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Hello,
I personally use Magix Video (Deluxe ?) Premium.
I did choose it at first for its ability to cut/edit and kept it because of the plugins offered.
It's not free but cheap. It is easy to understand and powerful enough for everyday works.
I personally use Magix Video (Deluxe ?) Premium.
I did choose it at first for its ability to cut/edit and kept it because of the plugins offered.
It's not free but cheap. It is easy to understand and powerful enough for everyday works.
You may need pick one of two here. Of course this depends on your definition of good job and ease of use.
Note: Not an expert. In the brief exposure to this field (video editing), I have come to the conclusion that most editors have a user interface/work flow that only a mother could love.
I use it since it came out. Just buy the version from the last year (premium comes with all codecs). You can get it for 30 bucks or so.
As OliverA said, it depends on your needs and what you consider 'good' and 'easy'. I started out editing movies with Avid products (before Pinnacle bought it) like Avid Liquid. It is (or was) professional quality. It took just a bit to learn the basics and a long time to really be a productive professional. Same goes with the Adobe Premiere line. I dabbled with it back in the 90's in an effort to round out some of the tools I was using but after leaving the Avid Liquid line, I went full-on with Adobe Premiere Pro. Again, a professional product with a professional price and learning curve. But, wow, what you can do! I only edit movies and short videos as a hobby now but, man, I wish I had the tools (and hardware!) they have access to now.
I had a similar question from a student some months back about a video editor that they could just edit some 480p and 1080p vids that was a bit more able than iMovie or WMM but not getting the complexity of the pro stuff. No need for the cutsey theme packs and pre-made stuff. She also needed an actual editor and not just a tool for conversions, splicing, capture and just linear ops. If that's what you want, you don't have to have a full-blown editor.
So, I did some research on what was available out there and ended up recommending Shotcut. It's free, open-source and is cross platform. It's not something I'd recommend to an aspiring/beginning video editor, as its workflow is quite different, but once you get how they have set up their editing and 'filters' usage, it's a fine beginners editor. Give a few hours to the youtube tutorials and you'll be productive in a day.
I had a similar question from a student some months back about a video editor that they could just edit some 480p and 1080p vids that was a bit more able than iMovie or WMM but not getting the complexity of the pro stuff. No need for the cutsey theme packs and pre-made stuff. She also needed an actual editor and not just a tool for conversions, splicing, capture and just linear ops. If that's what you want, you don't have to have a full-blown editor.
So, I did some research on what was available out there and ended up recommending Shotcut. It's free, open-source and is cross platform. It's not something I'd recommend to an aspiring/beginning video editor, as its workflow is quite different, but once you get how they have set up their editing and 'filters' usage, it's a fine beginners editor. Give a few hours to the youtube tutorials and you'll be productive in a day.
A little FYI: Windows Movie Maker is discontinued along with the means to install it (Windows Essentials). I find WeVideo an excellent replacement to Windows Movie Maker. (Fair warning: WeVideo is a cloud and subscription based application.)
Yes wmm is discontinued but u still can get a free download of it and in my opinion it is a great easy tool to use. Although i like imovie more but wmm is really awesome for beginners.