Decent software for video editing?

Sony Creative Software Movie Studio HD Platinum 11

Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition software has everything needed to produce spectacular HD movies. Powerful tools for video compositing, color correction, and surround sound mixing help you get feature-film results in your home studio. To share,... read more...

I love Vegas Platinum; it's great for just about any editing job (and probably the cheapest for what you get). Its main competitor is Adobe Premiere Elements, which I don't like because the interface is very clunky. On the other hand, Vegas has a very utilitarian interface that is smooth and really intuitive once you know the very basics. I have gotten really professional results with this with no formal training. Trust me: the best way to find the best program is to pick the ones you can afford, download the trial versions, and make videos with them. That way you don't have to rely entirely on the judgement of others. Good luck!

Reply · Send thanks · posted 97 days ago

Sony Vegas for sure. Once you get the hang of it it's really easy to use and there is a ton of useful features.

Reply · Send thanks · posted 98 days ago

Premiere Pro and After Effects in the Adobe Collection should be what you're looking for and more.

Reply · Send thanks · posted 100 days ago

Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 9 [OLD VERSION]

Sony Vegas will do the simple job you want, also look at Adobe Premier.

Reply · Send thanks · posted 100 days ago

Have you ever tried this? I've not used it myself but it gets pretty good reviews. I've had friends who've used it but they've said it's as limited as Windows Live Movie Maker and they prefer the Adobe version. Maybe it will work for you though. It's free, can't beat that.

Reply · Send thanks · posted 109 days ago

Sony Vegas is very good for editing. For advanced vfx, motion tracking and that sort of editing, use After Effects. It's a lot more complicated than Sony Vegas though.

Reply · Send thanks · posted 111 days ago

Adobe After Effects is a good one.

Reply · Send thanks · posted 112 days ago

Sony Vegas, Camtasia, etc:)

Reply · Send thanks · posted 112 days ago

Judging by what I have read for system requirements on a lot of video editing programs, Cyberlink seems to have the best bet for what you are looking for. It has the timeline interface and the minimum ram requirements for it is 512MB, if you go too much lower you are going to be spending a lot of time waiting for the program to do the commands you give. I hope this helps! :)