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Looking for an opinion-based simple program

Post by shinji13 » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:27 pm

Okay, I got premiere and it is just impossible to learn, for me :P and I dont want to use windows movie maker because I plan to incorporate a few clean and nice effects into my video (possibly some flashing, and other stuff :?).

Anyway I want a user-friendly video editing software that still offers a good production, and/or if you know a really good guide to adobe premiere that would be cool to.
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Re: Looking for an opinion-based simple program

Post by 808-buma » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:53 pm

shinji13 wrote:Okay, I got premiere and it is just impossible to learn, for me :P and I dont want to use windows movie maker because I plan to incorporate a few clean and nice effects into my video (possibly some flashing, and other stuff :?).

Anyway I want a user-friendly video editing software that still offers a good production, and/or if you know a really good guide to adobe premiere that would be cool to.
try Magix Movie Edit Pro -10. I knew nothing about video editing when I started using it and it wasn't that difficult for me to figure out how to use it. It has 16 editing tracks, overlays and transitions are easy to figure out, exports to a buttload of different formats, and is under $60 (cheaper if you go to your local Best Buy - around $50).

And, I haven't had it crash on me, ever... although there are those in the MEP-10 user group that have had problems with really really big projects (1000's of pictures or really large files).

give it a try.

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Re: Looking for an opinion-based simple program

Post by shinji13 » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:57 pm

808-buma wrote:
shinji13 wrote:Okay, I got premiere and it is just impossible to learn, for me :P and I dont want to use windows movie maker because I plan to incorporate a few clean and nice effects into my video (possibly some flashing, and other stuff :?).

Anyway I want a user-friendly video editing software that still offers a good production, and/or if you know a really good guide to adobe premiere that would be cool to.
try Magix Movie Edit Pro -10. I knew nothing about video editing when I started using it and it wasn't that difficult for me to figure out how to use it. It has 16 editing tracks, overlays and transitions are easy to figure out, exports to a buttload of different formats, and is under $60 (cheaper if you go to your local Best Buy - around $50).

And, I haven't had it crash on me, ever... although there are those in the MEP-10 user group that have had problems with really really big projects (1000's of pictures or really large files).

give it a try.
Thanks, I have heard of magix so I'll try it out.
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Post by 808-buma » Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:02 pm

forgot to mention that you can also download a trial version of it too - fully functional except you can't export your final movie. I downloaded it and reconstructed my AMV short in my sig line with ease (much easier than the linear editor that I had used to make it in the first place).

if you do get it, you can go to the MEP-10 English forums for help from some real experience users...

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Post by base » Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:02 pm

Does anybody use OpenVIP? This is what I am downloading.

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Post by shinji13 » Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:04 pm

808-buma wrote:forgot to mention that you can also download a trial version of it too - fully functional except you can't export your final movie. I downloaded it and reconstructed my AMV short in my sig line with ease (much easier than the linear editor that I had used to make it in the first place).

if you do get it, you can go to the MEP-10 English forums for help from some real experience users...
heeh, I dling the demo now want to test it out and see if its for me and if it is I'll work on my video get a feel for it and then go buy it as soon as I get some money.

Thanks for the help.
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Post by 808-buma » Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:06 pm

kewl - if you need some beginners help with it, let me know and I'll nudge you in the right direction...

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Post by shinji13 » Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:11 pm

808-buma wrote:kewl - if you need some beginners help with it, let me know and I'll nudge you in the right direction...
Sure thing, its going kind of slow because I have my computer ripping blue seed, and I am downloading things with limewire, and using the internet to search things up and I am turning vobs into videos :XD but its moving *eye follows the slow moving file (cabinet) across the screen*.
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