Ed Chu Loc: Las Vegas NV

straying off the beaten path, a little ( people do post youtube links, once in a while ); since many, or most of us have a dslr that shoots video, I wonder how many shoot an occasional ( say10 - 60 sec ) video with their dslrs ( such as fireworks, wildlife, etc. )? does anyone know a really easy software to use to take clips from these videos and stitch them together to make a compilations ?

johngault007 Loc: Florida Panhandle

Which operating system?

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Adobe Premiere Pro is what a lot of people use to edit video, but the lite version of this, Photoshop Elements Premiere, will do just about anything you need it to do for a simple Youtube video. Keep in mind, nothing about editing video is "easy". And it's pretty time consuming. There's quite a learning curve to editing, and after that you'll find that it's very "processor intensive", so you better have a pretty powerful computer or you'll be waiting around a lot for video to render.

lorvey Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska

If you are using Windows 10, you could use Windows Movie Maker, which is a part of Windows 10. Look in your menu list to find it. May not be the most powerful video editing software, but it will stitch clips together. If you want something more comprehensive, I suggest Cyberlink Power Director.

genocolo Loc: Vail and Gasparilla Island

iMovie for Mac is very good and pretty easy to learn. That’s where I would start.

I use it to assemble still photos and video clips into a movie and then add music. If I can do it, anybody can.

Ed Chu Loc: Las Vegas NV

I just want to put clips together; not interested in the rest of it

Ed Chu Loc: Las Vegas NV

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theoldman

I do a fair amount of video editing both from recently captured footage and legacy material from years ago. I have Adobe Premier Pro, but seldom use it because it is too "powerful" or complex for simple work.

I use Cyberlink Power Director, which does a great job. I don't think it is complex. I'm certain Adobe Premier Elements is similar. You load your videos, drag them to a timeline in the order you want them in your final video, view it live, and click to produce the final video in the format you want.

My experience over 15 years or more is that production of the final video is dependent on how much you manipulate the video. Do lots of transitions, sharpen, pan, zoom, change lighting, etc, and you can have lunch while a 10 minute video processes. Do a straight combination of clips and it will get done while you have a quick cup of coffee, or sooner. I just tab to the web and do some surfing while I wait.

That said, you can enhance your work in many ways. You can add transitions (use simple fades between clips), improve lighting (backlight, exposure), clarity (focus,contrast, HDR), and get as fancy (and complex) as you like with pans, zooms, text, titles, PIP, as your interest and skill increases.

It is fun and you will be surprised at how good you are!! :) One perhaps obvious hint, less is more.

Dave

Ed Chu Loc: Las Vegas NV

problem is, I may just want to cut out sections of videos and clip them together; haven't found an easy way, yet

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

iMovie on Mac. It handles basic clip editing and much more. Versions of it run on iPads and iPhones, too.

Ed Chu Loc: Las Vegas NV

Thanks; I should have said I have a PC

johngault007 Loc: Florida Panhandle

Openshot is free and cross platform (since we still have no idea what OS). Not too many bells and whistles and is pretty straight forward.

Ed Chu Loc: Las Vegas NV

thanks

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Right. My son does video all the time, and PowerDirector is his go-to program, but Movie Maker also gets some use. For the price ($0.00), it's very good.

emmons267 Loc: Arizona, Valley of the Sun

If you have Photoshop:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/how-to/video-editing.html