Video editing

[SleeperSS]

What kind of video editing software is available that is easy to use? I want too have stills with about 2 second intervals, and eventually go to full video. I also want to have music in the background. I have no idea if this is even possible.

I'm finishing up my Corvette engine swap into my S10, and want to have a flashy reveal.

 

[usagora]

iMovie will easily do this and probably is already installed on your Mac. If not, you should be able to download it from the app store. Are you really still running OS X Lion (10.7) as shown in your signature? I don't believe the current version of iMovie (10.1.14) is compatible with anything before macOS 10.14.6 (Mojave), so hopefully you already have an older version of iMovie installed.

Now, it's been a while since I've used older versions of iMovie, but I think the general process is about the same:

1. create a new project
2. drag and drop media (photos, audio, video) into the media section of the project
3. drag media from the media section to the video timeline, and adjust the length of media by dragging either end (audio will be placed underneath photos or video so they can play simultaneously
4. export the project to a video file that can be uploaded to YouTube or otherwise shared

 

[SleeperSS]

Thanks for the reply...I've upgraded the OS as far as it will allow if I remember correctly. I'll have to give this a try.

This is the victim...



This is the motivation...

 

[usagora]

Wow...very nice!

 

[SleeperSS]

Thanks. It's a '96 S10 SS. Lowest production year of the 4 year run...1240 made. Bought it new. Hopefully it will get fired this week..then it's just a bunch of detail work.

 

[TonyBen]

iMovie is your best bet, but YouTube is your friend when learning how to do stuff. I've recently been toying with DaVinci Resolve, but it requires a high performance machine to run right. My 2015 MBP with 16GB of RAM barely runs it. I'm running a quad-core i7.

Tony.

 

[sandman]

I was going to post regarding an editing program for Mac
but decided to start by looking on the forum first
Here is what I have found.
Imovie does not support many video formats. in fact just
this morning I tired loading a Mpeg file... not supported
Then there is Quick time player, suppose to edit Mp4
but not all types of MP4. so again
Then I tried VLC, the catch all of video.
here was 2 problems. First while reading on the subject
off the net, none of the mentioned controls were available
on my VLC version (lastest) Second it saves files in
a special format, that as far as I can find out can not be
saved to a hard drive.
Go Figure.
So Does anyone know of a "Simple Edit" program
for Mac High Sierra. I have DVD with movies from the 30's
on them, but they are in Ts format and not individually
on the dvd
Best

 

[Rich M]

Final Cut Pro X.