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Stupid question about editing videos on the computer
« on: July 23, 2008, 12:00:32 pm »
Excuse my lack of knowledge on this stuff, but i f i have a video thats about an hour long and i want to cut it up into segments in order to fit them on youtube, what is the best/easiest way to go about this?  do i need a certain program?
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« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2008, 12:03:41 pm »
With Apple, it\'s iMovie.

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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2008, 12:09:10 pm »
i use PC
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« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2008, 12:22:10 pm »
windows makes a movie editor software which looks really basic and probably sucks, but it should be powerful enough to do this. When I loaded vista I think it was included, so you could probably find it for free on their site.
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« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2008, 12:23:44 pm »
thanks guys
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« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2008, 12:30:24 pm »
movie maker for windows is actually better than imovie, IMO... and it should come with your PC
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« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2008, 02:03:14 pm »
where the hell do you find it in the start menu?  i cant locate the program
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« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2008, 02:14:01 pm »

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« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2008, 02:22:55 pm »
i cant understand you because the whale shark didnt say it
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« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2008, 02:34:53 pm »
Go to
Start>All Programs>Accessories
and it should be in the list of items there
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« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2008, 07:52:50 pm »
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i cant understand you because the whale shark didnt say it


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« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2008, 10:07:12 pm »
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i cant understand you because the whale shark didnt say it


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« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2008, 10:12:42 pm »
Are you even aware of my obsession with whale sharks?

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« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2008, 10:22:52 pm »
i just keep egging him on to continue having that whale shark say things
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