hey everyone. seeing as the computer i have right now is crap and i'm also pretty much broke, i can't use Avid Express DV wich i have. so does anyone no of any ok video editors that are free.

windows movie maker?

well, if you've got a PC, windows movie maker is an option, if you've got a mac, then iMovie is your only free option.

But...iMovie and Windows Movie Maker sucks...

i have a PC and i don't have XP, that's mainly why i can't use Avid. any other ideas. right now i'm using one of the most un user friendly freeware programs on the planet, really hard to understand.

iMovie is pretty damn good for a free editing program.

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Originally posted by Ryan Gordon:
But...iMovie and Windows Movie Maker sucks...

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Well, you don't have many options when it comes to free editors. Those are basically your only choices.

Check out www.download.com they have a lot of freeware/trial software. Just look in the video section.

thats too bad b/c the best free editor going for the PC is probably avid FreeDV www.avid.com/freedv but it needs XP as well. i think you may have trouble finding one that doesnt require XP. Are you in college? many universities offer free XP and Office to their students.

Yeah I like iMovie i guess. It's much better than Windows Movie Maker. You got to love the really easy capture part in iMovie! Very very cool.

VirtualDub, that's got simple editing capabilities. Get XP, or get Sony Screen Blast, as that's extremely similar to Vegas, but a helluva lot cheaper.

if you can run linux..and you're real adventurous you could try this:

http://www.heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3

thanks heliotrope, i'm trying out visual communicator now.

never mind visual communicator, the trial will only let u output 1 minute clips.