Simplest video editing program for the pc?

June 14, 2004 2:32 PM

what is the simplest video editing program for the pc? with a minimal amount of effects such as dissolves etc?
posted by specialk420 to computers & internet (4 comments total)

For PC... I'd say the first version of Windows MovieMaker
posted by drezdn at 3:22 PM on June 14, 2004

VirtualDub is great and free, but I don't know if it does effects. Great for clips and reencoding, tho.
posted by Hackworth at 3:55 PM on June 14, 2004

Adobe Premiere Pro is very intuitive. If you've used past versions of Premiere, this is not the same application. It's a completely new editor. Adobe just gave it the name of their old one.

If I was someone else, I might recommed that you buy the Premiere Pro Editors Workbook with it, but since I wrote that book, it would be wrong for me to recommend it. :-)
posted by grumblebee at 4:02 PM on June 14, 2004

I second VirtualDub if all you're doing is linear editing. It has effects but I'm not certain about dissolves and stuff.
posted by Grod at 9:29 PM on June 14, 2004