----- Original Message ----- From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: OT: Videography Software
> Can't really help you regards a Windows application for video editing > (yes, I'm certain there are plenty of choices available) but from my > limited research and understanding, if you have to convert a > proprietary format to be editable, go to AVI. From AVI you can > convert to anything else with minimized losses. > > Video is ferociously complex when it comes to formats and protocols. > I was interested to get into some video stuff last year and started > researching things. Finally gave up after a week or two ... It would > take quite a while to fully understand all the nuances of the > different technologies for video image and audio integration. I > figured that at my level of interest, if I just buy any HD video > camera that is listed as compatible with iMovie on Mac OS X, I'll get > whatever I wanted out of it. And then decided I couldn't afford the > time ... It remains an idea on hold. Gads, I can't believe the can of worms it is. I'm downloading a trial of Adobe Premiere Elements. They don't list the format for my camera (JVC .TOD), but they do list the JVC .MOD file, so I am hoping that my camera is supported. The software enclosed with the camera is the typical big button klunker that is the norm with consumer products, and it produces HUGE files. I suppose that the camera output being 1080x1920 HD has a lot to do with the fle size, but even knocking the screen size down still leaves the files on the huge size, and doesn't seem to allow for editing the fles, or at least I haven't discovered how to do it, if it does. I don't want or need pro editing capabilities, but I do want to be able to do basic editing, cutting out the crap (which will be most of what I shoot, I expect), and that sort of thing. Thanks for the suggestions William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
