PC Vid Editing for older lady...

[whyrichard]

Hey,

I usually edit video in final cut pro, and can probably pick up imovie pretty quickly, however I offered my wife's aunt to help her pick up video editing.

She has a PC
Who knows what software she's got...

My questions is: What PC Software, easily available and possibly free, can you guys recommend for an older lady?

Thanks,
r.

p.s. i of course will bring my macbook and give her the 'see how easy imovie is?' demo...

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Windows Movie Maker should be free, and it is included in Windows XP SP 3 as far as I know.

 

[Synthion]

Look at LightWorks, I personally have not used it that much but many have said it is amazing AND FREE! (Like pro-level amzaing) Unless you want to go with the great but pricey alts like AVID Studio and Premiere/Encore/AE

PS: Don't use WMM, in my experience it has been awful

 

[chrismacguy]

Look at LightWorks, I personally have not used it that much but many have said it is amazing AND FREE! (Like pro-level amzaing) Unless you want to go with the great but pricey alts like AVID Studio and Premiere/Encore/AE

PS: Don't use WMM, in my experience it has been awful

Depending on how far she wants to take it, it may be cheaper/less time consuming to find a cheap older Mac Tower and dump iMovie '05/'06 on it, and let her go with that... (G4/500+ CRT+Keyb+Mouse = about $50 and will run iMovie '05 under 10.3 just fine - much easier than trying to remote tech support a Windows App.)