Video Editing: Nero 7 Suite (Nero Vision)
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The next software I tried when editing video was Nero 7. Nero Vision is the video editing software that is part of that suite. I was easily able to edit the clips and add titles and credits. It crashed a couple of times, but they were simple crashes that could be easily fixed with a reboot.
I was very happy with Nero Vision while I was using it. Compared to QuickTime Pro, it was insanely easy to add clips and titles. I was eagerly learning how to use it and edited the entire Starling Fitness Video Confessional with it.
Then came time to export the video to a format that could be used on the web. This is where I ran into trouble. I tried the “Portable AVC†export, which would be good for an iPod or my Treo, but it was too small for the web. Then I tried the “Standard AVC†export, which is the one that worked for my Starling Fitness Video Confessional. I ran into problems when I tried the “Cinema AVC†export. It hard crashed my video driver, leaving me with a blank screen, unable to even Ctrl+Alt+Del reboot.
I had to turn off the computer and scan the disk to make sure everything was alright. My computer was fine and my video was unharmed, but I cannot use software that causes hard crashes like that, so Nero Vision was disqualified, which was a shame because it was so easy to use.
Nero Vision might work for your computer. If you want to try it out, you can download a trial version here:
I found this very easy to use, I’m used to working with Flash and the drag n drop of the timeline is similar, so I felt as if I already knew the programme. It offers a variety of transitions, text presentations, and filters. I haven’t tried to export to anything other then for You tube, and it is ideal for that. I have made films using video, photos, words and music all in the same film, and it’s very simple to use because essentially, it’s uncomplicated. You can adjust the sound levels on the 2 audio lines very easily, so that one line is not drowned out by the other
I have used other all singing & dancing programmes that just crash repeatedly and defeat the enjoyment of making films, for me. This is not without it’s occasional crash, as the other reviewer has stated, but they are not bad. I do press save after nearly everything I do though.
I’d recommend this to anyone wanting an easy to use, and edit video editing programme for home use, and for internet use. I can’t recommend it for anything else, because I’ve not used it for anything else!
Comment by James Robins — May 12, 2009 @ 8:08 am