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I am looking for suggestions for video editing programs like iMovie, which are dead simple to use. We just need basic editing and titling features for making videos of our kids slightly more watchable. Nothing too fancy. The major requirement is that it needs to be extremely easy to use even without prior editor experience.

We're running Windows XP on some machines and Vista the rest.

Free is preferred however ease-of use trumps price.

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	What version of windows? – John T Aug 23 at 20:24
	@John T: XP and Vista – Rob Allen Aug 23 at 22:05

John T · Answer 1 · 2010-01-04 01:51:14Z

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I'd have to say Windows Movie Maker definitely for simplicity. It has all of the basic editing features you've listed and comes included with Windows.

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live_Movie_Maker – MicTech Aug 23 at 20:33

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Yes MicTech, but if he's using XP, Windows Live Movie Maker is not compatible. – John T Aug 23 at 20:46

But, be very careful with the file size. I have a friend at work who created about a 30 minute video with still images, videos, and music overlaid, but it eventually got to the point where it took 3-5 minutes to add or remove a frame. He had to break it up into several movies and edit it that way instead, then combine everything back together to make the movie. – Michael Todd Aug 23 at 21:00

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I know a 75 year old person who does not use a lot of software, but managed to crank out an excellent movie using windows movie maker. – Leon Bambrick Aug 24 at 2:06

Live movie maker is neat. – Nick Bolton Feb 17 at 10:02

Chris Bartow · Answer 2 · 2009-08-24 02:32:37Z

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Check out the trial of Adobe Premiere Elements 7. It's about $60 on Amazon for the full version and I grabbed it when I was looking for the same thing.

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dlamblin · Answer 3 · 2009-08-23 20:30:45Z

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Have you considered Movie Maker? The linked live edition is for Vista and above only, but you can also find versions for XP. They're generally free and simplified to the point of easy.

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Prashanth · Answer 4 · 2009-08-24 02:05:10Z

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There are two versions of movie maker, Windows Movie Maker which works on XP & Windows Live Movie Maker which works on Vista & Seven (I guess)

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RCIX · Answer 5 · 2009-08-24 02:33:47Z

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There's a great article about this on Notebook Review. <- article link

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John T · Answer 6 · 2009-08-30 16:14:42Z

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You can also use Sog Video Converter Platium 5.0

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dhasu · Answer 7 · 2009-09-05 05:49:14Z

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MAGIX Movie edit Pro

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