Have you got the i5 or the i7 running in that Surface ? Although the graphics card is an important factor in this, so is processor. One will do 4K video OK, and other will really really struggle. If you have the i5 I'd stick to recording and editing 1080P video.
The program I like most for that is one of the best in the world, and incredibly, also free ! I'd say DaVinci Resolve Public Beta R15 is easy for beginners IF you take the time to watch a few introductory videos that run you past the general workflow - spend a couple of hours on the basics and the rest should click into place. It also has enough power and features that you will probably never need anything else*
*until you need 4K output, and then you do need to buy the full version.
Thanks a ton for this info - downloaded it and you were dead on in terms of ease. At this point I have more to learn about flying before the major editing stuff. Thanks again!Zero experience, liKe me? Personally, I would start with Microsoft Movie Maker. It is super easy and built for a five year old. Once I’ve mastered that and use everything it has to offer I’m going to move to something like DaVinci... but that’s way to involved right now if you have zero experience. Try Movie Maker as it woks flawlessly with our surface pros...plus it’s Microsoft so not a crazy resource hog either
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Have you got the i5 or the i7 running in that Surface ? Although the graphics card is an important factor in this, so is processor. One will do 4K video OK, and other will really really struggle. If you have the i5 I'd stick to recording and editing 1080P video.
The program I like most for that is one of the best in the world, and incredibly, also free ! I'd say DaVinci Resolve Public Beta R15 is easy for beginners IF you take the time to watch a few introductory videos that run you past the general workflow - spend a couple of hours on the basics and the rest should click into place. It also has enough power and features that you will probably never need anything else*
*until you need 4K output, and then you do need to buy the full version.
@AeroJ thoughts on an amd+ FX -6100 3.2 cpu with 16g memory and a 1050ti 4g video card for running DaVinci?
Thank you!Resolves biggest ask is the graphics card, 1050ti should be fine. If it slows/hiccups, just run 'generate optimised media' - rick click on your clips in media pool. In general settings I have my optimised media set to 1/4 resolution, makes editing smooth on an old i5 with 950M 2GB graphics. You can select 1/2, 1/4, 1/8th, or auto for optimised media settings. Still renders well in 4k once you're finished all the edits.
Have you got the i5 or the i7 running in that Surface ? Although the graphics card is an important factor in this, so is processor. One will do 4K video OK, and other will really really struggle. If you have the i5 I'd stick to recording and editing 1080P video.
The program I like most for that is one of the best in the world, and incredibly, also free ! I'd say DaVinci Resolve Public Beta R15 is easy for beginners IF you take the time to watch a few introductory videos that run you past the general workflow - spend a couple of hours on the basics and the rest should click into place. It also has enough power and features that you will probably never need anything else*
*until you need 4K output, and then you do need to buy the full version.
Youtube... there's tons of them there - from 10 minute intro tuts to hour long advanced tutorials.Where do you find the intro-videos..?
Oh... ofcourse. Everything is possible to find there.. tyYoutube... there's tons of them there - from 10 minute intro tuts to hour long advanced tutorials.
Would you say it was worth the purchase? I just downloaded Davinci Resolve but haven't set up yet.I'm using Filmora and after initial playing - purchased the lifetime license ... I'm finding it great because it has a lot of on-line how-to resource, and makes it easy to add the touches, like opening and closing credits. It also has an integrated music library which is a bit limited, but OK. I have an old core-i7 which handles it OK ... Lol at the watermark comment above ... subtle is not in their vocabulary!
I tried DaVinci but my PC seemed to groan at running it. From what I've seen on this forum, if you can get DaVinci running, it's probably the better bet. If you have the time tho' - you can get a fully functional free [demo] version of Filmora and have a play ... Only thing is - as you've seen - Project Exports are flagged with the Filmora banner.Would you say it was worth the purchase? I just downloaded Davinci Resolve but haven't set up yet.