Video Editing: Windows Movie Maker & Pinnacle Studio
The second software I tried was Windows Movie Maker. It is included with the Windows XP Service Update Pack. It was already installed on my computer and I didn’t even know it. I had to disqualify it immediately, however, because it doesn’t work with .mov files.
Because my camera creates .mov files, I would need to find another program to convert my file before I would even be able to use the Windows Movie Maker, so I didn’t go any further with that software.
The same was true with Pinnacle Studio, which is a shame because it was bundled with a really good video capture device that would have worked really well for me. If your camera makes videos in a different format, you can download a trial version of Pinnacle Studio here: