Video editing software recommendation?

[goldNSX]

I've taken some small video clips with my digi-photo, bad resolution but the sound is it worth anyway (Comptech ). I'd like to cut them and make my number plate invisible. Can anybody recommend a easy/cheap software to edit mpeg on a windows pc?

Thanks in advance,
Thomas

 

[0ctan3]

editing .mpeg files as is dosen't tend to work very well. They're heavily compressed.
I'd convert to uncompressed .avi's or quicktimes, then use the tracker/paint tool in Adobe After Effects to remove the plate numbers. Then, you could edit them together in any package you want.

 

[goldNSX]

Thanks very much for your response.
The Adobe is quite expensive as I've seen. What is the difference between 7.0 and 5.5 whereas I could get the later from ebay?

 

[0ctan3]

actually, yes, that might be overkill...
try http://www.virtualdub.org or http://www.ulead.com/vs/runme.htm

 

[Daedalus]

Pinnacle Studio is really good for what you get. It comes with a capture card for downloading digital video from your DVcam to your PC, and has some nifty software too. I showed it to a friend who's a successful director/editor, and he liked it a lot. From never seeing it before, it took him about an hour to splice together a short clip from a bunch of vacation clips I shot.