There are many great video websites out there!
But those websites are just too complicated!
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With apologies to my video production, equipment loving, tech whiz peers, those digital video websites that offer video
editing help, often bury the actual editing instructions. The first 12 pages are full of words like Codec, timecode, linear,
nonlinear, AVI, DV, HD, SDI, NLE, High Compression, Bitrate, audio frequency modulation ...... AHHHHHHHHHH ..... it’s my guess,
editing hopefuls get discouraged  and give up.
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You don’t have to be a “techhead” to edit video.
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Don't get me wrong, it’s okay if you are, certainly, (and
by the way, if you hate computers - YIKES - this might be difficult!). Because with computers and
hard drive space and video, it will make you a better video editor if you have an understanding
of what your computer can do. But new software to record
DVDs, CDs and even Windows Movie Maker 
are thankfully very consumer friendly.
Other name brand editing software makers are offering great editing programs
for under $100 and they work very well: Adobe Premiere Elements
2.0, Pinnacle Studio 9, Sony Vegas Movie Studio +DVD, Apple iMovie and
iDVD, ULead VideoStudio to name just a few. For alittle more Final Cut Pro
Express, Avid Express Pro and what I use for my video business producing
fundraising videos for nonprofits, Adobe Premiere Pro. All the above will provide you
with most of the bells and whistles that video professionals use.
Let's make it simple to start and if it feels like a good fit for
you and you want to understand the technical stuff, it can help you make your projects more
and more complicated. But it's not a requirement. If you have a fairly new computer, a USB port
and plenty of hard drive space you won’t have to fret too much about your lack of a Masters in
Computer Science or TV technology.
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