EDLD 5363 Week 2 Video Editing Program Comparison

For this week’s assignment I evaluated two video editing software programs. The first one that I tested was the Windows Live Movie Maker which is exactly the same as the Movie Maker on most Windows operating systems from Microsoft. I have used the product in the past and have found it excelled in ease of use. This comes at a price in the development of a finished product since it is very basic in the functions that it provides. It provides for basic functions of animation and visual effect. The program would allow the user to cut and paste sections of video, thus allowing some editing. The video downloaded did not allow for editing of the audio portion. This program would work well in a quick and easy display without major modifications.

The second program that I reviewed for the week was Corel’s Video Studio Pro X3. It was slightly more difficult to use than Movie Maker. The embedded help was easy to follow. It allowed the import from a variety of different formats. Once I acclimated to the program the additional functions available from the previous program were many. I could easily drag the video and then split the functions of video and audio. I was easily able to cut and paste. It offered several videos that I could use for video intros. The text function to display on the video was easy to use. It had several different video filters that were available, but my needs were simple at the time. There were many audio overlays for using for special effects.

In conclusion I found that Corel’s product was somewhat more difficult to use, but it provided the functionality that I would need for the project in the class. The only difference was the user needs to acquaint themselves with the timeline slider to make the necessary edits. Once this is accomplished the editing was easy. Both products provided easy export to many types of media, but the one that most appealed to me was the ease of export to YouTube.  I have hardly done any video editing in the past.  Only using something simple like Windows Movie Maker when needed.  In realizing how easy it is to edit video and adio, will at the same time adding special effects caught my interest.  I will be using video editing programs in the future to enhance the delivery of support to my teachers and students at my district.