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EDLD 5363 Week 2 Evaluation of Video Editing Software


I looked at 10 of the best video editing software that was free to users.  They all had pros and cons.  Blender is a 3 D graphics video creation program. Wax features unlimited audio tracks in addition to video, and can be used as a stand-alone application, as well as a plug-in to other video editors. Avid FreeDV and Zwei-Stein is for someone that is more experienced as an editor than I am, and Avidemux appeared to be too simplistic (Scope, 2011).  Because my computer is fairly new, I already had Movie Maker installed. The phrase that won me over to Movie Maker was, “If you are a PC user, Movie Maker is the place to get started with your video editing” (Scope, 2011, #1 Microsoft movie maker section, para.1).  Special effects, titles, and editing videos, photos and audio can all be done by Movie Maker. You can import files with the following file name extensions into Windows Movie Maker to use in a project:
·         Video files: .asf, .avi, .dvr-ms, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .wm, and .wmv
·         Audio files: .aif, .aifc, .aiff .asf, .au, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .snd, .wav, and .wma
·         Picture files: .bmp, .dib, .emf, .gif, .jfif, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, .tiff, and .wmf
I will be using an mp3 file extension. 
            I find I am intimidated when I start a new project I have never attempted, and the casual encouragement in this class has made me less fearful. For me, the hardest step is always the first one. As with Week 1’s assignment, I have been slow to jump into this weeks  project. Once I took the first step, I began to get more and more excited about what I was learning.This course is forcing me to do things I would never do on my own, and I am very glad to be forced to do them. I believe that continual learning is necessary in life. There is no status quo. Everything is changing all the time. The greatest skill there is to have is the skill to be a lifelong learner, then, when things change, it is not a disaster, it is an adventure!

Scope, (2011, July 15).10 Best free video editing software. Akascope. Retrieved on
            November 20, 2011.from http://www.akascope.com/2011/07/15/free-video-
            editing-software

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