Video Editing Help.

[XKawN]

below i've copied and pasted my pc specs incase anyone has that question


i was just hoping to be pointed in the right direction on how to learn to make videos/video edit. i'm hoping to get a video out there quickly because it's time sensitive. what i'm looking to do for the moment is add video parts together, add external audio ( music) to the video, add text in the form of a blackboard leading into video clips, etc. lol, may sound kind of basic to you guys, but i can seem to find out how to do this. i've been searching the net during spare time and to no avail.

i'll also need to be able to transfer this video via the net to an editor. could use youtube as we have a youtube page.

my camcorder is a panasonic hdc-tm15 utilizing avchd. yes, i research the cam, but wasn't smart enough to research the avchd crap.

not asking to be spoon fed. i'm willing to do my work. just hoping to get a helpfull hand with a link or links.

thank you guys very much for any help....









ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor BX80570E8400

ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler

[XKawN]

oh, i have pinnacle studio 12 ultimate, but would be willing to get another program if that would be better/easier...

[filmboss80]

With those computer specs, I'm skeptical about your CPU and I don't see where you have a dedicated video hard drive. For editing, you should consider Vegas or Premiere over Pinnacle, and if your computer still chokes, you would need to add Cineform Neoscene to smoothly handle the AVCHD files. (All 3 of those editing programs come with titlers, so you don't need a cheesy blackboard.)

As for honing your video skills, a good place for beginners to start is Videomaker magazine. Go pick one up at your nearest newsstand. It will offer helpful tips and lead you to places where you can learn more about shooting, editing, and distributing your works.

Good luck and try to have fun.