe wrote:
I don't do a lot of video, but have recently begun using a quad copter for aerial photography. I have Lightroom and Photoshop 5, but don't have a good standalone program for video editing. I'm wondering if anyone might have suggestions for software that I could use to do some basic editing without a steep learning curve.
jerryc41 gave a good answer in suggesting Power Director. PC Magazines first choice to. PS CC 2015 will do some basic video editing that may be enough for you - if you upgrade. See Phlearn's 4 YouTube videos on how to use PS for video. Doubt PS 5 would edit video but not sure.
OutdoorNH wrote:
I use Apple's Final Cut Pro - seamless on their platform, one time cost of $300. Adobe Premier is fantastic, can upgrade your CC account if you have one. For freeware check out
http://filmora.wondershare.com/ for Mac or PC - it's very robust for a free option with a workflow similar to the two aforementioned paid options.
-Brian
Thanks, Brian. I'll check the link.
don26812 wrote:
I am on Windows and I use a variety of programs based on what I want to do. My prime program is Adobe's Premiere Elements. But I also use MS Movie Maker, and Camtasia.
The GroPro Studio sounds interesting. I also shoot video from a quad.
Thanks, Don. I'm looking at the GoPro now.
Capture48 wrote:
**Time to move up to the CC subscription. I do Real Estate Videos and others. I use only Premier Pro. Easy editing, quick turn around. Being Adobe it does have a learning curve as do all video editing programs. However if you are going to be doing UAV videos, they always need to be edited, if nothing else to remove the audio. It's better to learn a good program up front because most quad video has to be color corrected. Distortion corrected, and you almost always need b roll. Quad video does not stand on its own in most cases. Here is a Real Estate example I did recently. And a video I did for a couple on off road motorcycles. Even this off road video was not all Quad video, it had to be supplemented in the beginning.
https://vimeo.com/154066577https://vimeo.com/129163029**Time to move up to the CC subscription. I do Re... (
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Thank you. Perhaps it is time to look at a subscription. Nicely done videos by the way. Thanks for sharing them. I wasn't aware that commercial real estate use was now possible.
rook2c4 wrote:
There are several open source video editors than can do basic editing such as cut, paste, fades, add audio, etc. Unless you really need all the extra features and plugin capabilities, why pay money for something you can do for free?
I'm definitely into free. Thanks.
Peanut_the_cat wrote:
jerryc41 gave a good answer in suggesting Power Director. PC Magazines first choice to. PS CC 2015 will do some basic video editing that may be enough for you - if you upgrade. See Phlearn's 4 YouTube videos on how to use PS for video. Doubt PS 5 would edit video but not sure.
Thanks. Neither of my current programs will edit video, but I haven't gone the subscription route yet.
windshoppe wrote:
I don't do a lot of video, but have recently begun using a quad copter for aerial photography. I have Lightroom and Photoshop 5, but don't have a good standalone program for video editing. I'm wondering if anyone might have suggestions for software that I could use to do some basic editing without a steep learning curve.
I have tried a couple of the free softwares, but found them not too useful. I bought TrakAx. It is very powerful for not much money, but the learning curve is very steep. They do have some instructional videos, but they were done by the developer who has a very strong accent and not a clue how to teach. Very difficult to understand and they assume much more experience with video than I have.
In the end I keep coming back to Corel Visualstudio Pro, now at X9--but I have X8--I've used it since version X4. Visualstudio is pretty easy to learn and use. It includes a lot of transitions, title styles, ability to mix music also to mix several clips and audio tracks. There are a number of controls for color casts, cropping, contrast, etc. Best of all, there are several series of Youtube videos so you can get the intro videos to start right away and then a lot of more advanced functions. They hired professional instruction media producers to help them do their videos.
I use it only occasionally 1-2 times a month, so I haven't even explored all the basics. It sells for about $60 on Amazon, maybe less if you take the X7 or X8 versions they have left in stock.
Reinaldokool wrote:
I have tried a couple of the free softwares, but found them not too useful. I bought TrakAx. It is very powerful for not much money, but the learning curve is very steep. They do have some instructional videos, but they were done by the developer who has a very strong accent and not a clue how to teach. Very difficult to understand and they assume much more experience with video than I have.
In the end I keep coming back to Corel Visualstudio Pro, now at X9--but I have X8--I've used it since version X4. Visualstudio is pretty easy to learn and use. It includes a lot of transitions, title styles, ability to mix music also to mix several clips and audio tracks. There are a number of controls for color casts, cropping, contrast, etc. Best of all, there are several series of Youtube videos so you can get the intro videos to start right away and then a lot of more advanced functions. They hired professional instruction media producers to help them do their videos.
I use it only occasionally 1-2 times a month, so I haven't even explored all the basics. It sells for about $60 on Amazon, maybe less if you take the X7 or X8 versions they have left in stock.
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Thank you. I'll take a look at that.
windshoppe wrote:
Perhaps it is time to look at a subscription.
A bit of warning here. Premier Pro comes with the full CC at something like $30 a month but not with the lower cost Photography CC.
pecohen wrote:
A bit of warning here. Premier Pro comes with the full CC at something like $30 a month but not with the lower cost Photography CC.
Ouch! Thanks for the tip.
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