How can I add summary data to my video files? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 4 answers

I looked around and didn't see anything that asked this question. I respect this community and thought it could help, as I feel overwhelmed. I am looking for a desktop PC that will help me edit my home movies. I have Sony Vegas 8 and a HV20 HDV video recorder, both high end stuff. My current PC does not seem to be able to handle the heavy lifting of editing and storing. I have 1200 dollars to spend, and I am not sure what media center type PC works best for what I want to do. Googling the net just gives me varied opinions from thinly disguised salesmen. Thanks for any help or advice.
posted on Jul 22, 2008 - 16 answers

What are some examples of great slow motion in narrative cinema and experimental video? [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2008 - 18 answers

Is there free video editing software that can edit audio as well? If so, how do I remove a specific sound from my video? [more inside]
posted on Jun 26, 2008 - 7 answers

What software are people (most likely) using to create custom videos for Colbert's McCain green screen project?
posted on Jun 25, 2008 - 5 answers

How do I delete the audio track from an mvi. file? [more inside]
posted on May 11, 2008 - 2 answers

Help me find this NPR story about making movies from video game footage. [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2008 - 7 answers

Please help me choose newer video editing software for my current situation and needs. [more inside]
posted on Mar 21, 2008 - 12 answers

Trying to make a video in Ulead VideoStudio, but am stymied on a few things. Help? [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2008 - 6 answers

How can I a) crop off the whole bottom half of a video, b) zoom in on my subject after I've already made the video, or c) hide the face of someone in the video? While I'm asking, how about taking a video made on a Canon (designed for stills, so their video actual size is small, which means it pixilates horribly when you put it on youtube) and making it stay actual size when placed on the web? I'm on a windows notebook and hoping any of this is even possible. Thanks! [more inside]
posted on Dec 12, 2007 - 5 answers

How do I edit audio in a MPEG1 without going through a video re-encode? [more inside]
posted on Nov 13, 2007 - 7 answers

Best Video-Editing Software for Windows XP? [more inside]
posted on Nov 9, 2007 - 10 answers

Is there a free/cheap program for PC/Mac (preferably PC) that will split a .MOV into separate files? [more inside]
posted on Nov 3, 2007 - 9 answers

How can I build a high-def editing system on the cheap? [more inside]
posted on Jul 7, 2007 - 9 answers

Automatic still image capture of a video file on Windows XP SP2. [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2007 - 3 answers

Is there an easy way to remove the audio track from MPEG2 files? [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2007 - 5 answers

Windows XP / Explorer: MPG and WMV file thumbnails constantly crash Explorer, sometimes taking the entire OS with it. How can I fix this? [more inside]
posted on May 11, 2007 - 2 answers

Questions about importing video from various sources into Final Cut Express HD (note: not Pro!) in order to get live render ability... [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2007 - 2 answers

Photography/video filter: On the American Choppers show, I saw "Mikey" shoot his camera, "what looked like a cannon rebel xti" at like something like 20 frames per second and with some tech help turned it into a short movie. [more inside]
posted on Apr 23, 2007 - 7 answers

Looking for a video editing 'group' who operated a crazy art-car probably around the late-80s/early 90s. [more inside]
posted on Apr 18, 2007 - 6 answers

When I change the pixel size in Adobe Premiere Pro...why doesn't it change? [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2007 - 3 answers

Digital video workflow question: I'm editing a greenscreened music video, and wish to do a rough cut in Final Cut, then move the project into After Effects to do compositing. However, the only automated means of conversion the project is Automatic Duck's plugin, the price of which exceeds my budget. What's the best workflow for moving a sequence between the two applications under these conditions? [more inside]
posted on Mar 31, 2007 - 10 answers

What is the easiest way for a total neophyte to edit mini-DV video and burn it onto a DVD? [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2007 - 8 answers

Help me configure a MacPro for uncompressed HD video capture/editing [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2007 - 11 answers

What's the best Windows software package to edit video and create DVDs? [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2007 - 6 answers

Is it possible to take Adobe Premiere Pro project files back and forth between 1.5 and 2.0? [more inside]
posted on Feb 9, 2007 - 1 answers

I'm in need of expert video equipment and editing software recommendations. I need to purchase a videocam primarily for recording tutorials. 50% of the shooting will be in an office setup focused mainly on the speaker sitting at a desk, 50% will be in a shop filming welding type machinery. [more inside]
posted on Jan 31, 2007 - 8 answers

Making text a specific number of NTSC scanlines high in Final Cut Pro 5.1. [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2006 - 9 answers

As a video editor, should I get an agent? [more inside]
posted on Sep 7, 2006 - 2 answers

How do I convince VirtualDub to work on AVI's with MP3 audio? Alas, not too much [more inside]
posted on Aug 23, 2006 - 15 answers

I want to shoot some time-lapse video. No video camera or editing software purchased yet. [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2006 - 22 answers

Can you recommend a video editing software that will run on my crappy old computer? [more inside]
posted on Jul 25, 2006 - 7 answers

I'd like to remix a handful of videos from Youtube. What's the best/easiest/cheapest (i.e. free) way to do this? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2006 - 10 answers

Buying a new Macintosh to edit video, I could ask Apple, but I'm asking MeFi: [more inside]
posted on May 31, 2006 - 19 answers

Suggest a video editing program? [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2006 - 20 answers

Aside from price, are there any other reasons why I should not buy a Mac Mini for video editing? I want to learn how to edit video and maybe put together some short films. I can spend $1000-$1300. I've heard the defacto standard is Final Cut Pro. I probably don't need that immediately but if it's the standard i'd like to work up to it. I have two old PCs but no Mac experience.
posted on May 9, 2006 - 18 answers

I have a .wmv recording that I would like to edit. I just need to clip off the first 45 seconds and last 30 seconds. How can I do that?
posted on Apr 27, 2006 - 7 answers

Help me edit video in real-time, from two recorded feeds of the same event! [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2006 - 4 answers

Is there software that will rotate a video file? [more inside]
posted on Mar 18, 2006 - 5 answers

I have a bunch of 30 second to 1:45 video clips on my computer of various comedy bits and sports highlights. What I want to do is compile them into one big file.....Rather then have 15 one minute clips, I'd like to mesh em into one big 15 minute clip.... [more inside]
posted on Feb 22, 2006 - 10 answers

I'm looking for a tool which will allow me to cut MPEG2's from the command line (or programmatically otherwise). Either Windows or Linux/BSD. I've looked through a bunch of programs found via Google, but none seem to work without their GUI's. Bonus if the MPEG2 streams are cut at the GOP marker or if it re-encodes the GOP's at the cuts. Otherwise it'll get messy. Free is preferred, but pay would be fine too as long as it works.
posted on Feb 11, 2006 - 10 answers

caught in print-to-tape trap. [more inside]
posted on Jan 28, 2006 - 5 answers

Advice on non-degree film editing workshops? [more inside]
posted on Dec 29, 2005 - 5 answers

Problem with iMovie bloating files and crashing. [more inside]
posted on Nov 6, 2005 - 4 answers

As part of my work, I need to extract clips from movies and burn them to a DVD. [more inside]
posted on Oct 8, 2005 - 7 answers

I have some video on a DVD that I want to edit in Final Cut Pro. What's the best intermediate codec to use? I don't have space for uncompressed video, and the rest of my footage is DV-quality, so I can afford a bit of quality loss. [more inside]
posted on Sep 22, 2005 - 6 answers

I need to edit some video files I've shot on my camera. The problem is that the camera's video files export as .MOV and I can't find a good entry-level Windows program that supports the file type. Could someone recommend either a program that will let me edit this file type, or a good freeware converter? And if I do change them over to .AVI, what are some recommendations for a good yet simple Windows video editor?
posted on Sep 15, 2005 - 9 answers

What is the easiest way to edit video from a DVD, and then be able to burn it back to DVD? [more inside]
posted on Jul 25, 2005 - 4 answers

Help me put together my dream Mac. [more inside]
posted on Jul 20, 2005 - 11 answers

I've got a lot of video clips I want to encode into Flash Video pieces for web display. I want to batch process them, and am looking for tool suggestions for any platform. [more inside]
posted on Jun 5, 2005 - 2 answers

I'm looking for opinions on Adobe Premiere Elements and Vegas Movie Studio + DVD.
posted on Jan 4, 2005 - 6 answers

Just say for instance - I had an MP3 (or some MP3's) and I wanted to create my own video, maybe with bits of video footage from a variety of sources, and some 'slides' or 'captions' - and then burn that whole thing to a DVD that I could play in a nightclub. What would be good software (Win XP) that could facilitate this for me?
posted on Jan 2, 2005 - 3 answers

Digital Camcorder / Digital Video Camera: Looking for a quality review/comparison site. Also, any recommendations? Below $1000, primarily automatic over manual, recording family indoor (some children's sports). Thoughts on simple video editing software to DVD, method of transfer, anything else I should keep in mind?
posted on Sep 19, 2004 - 11 answers

I am in the process of creating a DVD of my sketch comedy group's work. This means I have to go through about fifty DV tapes in order to find the ones which have completed sketches rather than footage on them. In addition, many of the tapes are unlabelled. Is there some method or program which can scan a tape quickly and give me an overall impression of what's on it? (I'm thinking via thumbnails, but I presume there are other ways of doing it.)
posted on Jul 26, 2004 - 7 answers

DVD authoring tools. What are you guys using? Whats the best "bang for the buck" software out there for casual (non-professional) work?
posted on Jul 20, 2004 - 7 answers

what is the simplest video editing program for the pc? with a minimal amount of effects such as dissolves etc?
posted on Jun 14, 2004 - 4 answers

Best way to rip video from a DVD into MPEG or AVI? I need to grab scenes from a movie and monkey with them in Premiere (Windows).
posted on Apr 24, 2004 - 5 answers

I was thinking of getting into video editing and production. I want to do it on the PC because I can get the equipment cheaper, and I want to do it at minimal cost but professional quality. I am looking at Adobe Premiere for video editing. My biggest question, though, is what camera should I get? I was looking at the Canon XL1S, but I also saw an ad in Wired for a JVC GR-HD1... which is better and why? Or is there another alternative camera I should get?
posted on Dec 9, 2003 - 11 answers