Best complition software

[robthatguyx]

best software for editing videoclips together for a video montage and such? i want to get into montages and such using fraps

 

[smokincola]

Free or paid for ?

I mean if all you want to do is string some clips together and have a few transitions between them, then Windows Movie Maker is more than fine.

However, I am a BIG fan of 'Sony Vegas' video editing package. Having used Adobe Premiere, and even Avid Express I'd say that Vegas is a lot more 'newbie' friendly. It's got good codec support for output too, the import formats that it accepts aren't as amazing (it's support for stuff like Xvid and DivX is a bit wonky, some files it likes and other it doesn't). I recommend running stuff through a free program like 'Format Factory' first which will put more exotic files into more vanilla formats (also works for converting FLVs downloaded from YouTube or the like).

Otherwise check out the Videohelp forums and pages they're usually a reliable bunch

http://www.videohelp.com/