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Looking for a simple software for video editing

by Narcisse2 Oct 12, 2009 5:20AM PDT

Hello to all!

Noob here, looking for something

I have some .avi files that I would like to merge together. Not only that, I would like to edit these files. Some of the video images recorded I would like to get rid of.

What is a simple software to edit and merge .avi files?

Thank you!

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The simplest I know
by MarkFlax Forum moderator Oct 12, 2009 5:43AM PDT

is Virtualdub. It may be a bit old in the tooth, and there may be others, like Adobe Premier, but its primary purpose is editing and managing avi files.
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Virtualdub

Beware though, video editing is never easy. With avi's you will need to understand video and audio compression, and the right codecs to use.

Good luck.

Mark

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Instead of making another thread....
by Archangeldawn Mar 17, 2010 2:02AM PDT

Hi everyone,

I am looking for a simple, be it free or purchase, video software that will let me trim .avi video files. I only want to cut or trim specific timelines in order to crop unnecessary or embarrassing moments(For others).

I tried using Windows Movie Maker, but my 33.4MB .avi file gets saved only in the crappy WMV format and it reduces the file to 3.24MB..as well as the quality. And I had saved it to the "Small video Highest Quality" setting which kept the original's 320x240 dimensions. I wasn't too please with the results.


Any recommendations or tips (any other save setting in Windows Movie maker) is highly appreciated. Thanks


I am running Windows XP SP2
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.16Ghz
3.49GB of Ram.

Camera : Canon Elph SD 600. 6.0 megapixels

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