Recommend some basic video editing software.

[Worldtraveller]

I got a camera to mount on my motorcycle and I'm looking for some basic video editing software that will let me make cuts and transitions, and overlay soundtrack onto a video file.

That's really all I'm looking for at this point. Preferably something that's relatively easy to learn and use.

Thanks.

[Matty]

PC presumably? I think there is a video editor that come with the Macs no?

[epepke]

PC presumably? I think there is a video editor that come with the Macs no?

Yeah, it's called iMovie, and it's pretty good. I used iMovie and iDVD to make a DVD from some very old 16 mm film I had converted to videotape.

[Matty]

cool. i havent played with it yet, been too obsessed withe garageband :)

[Worldtraveller]

PC or Linux....preferably PC. Is there a PC version of iMovie?

[Worldtraveller]

Also....where's a good video hosting site for online? Photobucket allows up 5 minutes or 100 mb.

[Worldtraveller]

Bumpage. I finally got the camera working (there is a flaw in the design, but I figured out a workaround).

Any recommendations for a PC?

[Valheru]

Doesn't Windows Movie Maker have simple editing and overlay functionality?

[Worldtraveller]

Win Movie Maker worked ok, thanks. I just wish it had some audio functionality (like being able to just strip off the audio). I found another software package that does that, though.

[Valheru]

Windows Media Encoder (The WMV counterpart to WMM) can strip the audio or mix in extra channels. It's downloadable for free and works well.