What are guys using for Home video editing software?

[Black Jack]

Would like to know what you guys use as a home video software for editing. I bought Nero 9 and tried to play with that but i'm having all kinds of problems with freezing and everything u can think of. Can't read files anymore and more. So what really works for you??  Second problem I'm having was bad sectors in my mini dvd disc. Would like to know of a good recovering program you guys use for that too. My camcorder is a Sony and I use mini DVD-RW and never had a problem in the past but lately it happens more often. I can watch the video from the camcorder without a problem but having problems copying it on my hardrive or capturing it with software. Tks

[Shuffler]

Pinnacle Studio Gold for editing.

You can import direct off your camera and the software will control the camera.

[PFactorDave]

Pinnacle Studio Gold for editing.

You can import direct off your camera and the software will control the camera.

Question about Pinnacle Studio...  Will it allow you to drop high resolution still images, like jpegs, into a project?  In essence, can it be used to create still shot slide shows with transitions etc?  I like to build such slide shows, and work full motion video into the show.  But I hate the software I've been using and am always on the look out for something better.

[Shuffler]

Question about Pinnacle Studio...  Will it allow you to drop high resolution still images, like jpegs, into a project?  In essence, can it be used to create still shot slide shows with transitions etc?  I like to build such slide shows, and work full motion video into the show.  But I hate the software I've been using and am always on the look out for something better.

Yes you can drop stills, animations, blue screen, and green screen. It has a large selection of great transitions included. You can add sound effects, voice overs, music with very precise control. You can have the software automatically make your DVD menues or make them yourself.

When you use stills you can zoom in and pan around to make your slide show more interesting.

[PFactorDave]

It has a large selection of great transitions included. You can add sound effects, voice overs, music with very precise control.

Thanks for the response, one more quick question...  Are there multiple audio and video tracks (or maybe channels is more the term, not certain)?  The software I currently use has several tracks available for both audio and video which makes cutting things together simpler and gives me more options for multiple layers of sound.

Thanks

[Black Jack]

Oh man, tks Shuffler, I will look it up for sure and give it a go.

Black70

[Shuffler]

Thanks for the response, one more quick question...  Are there multiple audio and video tracks (or maybe channels is more the term, not certain)?  The software I currently use has several tracks available for both audio and video which makes cutting things together simpler and gives me more options for multiple layers of sound.

Thanks

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[PFactorDave]

You can download a 15 day test drive if you'd like. I think your going to love it.

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Home/

Thanks Shuff, much appreciated

[Shuffler]

Your both most welcome.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Final Cut pro

[CAP1]

Pinnacle Studio Gold for editing.

You can import direct off your camera and the software will control the camera.

hhmm......this works with any camera? i have a sony hd camera, but the only way i can save videos to my drive, are in non-hd format.

[Vulcan]

Ulead Video Studio, now known as Corel VideoStudio. Excellent software, well balanced.

[Sol75]

Corel VideoStudio Pro X3

[cattb]

Sony Vegas Pro

[CAP1]

MY THING is i use a sony hd digital recorder. it records in 1080p, and through the sony pmb software that comes with it, i can watch my videos in hd. i seem to be unable to upload them straight from the camera though, and if i save them to my hd, even the sony pmb software will not let me save them in hd.
 
 do these programs work with any cameras you're using, and do they allow you to save the videos to your hd in hd?