Turnkey Video Editing

What is video editing? What is turnkey video editing? First, video editing is:

1. The process of selecting the good footage (re-recording if need be) and getting rid of the bad.
2. The entire process from post-production to end product including the insertion of special effects, music, graphics, narration and titles.

Second: A turnkey editing system usually consists of software and a custom dedicated computer. Some turnkey editing software programs are:

• Casablanca
• Kron
• Video Toaster

Some video editing software programs are:

• Final Cut Pro
• Avid
• Vegas Video
• Adobe Premiere
• Pinnacle Studio

Video editing software for windows and digital video editing software can allow you to upload your video footage into a computer in a process called video capture. This video and audio material is usually stored on your computer hard drive. You can go to any section of the video, randomly, and pull it up to edit it. Video clips can be dragged and dropped and moved around, manipulated, and edited all with very little effort.

A video editing desk or desktop video editing (DTV) system is the process of using your computer to create videos. You can capture and digitize your video directly from your camcorder to your computer and then edit it. You can add many special features and effects such as titles, filters, transitional functions, graphics, audio, and more. You can then place this video edited material back on a tape, CD, DVD, and even the Internet.

With all the different video editing software on the market how do you make a choice? Video editing reviews can help you weed through the many choices and find the one that is just right for you. A good site for researching these reviews is aptly named, Videoeditingreviews.com. Another good site to visit is videomaker.com. A good site for those in the UK is videoforums.co.uk. Check with friends and family to see what they are using and see if it is 'user-friendly' enough for your needs.

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