For those of you who know, the Mac is the video editing platform of choice. The Mac is still the first choice for professional video editors for Windows Movie Maker offers a lot of ground to make up if it comes to competing with the likes of Final Cut Pro program and iMovie, which are the backbone of Mac's offerSo where does that leave those of you with a PC? Although there are plenty of programs that provide video editing, Adobe Premiere and Vegas Video spring to mind, none of them have really gained the popularity that was expected. The Mac platform has just been too strong even for beginners to video editing.
Two important factors have been the high cost of software and interface software confused beginner. By using a more graphical interface, developers have moved away from programs feel more like Windows, which has impacted negatively on usability.
Windows Movie Maker debuted in 2000, included with the Windows ME operating system. The program was the first shot to give Windows users editing capability, but unfortunately it was of limited use. Easy to operate while having a limited capacity to import files from a common format, but its main attraction was again the ME operating system itself. Data transfer of video cameras on your hard drive was not worth the effort and discomfort.
Going forward, Windows XP includes a video editing program renewed, Windows Movie Maker 1.1. This was also a bit of a damp squib. Built in video and photo capture was a step in the right direction, but simply was no match for iMovie Maker. You where able to capture and then export DV-AVI uncompressed digital cameras was another small step in the right direction, but it just was not good enough to recommend.
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