I'm doing my own homework on this, so I may settle on something and just get it. I don't want anyone to get frustrated in case they give me a great recommendation, and find out that I bought or downloaded something else, but I'm really at the point that I need to do something.
Here are my requirements.
1. EASY. In fact, I am starting all my research with internet searches like, "easiest video editing software" kinda thing. I don't care about bells and whistles, I care about intuitive, easy, few steps, ready-to-mix kinda stuff.
2. Must be able to work with, or convert, .MPG files. That's what my 9-year old camcorder, and literally hundreds of hours of video, is based on.
3. If it converts it, it can't lose much compression. This was a very good high level consumer camcorder in its day, Sony made a great product then with a super lens, but it is not high definition, and losing compression is a killer. Watching it on a 42" TV screen is perfectly fine in its original .MPG format.
4. My video editing requirements are very simple. I'm going to be doing a couple of different things. One, is to create full length things like plays, show choir programs, etc. That's pretty easy; about all I will be doing will be putting together a title page, maybe some credits--stuff I've done before that is very easy.
A second one is the driving force behind this--I want to cut pieces from different videos and splice them together in sort of a highlight video. I have basketball and soccer videos I want to do that way, both individually for my child, and also for my son's team.
I have more of a pressing need for this now because I really want to provide some team highlights for my son's soccer coach at the end of this season. The season isn't over; the team has two more matches (semifinals and either finals or consolation match) next Saturday, but I'd like to start working with this so that soon after the season ends I'll be able to put something together. I will more than likely insert music rather than the sound associated with play on the field for that, too (who needs to hear a bunch of parents griping about an official's calls, anyway?)
REMEMBER--I am terrible at this kind of thing. TERRIBLE. That's why it needs to be easy, few steps, intuitive, etc.
I am looking at Wondershare Filmora right now as a possible candidate. It is very highly regarded by diyvideoeditor.com.
A 2nd possibility is Muvee Reveal X, also from the same site. It kinda scares me because it talks about everything being automatic on it, and it creating the final product by itself. Sorta like one of those Google self-steering cars.
Anyway, if you've worked with either of these, or have any other recommendations, I would appreciate your comments.
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