Quick and dirty AVI editing
Just today, I discovered that my digital camera can actually record little movie files as well. (Why did this not occur to me before? Because I'm stupid.) So I'm at the point where I have an .avi file transferred over to my hard drive, and now I'd like to be able to edit it just a tad before I try to actually email it to various family members (posting it on YouTube for them may come after that, but first things first...) All I want to do is cut off some useless bits from the beginning and end. I already tried the crappy "DVD making" software that came on my computer, but apparently video editing is a feature only available in the premium version.
Surely, I thought, SURELY there is free software to do this, right? And surely someone on the Cellar will know what I need? |
You want to edit an AVI of my sex life?
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Clod, sorry but you will need the premium version or some other similar vid editing software from your local computer store or online. I use this:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2054275,00.asp |
I haven't tried it, but can't you do this with Windows Movie Maker? I think it is free with XP service pack 2.
check it out here |
Yeah.......I use windows movie maker. Are you running Microsoft?
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Yes! MovieMaker does exactly what I need; I didn't even realize it was already on my machine. Thanks!
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Anything for you.
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The best program out there for slicing and dicing AVI files is Virtual Dub. It's not a movie maker, but it'll help you re-process individual files (resize, crop, adjust colors, stabilize jitters). If you set it to stream copy mode, you can cut parts out without having to re-encode the whole file.
Once you're happy with the files, you can use Movie Maker or Nero to build the final DVD. |
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