Mini-DV editing software - what's the best to use?

[Fuzzmuncher]

Anybody have experience with editing their footage that they wouldn't mind sharing?

 

[calpha]

Bad: MovieMaker
IMovie

Decent:
IMovie2

Good:
Pinnacle Sys (Home User Product) Version 8.0

Extreme:
Premiere. If you ever need that much, then good luck on your submission to Project Greenlight

Spielburg:
Final Cut Pro

Yes I've used em all. For a joe user like me, Pinnacle works and does fine. Great Export formats, easy to use......and pretty powerful for $100

 

[Fuzzmuncher]

Perfect!

Exactly the kind of response I hoped to get

Is Pinnacle Sys the whole name or is the "Sys" short for something?

Edit: Thank you!!!

 

[MacBaine]

I do a lot of movie making as a hobby... I'd upload some to see but they are all waaay to big. I use Premiere, which is packed full of options, powerful utilities, relatively easy to use once you work with it a while.

If you want to add special effects... AlamDV2 is awesome... simple to add all sorts of killer effects. (Bullets, explosions, lightsabers, etc.)

 

[yobarman]

I use a lot of Premiere and Final Cut Pro, both are excellent programs for editing... (Final Cut Pro is a lot better though)

Avid is top of the line, doubtful you can afford it.

I dunno about the low end stuff though.

 

[isekii]

I heard MS Movieshaker is easy to use for the simple editing.

 

[Excelsior]

I actually really like Premiere, and find it fairly easy to use. Sure I dont NEED it, but its more fun to use than something dumbed down.

 

[LethalWolfe]

How much do you have to spend?

On the PC side of things I'd recommend Vegas Video 4 over Premiere (if you are even aiming that high).


Lethal

 

[NogginBoink]

Pinnacle is a decent software package.

Decently capable, and reasonably priced. Check hot deals forums as Pinnacle is often on sale or has rebates. Bang for the buck, I'd vote Pinnacle.

 

[conjur]

What about the ULead stuff?