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« on: March 10, 2011, 05:16:44 PM » |
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I'm looking for some cheap/free software recommendations that will run on Windows 7. I used to use (slightly rubbish) Premiere Elements but it refuses to run on 7 and the new Windows Movie Maker is horrific, about a thousand times worse than the XP version.
It's just for mucking about, making silly movies for my even sillier music. Elements was good as it had an option to layer video tracks, but a standard editor would be fine as long as I can add a separate music track.
It's at times like this that I miss the Mac...
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« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2011, 09:10:46 PM » |
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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2011, 09:11:59 PM » |
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Sony Vegas is around £35 on amazon - great piece of software.
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« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2011, 02:33:25 AM » |
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Did you try 'compatibility mode'? Does that exist on windows 7?
Was that a haiku?
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« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2011, 09:20:04 AM » |
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Sony Vegas is around £35 on amazon - great piece of software.
Thanks Ben, I'll have a look. Did you try 'compatibility mode'? Does that exist on windows 7?
I'm not sure, I'm new to 7 so there could be all sorts of special things hidden from my eyes. |
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« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2011, 09:23:27 AM » |
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It depends on what version of Windows 7 you've got as to whether you can run it in compatibility mode I think. Windows 7 Ultimate has an XP Mode, but I think it's only the Ultimate (and Enterprise) versions that do.
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« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2011, 09:51:47 AM » |
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Sony Vegas is around £35 on amazon - great piece of software.
Thanks Ben, I'll have a look. I bought Vegas for my niece a few birthdays ago. She loves it. Seems intuitive and easy to use. |
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Great post Jon! I have been following the effort since you started it, and although I have understood its purpose this post does a really great job solidifying the full rationale.
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« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2011, 02:04:45 PM » |
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« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2011, 12:27:27 PM » |
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I'd go for the "Sony Movie Studio HD 10 Platinum Suite" one - I think you get some extra filters, some music and SFX as well.
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« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2011, 10:48:23 PM » |
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Why did you get rid of that Mac again? Something with the mouse or something wasn't it?
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« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2011, 08:55:11 AM » |
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Why did you get rid of that Mac again? Something with the mouse or something wasn't it?
Mouse acceleration. Saying that though they seemed to have added something similar to Windows 7, though at least on this you can switch it off. If I was using a computer just for personal stuff then I'd buy a Mac. Their music and video software is superb and very cheap, and the hardware provides incredible audio quality and zero latency. Everything else though is rubbish, including the price. |
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« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2011, 11:57:54 AM » |
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I've ordered a copy of the Sony Movie Studio HD 10 Platinum Suite from Amazon. It was a fiver less than when I last looked, so now only £37 (instead of 80/90 quid everywhere else), and considering Soundforge is bundled with it which costs £25 on it's own it seemed silly not to get a copy.
Looks like a very good bit of software, thanks again for the recommendations.
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« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2012, 08:42:52 AM » |
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I used the Sony Vegas trial for a while, and it was OK.
Tried the Adobe Premiere Elements trial, and though the basic interface was a bit 'My First Editor', I preferred it, so bought that.
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« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2012, 11:50:37 AM » |
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I used the Sony Vegas trial for a while, and it was OK.
Tried the Adobe Premiere Elements trial, and though the basic interface was a bit 'My First Editor', I preferred it, so bought that.
I guess if you don't need lots of features then it's probably more straightforward. I like messing about though. |
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« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2012, 11:56:51 AM » |
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Yeah, you can actually go 'under-the-hood' a little bit, but for getting the basics set up quickly before any tweaking, the 'hold-your-hand' mode is fairly decent.
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« Reply #17 on: February 03, 2012, 09:35:44 AM » |
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Holy thread revival Batman!
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« Reply #18 on: February 03, 2012, 09:41:58 AM » |
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Well I only recently bought it...
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