What Video Editing Software?

[sunreader]

I have several tapes of video I have taken while in Thailand with my wife over the years and its all jumbled up and forgotten.

Its about time I transferred this to hard drive (best way? its 'mini video tapes cassettes, those little ones!)

So what video editing software is easiest to use so I can chop out the shaky stuff (probably the stuff I took) add music and titles etc and eventually burn onto DVD.

Anyone any ideas?

Thanks!

[Rice_King]

Getting your tapes digitized and into the computer varies depending on the current media they're recorded on and the capabilities of your video camera. Some cameras are "PC / Mac ready" with a firewire or USB 2.0 connection and lend themselves easily to transferring video to a hard drive. Your description, "...mini video tapes cassettes, those little ones!" is a bit vague but I think you must be referencing the Mini DV Digital Video Cassette system. If so, your camera probably supports direct transfer to a computer. Check your camera's manual.

As for the editing part: I edited my video tapes with Pinnacle Studio (version 9) a few years ago. I played with Adobe Premier but found the learning curve too steep. Pinnacle Studio seemed more intuitive to me and I am really pleased (impressed might be a better description) with the results.

Edited September 18, 2008 by Rice_King