Video Editing/Making Help

[D_Price]

Hello everyone,

I am not quite sure as to the category that this would fall under therefore I am sticking it under the general forum. I have never created a robot reveal video or any other video for that matter for robotics. I am looking for a simple and easy-to-use program to make a short video complete with music, effects, and the works etc. Any suggestions of video making software or editing software will be extremely helpful or any forums/tips/tricks to help would be awesome! Thanks everyone!

[Dancin103]

Not sure if you have a mac or pc, but I know all mac's come with iMovie which is pretty easy to use and pc's come with movie maker. Both should help you get the job done...

[D_Price]

Ok thank you. I have a Windows 8 laptop that I am running off of. I will test the waters with movie maker. Just didn't know if there was a simpler program to run or not. Thanks

[KelliV]

Movie maker should do the trick. iMovie is definitely easier if available though.

[Sperkowsky]

Movie maker if you need it to be really easy if your on a Mac Imovie is the equivalent. If you want a little more powerful program go for Vegas. But dude this my expertise area and I will do it for you if you want no issues.

[Sperkowsky]

If you send me all the footage either by Dropbox or some equivalent I'll finish it tonight.

[kuraikou]

I can help to if you need it, maybe not as much as the post above as I am a student but if you need help I can do so.

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by kuraikou

I can help to if you need it, maybe not as much as the post above as I am a student but if you need help I can do so.

Im a student too haha. The reason I have so much experience Is because I'm a professional youtuber(make about $300 a month so technically pro). I have to edit constantly so I have a solid work flow. Either way I think the op should let us help him because correctly is a constantly evolving skill where experience is key.

[Abhishek R]

Movie Maker is pretty simple, worked well for us last year.

[KelliV]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Im a student too haha. The reason I have so much experience Is because I'm a professional youtuber(make about $300 a month so technically pro). I have to edit constantly so I have a solid work flow. Either way I think the op should let us help him because correctly is a constantly evolving skill where experience is key.

Maybe instead of just doing it for him you should skype him or something like that to really help. As you know, video editing is very hands on. (My degree is in editing and I do it for my 9-5).

If you're looking to go pro I'd check out Final Cut or Adobe Premier. Avid is for the real professional but that is hard to learn without at least an online class. I can get you some links to online classes if you're interested in learning.

[KelliV]

Lynda.com is a great resource for learning how to edit. My old professor does most of their videos on Avid and a few of my peers have done videos on other respective programs as well. It's worth the price if you have a solid amount of time you can dedicate to it.

[Sperkowsky]

I don't mind help do whatever the op wants. He hadn't replied tho so he probally just did it himself in movie maker

[D_Price]

SOrry everyone I have a 9-5 job which turns into 6:30am until whenever as an engineer. I've been creating the video in movie maker and through a student who has been cutting and editing the videos to fit with each other.

"I don't mind help do whatever the op wants. He hadn't replied tho so he probally just did it himself in movie maker" Sperkowsky I appreciate the offer but like Kelly said I would like to take it upon myself to learn and create the video rather than pawn it off onto another person to accomplish. Thank you everyone for the help and I'm sure I will be posting with some more questions Time to get some youtube video watching and reading going on.

[KelliV]

Feel free to pm me any questions you may have and I can either help you out or point you in the right direction! YouTube can be man's best friend while learning simple editing programs!

[Lewis Nerone]

Quick warning about Movie Maker: while it's fairly easy to use and work with, it's extremely limited in the special effects and cutting/splicing department. If you are running it on a lower-spec machine and are working with a decent amount of HD footage (like I did) you run the risk of crashing your system. More often than not, I found myself smashing the keyboard in frustration.

If you know your way around Linux, I highly recommend trying OpenShot. It's free, and it's got the interface of Movie Maker with the robustness of the Adobe products. You can get a live Ubuntu USB image running on your machine in about 20 minutes, and Ubuntu won't bottleneck your hardware (you'll work faster).

Just my .02. If you would like help with this route, just PM me!

TD;LR: OpenShot for Linux > Movie Maker