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[Onewheat]

I recently bought a GoPro Hero HD camera to play around with while wake boarding, 4-wheeling, biking, etc.  It takes high-def movies in mp4 format.  I was looking for some editing software for the movies - shareware or low cost options are preferred, of course - so I can edit out dead space, or just make a compilation of good parts, etc.  Anyone have any experience or recommendations on this?  I have ZERO experience with this.

[mrmagloo]

Try Studio??

[Black Label Mark]

I also just purchased a GoPro and was wondering the same thing.  I found this 2011 Top Ten review.  The number one rated software was CyberLink PowerDirector.

http://video-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ppc-index.html?cmpid=3165

[mrmagloo]

Looks rather biased to say the least.  Based on the numbers, the ranking is based on a handful of buyers.  I'd go somewhere less biased, and check some of the rags that cover this material, before relaying on an aggregator site.

[Black Label Mark]

OK, since you think that site is so biased here is a link to PC Magazines review of the same software.

http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,2806,4835,00.asp

[mrmagloo]

Dude - I never said there was anything wrong with Cyberlink? I said to check out some of the rags for an unbiased opinion and I'm glad you did.

I stated that this particular site didn't have enough buyer response to make a statistically valid analysis. Studio has been the industry standard for many years, and outsells everything out there by a long shot in the prosumer market, so their buyer stats were clearly misleading. Yes, for a low cost option Cyberlink very well could do the trick for you. I'm just glad you took the time to look a little more.

That said, if you really wanted to save some dough, you could buy last years versions of any of them for perhaps 1/2 the price. Fleabay is littered with all sorts of previous versions in the original packaging.

Good luck.

[Widows Son]

I have a goPro HD as well and use Adobe Premier. I do photography and it's interaction with Elements is great. I strip the audio and insert my music in place.

Here are some videos from a recent trip to the Texas Hill Country

http://www.4shared.com/folder/7H97zWcf/Bandera_2011.html

[brr5]

1) Qicktime Pro (Mac or PC)  small $
2)Microsoft Movie Maker (PC) free
3) Adobe Elements $ -80.00 or so
4) http://www.lightworksbeta.com/ (free)
Just to name a few>>>>>>>>>>>>

Saying that I use Adobe Premiere Pro

[ThunderBueller]

I use Pinnacle Studio 12 deluxe. It works great with no conversion of format required.