Suggestions for Editing Software?

[saffieb]

Hi!

I’m getting back into AMV creating after a small hiatus, and I need to update my software. I’ve been using Vegas 14 Pro, but the preview screen keeps lagging no matter what I do. So I think I need a change.

My budget would probably be $200 on the high end, but I’d like to stay below that. All suggestions are appreciated

(Unless you can tell me how to fix the lag- that would be fantastic!)

[basharoftheages]

If you're comfortable with Vegas, it looks like they're up to version 21 now. Maybe try one of the newer releases?

[LantisEscudo]

Newer versions of Vegas may be your best option, but a lot is going to depend on your computer as well. If you don't have a decent processor, a fast storage drive, and a good amount of RAM, video editing is going to lag no matter what program you use.

If you want to change from Vegas, Davinci Resolve has a free option. Most of the features in the paid version aren't ones you'd need for editing AMVs, but it's also not the easiest program to learn, and has a number of technical quirks you'd need to be comfortable working around.

Kdenlive is also free (and open source), but its feature set lags behind the other options a bit and the UI also takes some getting used to.

Adobe is out of your budget, so I won't say any more about it here.

[saffieb]

Hello…again…

First off, I want to thank the both of you so so much for all of your help, especially putting up with me for all of these years.

I’ve ended up starting over from scratch. My old computer surged on me so…yeah…

My new computer has an Intel(R) Core(™) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz processor and 16GB ram. I hope that’s enough. It’s a Dell gaming PC.

I also ended up purchasing Vegas 21, so that got updated as well.

Now…if you don’t mind helping me out again (hopefully for the last time)

I use MakeMKV first to get my source material, right?

Then I use AMVtool to reformat my source to .avi.

Then VirtualDub to break it into smaller clips so I don’t have to use the full source material and take up more space in my software.

I looked at the link you gave me to the AMV101 website Bashar, but I still don’t feel like I’m tech savvy enough to comprehend it all. Do I still need to use Avisynth? When and what for? And DGIndex?

I hate bothering you guys, I feel like I’m just being a nuisance at this point. Sorry