anyone know how to edit:

[~Sc@ndelu$~]

a movie from a video camera... my mom is desperate to edit her trip and i have no idea and so now shes bugging me to find someone that would know... apparently its just a tiny bit that she doesnt want or something.

help!

[mapleleaf4ever]

Hmm... Depending on the kind of editing you probably have some Camera Software on your computer with at least that basic funcionality. But if you need more features, download Adobe Priemere.

[Camera Guy]

i know how to edit. get in touch with me. you know who i am. but not formally. check your PM's

[ppcock]

its extremely hard to edit video. I can do it but i chose not to do it.

I'd get in touch with someone (other than me) that know's how to do it. Some software is easy to use but uber crap. My dad has an avid workstation in his office so I use that.

[FeelGood]

like erik said adob premiere is your best friend.
hope you have a lot of time on your hands and a very good computer.
and TONS of hard drive space.

[ppcock]

actually.. avid would be your best friend

just need a dedicated G5 to run the latest version and about $50,000 US on top of that.

[Gusto]

talk about overkill. windows comes free with windows movie maker, which will work fine for simple edits. you just need to make sure your computer has the right inputs (and that your camera is digital, for that matter, or else you'll need a converter).

[~Sc@ndelu$~]

she used a camera from work... its a ghetto vhs one :(

[mapleleaf4ever]

Ugh, Linear Editing is a real pain in the ass. I did Video and Film for three years and editing on the Computer is so much nicer.

[tvmann]

If you can't find someone, try putting up an ad a Vancouver Film Skool or Emily Carr and you should be able to find a student who can do it for a few $.

Maybe put a little ad at Craigslist right here: http://vancouver.craigslist.org/tfr/

There's a little place in Abbotsford that does that kind of thing for home videos, weddings etc but they're probably expensive - Video Hi-Lites 604-852-1912 Albert Waardenburg / owner.

It can be also be done on a Mac or a decent XP computer but it takes a bit of messin around especially if an analog camcorder was used.

Originally Posted by ~Sc@ndelu$~

a movie from a video camera... my mom is desperate to edit her trip and i have no idea and so now shes bugging me to find someone that would know... apparently its just a tiny bit that she doesnt want or something.

help!

[~Sc@ndelu$~]

thanks for the info... I'll tell her all this
(i really had no idea that its gonna be so much effort!)

[stephen_c]

if it's full size vhs,
in order to do linear editing,
u have to capture the video from analogy to digital.

ppl w/ ati all-in-wonder video cards can do that.
so can any dedicated video capture cards
like the ones w/ BT848 chipsets.

it's a simple process if you have the hardware.

[~Sc@ndelu$~]

this is all way to complex for me

[Gusto]

some cameras will let you edit directly on them. if she just needs to delete a certain part, you might be able to do it. check the manual for your camera.

[crookedking]

am i the only one that wants to know what is getting edited out?