What editing software should I get?

[butler1]

I have a miniDV camcorder, and now I need a firewire port and some better editing software. I dont want to spend more than $100 CAN (~$60 US), but I would spend up to $150 or $200 if it was worth it.

I would like to have a lot of power over editing my video (transparent layers, picture in picture, bloescree/greenscreen, keyframe volume, blending layers ith if lighter/if darker/burn/value..., Ken Burns effect, etc.), but I havn't been able to find many cheap products with all this.

I am considering MovieDVsuite (which comes with a FireWire card, $60 CAN), but their site does not have any screenshots or a demo. Has anyone used this product or have any comments on it?

I have also looked at Screenblast Movie Studio 3.0. It looks like it has a form of the Ken Burns effect, but it doesnt have many video tracks, and it seems more basic. http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/products/showproduct.asp?PID=856

If you have any comments or suggestions, please tell me. Thanks.

[BJ_M]

screenblast is a lite version of vegas , and on its own is still quite powerfull ...

since you can layer video's in the same track - its rare that you would use more than 4 or 5 tracks anyway ...

download the demo and see if it will work for you .. i think most of the thinks you are lookign for - it can do ..


other than that -- get a copy of vegas 4 (the prev. version) off ebay ..

also --- $100CND = $73US