Video Capture with Windows Movie Maker

shanksd@vanguardcar.com · Wed Mar 23, 2005 10:55 pm

I am considering Video Studio 8, and I am wondering if I can use video from my Sony digital video recorder, and captured with Windows Movie Maker. I captured several clips and can't open them with my Pinnacle Studeo 8. Thanks.

rwindeyer · Post by **rwindeyer** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 11:16 pm

VS8 has no problem opening DV and mpeg files. If you saved to one of these formats you will be fine. Not sure if it can do wmv files.

shanksd@vanguardcar.com · Thu Mar 24, 2005 12:42 am

thanks ron. i have been using pinnacle studio 8, but am running into a number of problems. i do really simple stuff. would you recommend studio video 8 for a "simple" user?

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 1:06 am

UVS can also handle WMV files, so yes, you should be able to open your existing Windows Movie Maker files.

Ulead has 30-day trial versions of their software available for download from their website; I would recommend trying UVS out to see if it meets your needs. Be aware that the trial version of UVS is based on V8, which had a few nasty bugs that have since been corrected, but the patches for the bugs don't work with the trial version.

rwindeyer · Post by **rwindeyer** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 12:07 pm

shanksd@vanguardcar.com wrote:would you recommend studio video 8 for a "simple" user?

I would have to say yes. I started with VS7 after deciding I would like something a little bit better than Windows Movie Maker. I had a long learning curve to climb up, but you can do simple stuff pretty easily and quickly. As you become more experienced and want to do more ambitious things, the program can grow with you.

Best of luck!

(By the way, version 9 is due out next month. By all means sample the version 8 trial, but don't buy it - wait for the new one!!)