Which PC Video editing software approx. £100

[Emeye]

Hi,

What video editing software would you recommend for about £100?

I want ease of use, to be able to zoom the image and add effects to try and get a Top Gear stylee look! I will be using a combination of video formats and I want to be able to overlay different audio tracks.

I've downloaded a trial of Adobe Elements 4.0 and whilst it seems OK, it doesn't really feel that intuitive to use. I have used an old version of Pinnacle Studio years ago and thought it had a great interface, but they don't do a trial of the newer versions, 12 being the latest.

Are there any others I should consider?

Cheers.

[GetCarter]

You have Windows Movie Maker on your PC (unless you are on a Mac) - it's easy to use and will do 90% of the fancy stuff.

ETA: http://www.stevecarter.com/ouch-toon.wmv

Edited by GetCarter on Friday 8th August 10:48

[Soop Dogg]

Can't beat Edit Studio for the money.

http://www.mediachance.com/video/index.html

[DucatiGary]

windows movie maker will do everything you have asked and its free, if its not on your pc already just google it and download.

requires a legit copy of windoze to download, other than that your away.

all the lemon ring vids on my profile where made with windows movie maker

[Emeye]

Cheers! Window Movie Maker - I had it all along on both of my Vista Home Premium PCs and I never realised!!!

I've been using it today to edit together some Wedding footage I did the other week and it's come out very well! It's very intuitive to use - never needed to look at the help files!

Only problem I had was with titles missing full or half letter off the end and some transitions wouldn't work without going mad and jerky!

I solved the former by pushing the text onto the next line, I got around the latter by not using some of the transitions. It is rather frustrating, but not bad for free.

Thanks again - this should do to get me back into it without having to spend any extra money as I've already spent a fortune on cameras, mounts etc.