help selecting video editor and screen capture programmes

[taff2304 11]

hey all i just would like some insight into which recorders and editors people use because i am think of making some vids but don't know which ones to get

[merrfack 90]

I use fraps for recording.... was actually thinking about making a post for a good editor (free and/or for a price).

[spankerfist 44]

Sony Vegas for editing

[ORiGiN Machinima 215]

FRAPS for recording, but beware it will eat all your hard drive space - so remember to delete old files.

For editing, anything will do. If you want a whole host of features then sony vegas is the best thing. However that being said, sony vegas for the newb is quite complicated to use unless your willing to set aside some time into learning all the features. If your just wanting the basic cut and trim, stick some overlay text on and add audio then just use windows movie maker or whatever your PC came with! Alot of people have this illusion that you need £1000 worth of editing software to make good videos, which is nonsense.

Start off in the free/cheap end, and as you proress and learn more about video editing and the art of cinematography (should you choose to increase your skill and knowledge) before purchasing anything more than £20-50.

Either that, or acquire the more powerful ones through "other means".

Here is a machinima i created WITH sony vegas, but only using the very basic features (There was no need for super CGI or key framing etc here). You could do ALL of this in windows movie maker or whatever, although it might be a little rougher and perhaps more time consuming as WMM wasn't designed with being the best in mind, the only thing you couldn't do in WMM is add the colour correction (Which really brings things to life when you know how to use it).

Edited September 25, 2012 by ORiGiN TiTAN

[taff2304 11]

thanks for the ideas guys

[merrfack 90]

FRAPS for recording, but beware it will eat all your hard drive space - so remember to delete old files.

For editing, anything will do. If you want a whole host of features then sony vegas is the best thing. However that being said, sony vegas for the newb is quite complicated to use unless your willing to some time into learning all the features. If your just wanting the basic cut and trim, stick some overlay text on and add audio then just use windows movie maker or whatever your PC came with! Alot of people have this illusion that you need £1000 worth of editing software to make good videos, which is nonsense.

Start off in the free/cheap end, and as you proress and learn more about video editing and the art of cinematography (should you choose to increase your skill and knowledge) before purchasing anything more than £20-50.

Either that, or acquire the more powerful ones through "other means".

Also, Thanks for the idea... appreciate it

[ORiGiN Machinima 215]

Also, Thanks for the idea... appreciate it

No problem.