Follow-up

[Johnny Rosenberg]

2010/12/8 Mark C. Miller <mmiller at millermc.net>:
> Back in Oct, I posted the following request
>
> <quote>
>
> I attended a conference recently where the give-away was a Flip Video
> Camera.  What would your recommendation be for software to work with the
> camera?  I find several video editing programs (Avidemux seems a
> possibility), but would like a recommendation from someone who has some
> experience with the software.  I've never edited a piece of video in my
> life.
>
> </quote>
>
> I checked the archives and didn't find any response[s].
>
> I found "pitivi" editor, but it apparently requires a unique file format
> [piTiVi Native (XML)].
>
> I tried Avidemux (GTK+). When attempting to open one of the FLIP video
> files, I get the following error message:
>
>
> <quote>
>
> H.264 detected
>
> If the file is using B-frames as reference it can lead to a crash or
> stuttering.
> Avidemux can use another mode which is safe but YOU WILL LOSE FRAME
> ACCURACY.
> Do you want to use that mode?
>
> </quote>
>
> Choosing "the other mode" in Avidemux does, as advertised, result in a
> crash.
>
> The FLIP camera records in MP4 format.
>
> With the holidays coming up, I'd really like to experiment ... I'm
> pretty convinced the learning curve for video editing, whatever software
> package you might recommend, is going to be fairly intense.
>
> tia
>
> mcm
>
>
>
> --
> Mark C. Miller
> mmiller at millermc.net
> Indianapolis, Indiana
>

You could try Open Shot.
http://www.openshotvideo.com/

Regards

Johnny Rosenberg