Ready, Set, Edit! Video Editing Comparisons - EDLD 5363

I wanted to test other video editing programs that were different than what most of my classmates would test. Unfortunately that led to some frustration. I began with jahPlayer. The first problem I discovered was that the video of my son’s first football game was in .wmv and jahPlayer did not support it. I discovered it accepted .avi, .mpeg and Quicktime. I then converted my video to .avi and was able to begin working with it. I did not like the overall look of the screen and found it hard to figure out where to go when I wanted to do something. I would get thrown out of the entire program without any explanation when I tried certain things. I should have done my homework and researched it more because I quickly became frustrated using it. That is when I started to read more about it on their main website and found that it was suited more for editors with more experience. I grudgingly gave in and tried Movie Maker. I was able to easily upload my video and work with it. I really liked how easy it was to use. The steps were on the left side of the screen and help was easy to access if needed. It also supported just about any format so I would not have to worry about converting my videos. It was very easy to add titles, credits, transitions and music. Students from 3rd grade through high school would be able to easily use this video editing software.