Free video editing software?
Hey, I have a laptop (10.4) and it didn't come with iMovie (I got it used). Does anyone know of any free movie editing software that will work with my mac?
Klaus,
Thank you for reminding me that I had not explained to the O.P. why I advise converting to DV format.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15466/mpeg-streamclip
MPEG Streamclip is a free application that could prove very useful in editing the MPEG-1 format movies produced by inexpensive still cameras. This is because MPEG-1 is not as compressed as MPEG-2 based formats, allowing one to scroll more slowly and smoothly through the clip. When editing MPEG-2, I was unable to press the scroll button fast enough to end where I wanted, and delete commercials.
Have you tried the free MPEG Streamclip on a still camera's movies?
The second reason I recommended converting highly compressed to DV format is the number of free applications written for DV format.
Convert Clip to DV (not free)
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15217/dropdv
iMovie 05 doesn't give me the dates and times recorded by my camcorder. (This appears a strange oversight.) Instead I Ctrl-click a .dv file from my movie using Finder with the following contextual menu addition:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/21325/dvfiledatecm
So, for ease of editing and numerous, free applications, I recommend converting to DV format. What do you recommend for the O.P.?
Bruce
PS. I've used and repaired all 12 versions of Tiger. My trivial facts are from memory, which I shall respect your opinion and eliminate. In the '80s and '90s, films weren't edited by me on PCs, but on Workstations (which Macs now are). Most programs used proprietary software with which I wrote scientific visualization programs to interpret supercomputer results. Geologists, especially seismologists, need the fastest computers.
The dates were of releases for Workstations, for I consulted as a numerical analyst. However, that was decades ago, and I apologize for any inaccuracies (I haven't checked). I don't consider dates to be the fascinating subject of this thread. I'm sorry there isn't more discussion.
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