Mavic Air Video Question

bmoore1118 · Apr 4, 2019

I am starting to shoot video with my air and have a couple of questions. I am big into photography so I have all the fancy photo editing software. I would like to just have some fun with video and not make money. I know final cut is the best of the best but i am seeing if there is a good free option or a very low cost option to do simple video edits. ALso I see there are many options in the style area of the settings. If i edit video i will not be doing a ton of color editing. Anything will help

brett8883 · Apr 4, 2019

bmoore1118 said:
I am starting to shoot video with my air and have a couple of questions. I am big into photography so I have all the fancy photo editing software. I would like to just have some fun with video and not make money. I know final cut is the best of the best but i am seeing if there is a good free option or a very low cost option to do simple video edits. ALso I see there are many options in the style area of the settings. If i edit video i will not be doing a ton of color editing. Anything will help

iMovie!!! It’s a lite version of Final Cut Pro but still very capable! It’s literally the same software with fewer options but the “guts” are identical. Perfect to start out with and if you ever decide to get Final Cut Pro you won’t have to relearn everything because most of the functions are identical.

bmoore1118 · Apr 4, 2019

brett8883 said:
iMovie!!! It’s a lite version of Final Cut Pro but still very capable! It’s literally the same software with fewer options but the “guts” are identical. Perfect to start out with and if you ever decide to get Final Cut Pro you won’t have to relearn everything because most of the functions are identical.

I would love to use it but i am Windows and android

Shon · Apr 4, 2019

Davinci Resolve 15 it professional grade software. It is free, but similar to other advanced editing software there is a steep learning curve.

brett8883 · Apr 4, 2019

bmoore1118 said:
I would love to use it but i am Windows and android

Oh. Well Final Cut Pro isn’t an option for you either then.

Devinci Resolve 15 by Blackmagic is gonna be the best free video editor for Windows, however, likely doesn’t meet your “simple” editor requirement.

I don’t have any experience with any simple free editors for Windows so I will defer to others on the forum. In the mean time download Devinci Resolve 15, if you can figure it out you’ll have an editor with lots of room to grow into.

Having experience editing video I can tell you there’s a lot to be said about learning one program really well because the way functions work in one program likely are totally different in another. So if you outgrow a simple editor you are gonna have to learn the basics all over again in a more advanced editor. You are better off biting the bullet and learn the more advanced one from the begining though it will take some patience and willingness to learn to get started.

JSKCKNIT · Apr 4, 2019

Get DaVinci and watch YouTube tutorials.

bmoore1118 · Apr 4, 2019

Looks like that is what i should use then.

LazyBird · Apr 4, 2019

I would also say DaVinci Resolve 15. Its quite versatile, equally good for beginners or professionals, but does require quite a bit of effort on learning how to use it effectively. Plenty of tutorials on YouTube for all the help you might need.

Deleted member 94047 · Apr 4, 2019

I am new to video editing as well but found DaVinci Resole easy to use, at least for color grading. Not much of a learning curve as everyone keeps saying. I found it to be quite intuitive. My computer, however, hates the program and has a seizure every time I run it (i5 with 4GB RAM - i know I should be grateful it even launches it)

BobinPitt · Apr 4, 2019

Hey man. Try ACDsee video. I just bought it based on a friends reco. If you get the other photo editing package they throw in the video for free.

JSKCKNIT · Apr 4, 2019

This popped up on my Recommended feed:

tleonhar · Apr 5, 2019

Davinci is great, but you need some serious computer power. A good alternative is open shot, it's cross platform, runs on windows linux and mac.

Deleted member 94047 · Apr 5, 2019

tleonhar said:
Davinci is great, but you need some serious computer power. A good alternative is open shot, it's cross platform, runs on windows linux and mac.

Thanks! Will give it a try

Bigbird48 · Apr 5, 2019

Shon said:
Davinci Resolve 15 it professional grade software. It is free, but similar to other advanced editing software there is a steep learning curve.

I downloaded this yesterday and kept getting weird error messages could get it ot work so uninstalled it

Shon · Apr 10, 2019

Bigbird48 said:
I downloaded this yesterday and kept getting weird error messages could get it ot work so uninstalled it

That's too bad. Make sure you installed it from Black Magic (the official website). Also...I hear version 16 is just around the corner.

It is a resource heavy program....so...it certainly isn't for everyone...but if you search for threads regarding favorite editing software...it ranks up there... Obviously your mileage may vary...

Mixyblob · Apr 11, 2019

I've started using Power Director on my Android smartphone and to be honest, if a beginner like me can get to grips with it, anyone can.
Its available for free to try and only £30~ a year for the full version if you do like it.
Maybe isn't as flash as some but its perfect for me.