video editing softwares

vth101 said:

hi. so i'm currently using imovie but i want to upgrade into a new video editing program that's free.
i really want final express because i heard it was good but my parents won't let me get it cause it's too expensive
avid also got discontinued.
so are there anyother free softwarees that are good to use?

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For Mac OS X?
There are several open source free editors, but none of them officially support OS X.

Here's some ideas:

A) look on ebay for old versions of Final Cut Express... version 3.5 is very solid.

B) Save up your money. A new version of FInal Cut Express is probably coming out soon so you've got some time.

C) Avid ( like you said ) You'll have to review the terms of "Avid Free DV" to see if its still ok to use, but you can still find it on several places on the net. look around... I found a site that had it for download in 5 minutes.

The problem with the old Avid Free DV version is, that it is still not Universal, so you might run into some problems with newer Intel machines and maybe even with Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6.

Better look for an older FCE version like FCE 3.5 as mentioned, like here for example: http://cgi.ebay.com/Final-Cut-Pro-E...ultDomain_0&hash=item255ad497b9#ht_500wt_1154

How can you "upgrade" to something that is free?

Anything that is better than iMovie is going to cost you money.

I agree with the above, though, get your parents to buy you an older version of FCE.

calderone said:

I agree with the above, though, get your parents to buy you an older version of FCE.

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Old on there. We don't know what hardware this kid has.

There are many software's available for video editing. personally I will recommend cyberLink Powerdirector, it is not free to download software. but good as compared to other. Have a look to this may be it can also help you.

huntercr said:

You'll have to review the terms of "Avid Free DV" to see if its still ok to use, but you can still find it on several places on the net.

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I'm surprised that program is still around. I ran it on my PowerMac G3 Blue & White (1999).

Take a look at Lightworks which has a free version, is a professional video editor. Currently its available only for windows, but a Linux and Mac version will come out. But probably a long wait.