What's your favorite video editor

[Kai]

Some people around here have put together some nicely edited videos. (I'm lookin your way Hallis and Lew) What do you all you use, if anything, to add music/text and piece it together? If its freeware, all the better.

(apologies if this should be Random Banter and not software)

[crazy]

[HallisChalmers]

I use Windows Movie Maker...and I also have Roxio Easy Media Creator 10 Suite.

I use Windows Movie Maker about 90% of the time - although I am going to have to start exploring the tools in Media Creator.

As for audio, in Winows MM, you can go in and mute the video's recorded audio. I then find a suitable audio track that I use as my music bed - and add different audio wav files for audio efx (shotgun blast, Dragnet, etc.).

If I find a music track I like, I either download it or record it in Media Creator's Sound Editor and can play with the Enhancer, Equalizer, Sound Effects or Clean Up.

I usually maximize the audio so it will sound better in the video.

Hope that helps.

[Josh]

if i want to do something quick i will use movie maker... otherwise i will use sony vegas... i also have roxio, but i have never used it...

[Kai]

Much appreciated. Sounds like Windows MM should be fine for the simple things I'm trying to do. But I'm gonna give Vegas a shot. Thanks, crazy, for the link.

Lockylew: Moved To Random Banter.

Thanks for the move