Video Advice

Chris_Toronto · Nov 5, 2016

My videos are looking great, but when I import them into Windows Movie Maker they completely lose their sharp resolution. Is this due to limitations on WMM? Or something else that I might be doing? I took the SD card from the Mavic and imported the file from the the card onto my desktop. Is this the right way of getting the HD videos to my computer or should I be using a USB connection?

I am trying to find the most efficient way to get my videos from the Mavic online to site like Vimeo without losing the beautiful crisp quality.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Chris_Toronto · Nov 5, 2016

It might help to add that I have the video set to 3840 x 2160, 30 fps.

Anthony Viscomi · Nov 5, 2016

Considering that Windows Movie Maker is basically Freeware, I wouldn't expect too much from it. Does it even support HD?

Anthony Viscomi · Nov 5, 2016

Chris_Toronto said:
It might help to add that I have the video set to 3840 x 2160, 30 fps.

See if this helps:
Movie Maker video quality is significantly less than the HD original clips.

Chris_Toronto · Nov 5, 2016

Thanks!

What video editing software would you recommend for Windows? Previously I have read that Adobe is good but I gather it's on a subscription basis. Would prefer to buy something once and have it paid for. But open to suggestions.

Anthony Viscomi · Nov 5, 2016

Chris_Toronto said:
Thanks!

What video editing software would you recommend for Windows? Previously I have read that Adobe is good but I gather it's on a subscription basis. Would prefer to buy something once and have it paid for. But open to suggestions.

Myself and other use adobe premiere elements

https://www.amazon.com/Adobe-652738...58&sr=1-1&keywords=adobe+premiere+elements+15

4wd · Nov 5, 2016

GoPro studio is worth trying and it's free.
I would've thought Moviemaker could do basic editing though, at export stage things can be tricky, it might be best to render as a full size file back to computer.
Having said that I'm not sure how it deals with 4K. 1080p should be no problem.