Good Movie Editing Program

hey does anyone know the name of a good video editor?

What sort of editing do you want to do? How good are you on computers generally?

Can your hardware support raw editing (ie. has a couple of hundred gb of free hard drive space, a very fast processor and a couple of gig of RAM)?

The answers to these queations will effect the recommendation.

and is it anything that you couldn't do in camera anyway?

I've got Studio 9, I like it but I'm not all that good with it.

im going to school for web design and im pretty good with a pc...i know just about a little of everything..my computer can handle pretty much anything...soo just hit me with something ill learn it in a couple of days if its something complicated..

i want top of the line editing software...whatever is the best and not to hard to catch on to.

The question is, do you have a mac or a pc?

pc...i hate the macs allthough deep down i know they can handle editing software a lot better...there just soo dumb

Adobe Premier...if you can figure out how to use it.

Or just buy a DV iMac :p

I just acquired Windows Movie Maker.

I suck at it.

I agree with toksin Adobe Premiere all the way... but its not that hard to figure out.

And as far as the mac PC thing. My 6 year old pc still runs better and faster than my brand new mac ever did with any graphic design/computer art programs. I think the whole macs are better for this stuff myth is spread by apple. I do love the mac for personal use(Tiger is friggen awesome) but for work I still go back to my PC. I recently decided to sell the mac and keep running my old PC despite the lack of eye candy.

I'm sorry I just feel the need to bring this up:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794

Anyway, the Adobe program is complex but it's powerful once you figure it out.

Search for Pinnacle or Avid. Great jobs are always available for Avid Video Editing Gurus.

Avid is by far the most superior and professional quality movie editing program out there. It's also the most expensive. If you want to go cheaper, but still retain professional quality, I've heard good things about Vegas.

We used Adobe Premiere last year. Pretty cool program with lots of nice features.

i use movie maker but i have muvee producer........pretty good

My dad uses Avid most of the time, but he also uses Pirhana and Inferno. Used to use Flame and Fire.

You want the best of the best? Get a mac and final cut pro, I've been using it for about a year and its not hard to learn, I used to edit on PC's but I hated every second of it, I moved to a Mac and things are so much easier, also with a Mac and Final Cut Pro, I can rip DVD footage into movies that I make with a converter. You can do it with a PC also, but its much harder.
Chris

Adobe Premier...if you can figure out how to use it.

Or just buy a DV iMac :p
Ya, lets start him out on a $1000 hi-tech program used by professionals, or vegas 6

I've used Studio 9. Found it farily easy to use. Most of them are. Just don't expect to be doing anything radical right off the bat and you will find them all good enough for your needs.

I never got the Adobe Premier to work with my camera, never could get it to recognise it.

I just used Windows Movie Maker.. when it didn't lock up.

This thread delivers.

Adobe Premier rocks.