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Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: WindAndConfusion on Thursday, July 31, 2008, 09:21:20 PM
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What do you guys use for simple video editing (transcoding, extracting, filters, etc)? I've always just used VLC, but it's a huge pain in the ass and I'm getting some less-than-stellar results right now.
You'll get something in return if you help me.
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For DVD conversion, I use DVD Decrypter + MeGUI. It can code in XviD or x264 codecs. As far as editing goes though, it has almost no ability as it is more a tool for DVD conversion. You can cut out beginning and ending credits, that's about it.
I used the one bundled in the Nero 8 package before. Nero Video? I can't remember. It's alright. Fairly buggy, but I had a better experience with it than Ulead tools.
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I seldom got into video editing. The one tool I used most isn't primarily an editor, but an MPEG converter: TMPGEnc. Versions through 2.5 are free, but MPEG2 support expires after 30 days.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMPGEnc
I also tried the Ulead tools which came with a DVD burner. They include a video editor. It's been too long since I used it. I don't remember being overly impressed.
For DVD reauthoring, I found DVD Shrink to be much friendlier than DVD Decrypter. It also has the best compression to fit results to single-layer DVD-Rs I've ever seen.
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I don't use DVD Decrypter for re-authoring onto a single-layer CD-R. I use it as part of the process of making a DVD into an MP4 or AVI file.
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Windows Movie Maker, which comes with XP (and probably Vista), free.
Ulead has a bunch of bundles, but I've never used them. If you are serious about getting into editing then you better go with Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere Pro.
On the Mac: Final Cut Pro.