O/T Video Software???

[Keith]

Anyone able to offer some advice about video software?

I've got a Canon EOS 5D Mk2 which as well as being a super-dooper SLR also has HD Video capabilities. The SLR bit I can use. The taking video's I'm still crap but getting an idea.

Where I'm completely stuffed is what to do next! It saves the files as .MOV I want to be able to edit them and save them to DVD for playing on the TV. I'm messing about at the moment before I go on holiday.

I would prefer the software to be...

cross-platform, so I use the same software on the PC and the Mac (like Dreamweaver or Photoshop is)

open source or cheap (I'm now desperately skint due to err... holiday & camera!)

simple

or VERY simple?

What are the chances of all three of those? I'll settle for two out of three...

[durhamshrimp]

I use Ulead Videostudio. Don't know it works on Mac too but you can do quite professional looking things without being very good with computers.

[Gnasher]

I use Ulead Videstudio and Sony Vegas, neither come cheap. .Mov is the xtn for Quicktime movies, quicktime isn't expensive for the full version and you can do basic editing.

[morecambes_robbo]

Avid Media Composer is a nice simple bit of software which is easy to use. A favorite for students doing media studies. the only down side to avid is there support is pants.

[USA Shrimp]

It's hard to beat iMovie - it is cheap (already on your Mac?) and really easy to use. It is not cross-platform but 2 out of 3 aint bad.

[Posh]

Anyone able to offer some advice about video software?

I'm now desperately skint due to err... holiday & camera!

Guffaw.

Best low price editing software out there. Does everything you asked for

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/uk/Home/

Go for Studio Pro, which costs just £69.99 (cost-effective even for tax exiles). Good piece of kit for dropping in sounds, effects, titles etc.