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Second Shadow:
Hi folks

I'm looking for a simple Video Editing Software. When I first started out looking for it, I thought it would be easier to find one that fits my needs ... not so, apparently  :-\

Here are the main features that I'm looking for in the software:

- Both Storyboard and Timeline modes (Video Edit Magic doesn't have a storyboard mode, and Serif's MoviePlus storyboard mode is lacking)
- Small, or at least not huge (Premiere Elements is HUGE by my standards, so is ULead VideoStudio). Say, less than 100 MB ....
- Inexpensive, preferably downright cheap (less than U$S 100, in any case)
- Ability to export to my codec of choice (Windows Movie Maker, not too surprisingly, only exports to wmv)
- Ability to accept clips of different sizes and resize them to fit my specified output size
- Relatively simple to use (I'm not a fan of foobar and Miranda, if you know what I mean ...)

Any ideas?

Thanks,
2ndS

lanux128:
i normally use ZS4 Video Editor but i'm not sure whether that fits the bill for you.. but here are some threads on video editing here at DC.. :)

• https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=6771.0
• https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=2494.0
• https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=7937.0

sri:
http://www.avid.com/products/freedv/index.asp

Defenestration:
I haven't used it myself, but have heard good things about VideoRedoPlus (http://www.videoredo.com/)

nite_monkey:
other then windows movie maker not letting you export to a different format, would you use it? if so, you can just use a converter, my my personal favorite is Internet Video Converter. You can just do all your editing in wmm, and then convert it with internet video converter.
(note: internet video converter isn't just for internet videos, though it has an option to download videos from sites like youtube, and convert them)

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