what would you need (prog, system requirements) to edit a video? no capturing involved, basically just cutting parts out, and maybe inserting a few clips? also, can you change the sound?

any help would be appreciated...

thanks

i tried also using virtual dub and it didn't work.

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Originally posted by InsomnEac what would you need (prog, system requirements) to edit a video? no capturing involved, basically just cutting parts out, and maybe inserting a few clips? also, can you change the sound?

There are many software tools you can use to edit videos (avi & even mpeg) such as Adobe Premiere, Ulead VideoStudio & MGI VideoWave. Premiere is a professional editing package which has the steepest learning curve & is expensive, but for a novice wanting a few simple edits, I would reccomend Ulead VideoSuite because it's far more intuitive. MGI videowave is also intuitive, but i know little about it.
Ulead VideoSuite: http://www.ulead.com/vs/features.htm
MGI VideoWave: http://www.mgisoft.com/products/videowave5/index.asp
Adobe Premiere: http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/main.html
as far as changing sounds, im not too familiar with Ulead VS (i use premiere for edits & it does that)- but im guessing it's possible with VS too.

For sys regquirements, its BEST to have a fast CPU so you can render effects & video encodes faster (400-500 mhz is respectable, you could go lower but edits will take longer) and sufficient RAM (128 is good, but i havent tried lower). Depending on how long your video is gonna be, you'll need alot of free HD space. A 1-2 gigs is usually fine if the video is a few minutes long.. but the longer the video, the more hard drive space you'll need.

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess i tried also using virtual dub and it didn't work.

...Can you describe the problem you had?

ahh, thanks for the help goodnet

lol, i think i would need a few more hard drives to do what i wanted to do

i'm still gonna check out those links tho...