X-Message-Number: 28940 Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:51:19 -0800 (PST) From: un person <> Subject: re: video editing software, etc kennita asked about video editing software. Here is a list of free video editing software: http://desktopvideo.about.com/od/softwarereviews/tp/bestfreesw_ro.htm from that URL: ////quoted///////// Top 7 Free Video Editing Software Products The video editing software discussed here is free. However, keep in mind that free software doesn't come with the same level of support as software you pay for, and there's no guarantee that it will work as advertised. It usually is missing some or most of the features of commercial software. Note that where iMovie was once the only "free" game in town for Mac users, Avid's FreeDV now runs on OS X and the newcomer HyperEngine-AV is also an option. 1) Windows Movie Maker 2 Windows MovieMaker 2 is a capable little editor and ships free with virtually all new XP computers these days, with upgrades available on the Microsoft Website and other addons available as part of the Plus! package. ///note: I have tried this out. It's already on my PC. Rather limited. No real zoom. But then again, even this could crank out viral youth subculture videos better than anything else we have--which is zero. //// 2) Apple iMovie'05 Apple iMovie '05 is an excellent (and free) video editor for the Mac platform, with advanced video editing features and a lot of addon and plug-in support. You can find more information about iMovie at Apple's iLife '05 site. Note that this software is free only if you buy a new Mac. You can purchase it, however, if you just want the software. ////note: I have heard good things about this. 3) Avid FreeDV Avid's free software lets you get in the Avid door for free. Fairly difficult to use interface, although over a dozen pretty good tutorials are available from Avid's website. Originally developed for Windows XP, FreeDV now runs on Macs on the OS X platform. Manufacturer's Site ////note: This is the learner's version. The non-free version is one of the two Big Boys the pros use. 4) Wax Wax is a homegrown video editor from Debug Software that started out as a college project. It's now a mature piece of software, but it's user interface leaves A LOT to be desired. However, I have to admit, it gets the job done. If you are insistent on not spending money on software, then go download Wax, it just may work for you. /////note: never heard of it. But then again, I do not do video for a living. 5) ddclip Free DDClip Free is another homegrown video editor, this one from SoftLab-NSK, a multimedia company headquartered (apparently) in Russia. Its interface is a bit difficult and this product is really aimed at the geeks among us, but it's free and that's the best thing about it. SL openly admits that this version is no longer supported and they'd like you to go with one of their "retail" versions. I didn't download or test this product, so I can't really comment. Again, let the buyer beware, and so on. ///ditto 6) Zwei-Stein Zwei-Stein 3.01 is a freeware and according to their Web site, "offers many advanced features unavailable elsewhere." That may be, but the system is for technogeeks only. (Sorry ThugsAtBay, but I have to protect my readers.) If you feel adventurous and you don't mind getting under the technical hood, this could be for you. My test drive of the product proved that it's for real and can do the job. It's just not all that user friendly. ////ditto 7) HyperEngine-AV HyperEngine-AV from Arboretum is a new product for the Mac (it runs on OSX) and has an interface that is all its own. Its drag and drop interface is intuitive and different. By different, we mean really different: there are literally no video or audio tracks. There are, in fact, no tracks at all. It's good to see an alternative to Apple's iMovie for Mac users. By the way, HyperEngine-AV sold for about $50 last year. ////ditto. .... ///end quote/////////// Now, this article does not mention the online editors at all. Also, the ability to do extensive sound editing is important. The best way to get a viral video into the youth subculture online is to tap into their music and work it into videos about cryonics. My video vegas has a very good capability to do this. Also, there are a number of free audio editing tools. I used the free wavepad tool to eliminate the noise background of my audio voiceover that I created with my $10 mike I had plugged into my computer.... I have already mentioned photoshop and its free alternatives. They are really indispensible. Nothing good free on the PC, but the Mac is probably different. Also, another very powerful tool is the flash tools swishmax and the big one ( I just call it macromedia flash). Swish is much easier to use. What I am trying to do with this is to make diagrams that have moving/active components, such as elements that move across the screen, arrows that travel from one place to another on the screen, labeled geometric shapes that flash different colors, etc. These actions and events can be rendered by swishmax or flash macromedia into a short movie in avi video file format, which is then imported into your video editor and incorporated into a larger video. I have made one that has an arrow moving from one labeled rectangle to another on the screen. I wil post it to google video later today. Just a proof of concept thing, not the second coming of Ken Burns.... The good thing about flash movies is that they are a way of creating completely original content, which is probably vital to doing what we need to do to communicate thru video on the net. Also, in order to better create our own content, a 3d graphics tool is probably needed. We really need to be able to create 3d talking faces and put words in their mouths. A talking face is the most powerful way to communicate. I do not have a such a 3d tool, nor have I ever used one. ANd they are not easy to learn. There are two or three such tools that the pros use, and they are really expensive (maya is one). There is one good free one--Blender. But it is hard to learn and does not work on my video card. I am also posting this messsage in a new thread at Cold Filter: http://www.network54.com/Forum/291677/ I suggest any comments be posted there, as it makes from better responses and real time interaction. -unperson emailed to Watson and to cryonet ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started! http://mobile.yahoo.com/services?promote=mail Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=28940