Flip Mino, Zi8 and Creative Vado Video File Editing

An ongoing problem when using Flip Mino’s, Kodak Zi8′s and Creative Vado type camcorders is that when editing the footage from these HD cams computers have a tendency to implode and become reduced to a smoking pile of rubble. Ok, maybe that’s exaggerating but let’s face it, MP4 or H.264 video files can still be a royal pain in the butt to deal with. There can be any number of reason for this, from conflicts with other processes running in the background on the . . . → Read More: Flip Mino, Zi8 and Creative Vado Video File Editing

Ten Free Utilities for Video Editing Computers

Sometimes its not about the video editing software you choose alone. Most of us don’t have a dedicated video editing computer and have to make do with the one we have. These are ten of my favorite free utilities that I use to make the job of video editing a little less stressful…on me and the computer! 1. CCleaner Starting off life many years ago as Crap Cleaner (my preferred name for this program!) CCleaner remains one of the great freeware programs available for Windows users today. Video editing is a resource hungry activity and it is not helped in any way [...] . . . → Read More: Ten Free Utilities for Video Editing Computers

Choosing Video Editing Software – Video Formats

Video File Import and Export Choices As I mentioned in another post in this series on how to choose the best video editing software for you one thing to keep in mind during the selection process is, “What is it that I am REALLY going to do with this software?” There is absolutely no point in spending extra money on software that handles all sorts of exotic video file formats because it seems cool to be able to have that capability if you are never going to use it. Many video file formats available today are owned by software companies and this [...] . . . → Read More: Choosing Video Editing Software – Video Formats