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ssky0078
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I would say that Windows Movie Maker is a good free starting point. I've only used Movie Maker so far and it get's the job done, but seems to be limited in the amount of control I really want to get to.
As you start to find it's limitations the you could consider
Sony Vegas (pro)
Adobe Creative Suite
Or if you are a Mac person I've heard people rave about Final Cut Pro.
I'm trying to switch over to Mac.
Another thing to consider is that you need to have a pretty beastily comp system setup.
Apple products were designed for video editors in mind.
Microsoft products you probably want at least a quad core processor, 8 or 16 GB of Ram, a decent 1GB or higher graphics card. And either a solid state drive or a high 7200 RPM hard drive.
My system is only half of those specs except for a I have a beast graphics card and I routinely make mistakes editing because the timing of the audio and video sequence gets all jacked up.
As you start to find it's limitations the you could consider
Sony Vegas (pro)
Adobe Creative Suite
Or if you are a Mac person I've heard people rave about Final Cut Pro.
I'm trying to switch over to Mac.
Another thing to consider is that you need to have a pretty beastily comp system setup.
Apple products were designed for video editors in mind.
Microsoft products you probably want at least a quad core processor, 8 or 16 GB of Ram, a decent 1GB or higher graphics card. And either a solid state drive or a high 7200 RPM hard drive.
My system is only half of those specs except for a I have a beast graphics card and I routinely make mistakes editing because the timing of the audio and video sequence gets all jacked up.
Paralgin
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Go Pro has its own editing program. Myself im using Windows live movie maker.
JSP
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Nothing fancy. Just needs to meet GoPros system requirements. Its all in your manual. Most decent boxes meet. I have a 2 year old computer bought for $600 ish that works great. Most recent comps can handle with ease. It is the video card that you need to make sure meets/exceeds.
Paralgin
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I am going to sound stupid here but how do I find out what kind of video card I have? I have pretty new computer it has windows 8but I don't know anything about it I can google stuff and come on the forum(isn't that all that matters?)!!!
Dont know about windows 8, but i think its just the same, right click on my computer and choose properties. i think you will find your info about your graphics card there-
ssky0078
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I am going to sound stupid here but how do I find out what kind of video card I have? I have pretty new computer it has windows 8
If you can google, then google and put in your computer make & model. Then find the specifications section of the probably 120 different CNET or Gizmodo sites that list your computer, and read what you have. My favorite way to look it up is actually Best Buy's site, it is by far the easiest.
ssky0078
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Properties often will only list the CPU, RAM and hard drive. You need to go in your graphics card manager to find out what you have. If you just have intel or AMD vision, then it's probably $hit.
Edit: let me word that not so harshly. The easiest way for a computer/laptop manufacturer is to scrimp on the graphics card. What they go to for laptops is usually use these terrible integrated graphics cards that use shared memory. It's garbage most the time for any video/graphics heavy programs. I have a 2.0 ghz dual core cpu, 4 mb DDR2 (DDR3 is better) and 1gb dedicated Graphics card. It's not enough to do a really good job with video editing. I'm looking at upgrading probably to a desktop or a macbook pro. The desktop I'll probably spend close to $8-900 and the Macbook Pro $2000. The Macbook Pro is mostly for snob factor.
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ssky0078
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The 750gb HD is good (7200 RPM drive is better than 5400 RPM), the 8 gb ram is good, the i3 is only a dual core and very limited. You'll experience some bottle necking and lag while trying to finish your videos.
Paralgin
Avid Rider
For using windows live moviemaker, i think your computer will do.
You dont need an extreme one for that.
If you are just going to make your movies shorter by cutting shit out.
CineForm Studio: System Requirements
You dont need an extreme one for that.
If you are just going to make your movies shorter by cutting shit out.
CineForm Studio: System Requirements
Paralgin
Avid Rider
You`ll do just fine with your computer. Just try it out and youll find it out.
Cineform is free, windows live moviemaker is free also. Hav tried it some and it works just fine
No need for spending alot of money on something you dont need.But as said, you should not try to start any 3D rendering with your computer.
Paralgin
Avid Rider
I was not sure if i got it right when i read it. Then take your cam out an play in the snow.