What video editing software do you guys use?
#1
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What video editing software do you guys use?
I've always had issues editing videos and uploading them to Youtube. I've tried a couple different programs, and the result is always the same. I'm not sure if it's the software I'm using or my computer, or both. I thought I had a pretty decent PC, but when I'm editing, the software is kind of sluggish. The source videos I am editing are 1080P and don't have any issues whatsoever, but after I render them using the software, the audio and video gets out of sync and I get pixelation at different points in the video. This is extremely irritating. I have a custom built PC with the following software/hardware:
OS: Windows 7 Professional, 32-bit
Motherboard: Gigabyte GH-H97-D3H with Intel Pentium G3420 processor
RAM: 4GB
SSD: 500GB Samsung 860 EVO M.2 Sata (connected via M.2)
I'm wondering if it's the RAM that is limiting me (4GB is the max with a 32-bit OS).
Here's an example (shot in 720P using my GoPro). The video plays fine on my PC, but the rendered version is choppy and slow: https://youtu.be/XRutRV-OPbg
And here's another I shot in 1080P with my DJI Spark drone: https://youtu.be/k8LvONvxiA8
OS: Windows 7 Professional, 32-bit
Motherboard: Gigabyte GH-H97-D3H with Intel Pentium G3420 processor
RAM: 4GB
SSD: 500GB Samsung 860 EVO M.2 Sata (connected via M.2)
I'm wondering if it's the RAM that is limiting me (4GB is the max with a 32-bit OS).
Here's an example (shot in 720P using my GoPro). The video plays fine on my PC, but the rendered version is choppy and slow: https://youtu.be/XRutRV-OPbg
And here's another I shot in 1080P with my DJI Spark drone: https://youtu.be/k8LvONvxiA8
#2
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I am NO computer expert but the hardware specs seem light to me but I'd expect it to just take longer to complete the task. Not to screw it up and pixelate and be choppy in the output.
#7
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I watched you videos and they're fine. No pixilating or choppiness.
#8
Seriously. Looked at the videos again. On the first one I kept my eye on your partner in front of you.That cyclist's movement is smooth. If you concentrate on you, the GoPro it seems choppy. No pixelation.
On the second video I saw a slight pixelation at the 22 sec mark at the bottom of the screen but it quickly resolved itself. The very end seemed like it had a hicup. again no pixelation.
On the second video I saw a slight pixelation at the 22 sec mark at the bottom of the screen but it quickly resolved itself. The very end seemed like it had a hicup. again no pixelation.
#9
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Seriously. Looked at the videos again. On the first one I kept my eye on your partner in front of you.That cyclist's movement is smooth. If you concentrate on you, the GoPro it seems choppy. No pixelation.
On the second video I saw a slight pixelation at the 22 sec mark at the bottom of the screen but it quickly resolved itself. The very end seemed like it had a hicup. again no pixelation.
A third video my daughter recorded on her tablet had about a 3 second audio delay that was not present prior to rendering, so something is going on.
#10
Your Processor (CPU) is adequate to fine.
Your RAM is low which is bare minimum for 32 bit OS.
Three additional ways to speed up:
For single files such as MPEG, TS, AVI, etc... I use AVIDEMUX. The main reason I use it is because it is lossless which means it no quality loss and faster since there is no reencoding. It is the only one out of a bunch that I have tested which can handle TS files properly. Best of all, it is for free.
http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/download.html
TMPGENC is also another good one but that cost money.
FYI... most likely, the quality of the output file has more to do with encoding than the hardware itself.
Your RAM is low which is bare minimum for 32 bit OS.
Three additional ways to speed up:
- First, move the video file to a SSD (connected with SATA III, not USB). I went back and realized you do have it connected as SATA. So you are fine here too.
- Second, get more RAM and use with a RAMDISK (to load into memory). There is a risk with RamDisk in trade off for performance.
- Third, make sure there are no hidden malware junk running.
For single files such as MPEG, TS, AVI, etc... I use AVIDEMUX. The main reason I use it is because it is lossless which means it no quality loss and faster since there is no reencoding. It is the only one out of a bunch that I have tested which can handle TS files properly. Best of all, it is for free.
http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/download.html
TMPGENC is also another good one but that cost money.
FYI... most likely, the quality of the output file has more to do with encoding than the hardware itself.