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Hi Fred.
You didn't mention if you are on Windows or Mac. There is two very clear choices for the types of simple edits that you want to do. (Trimming your videos).
For windows, you would want to use the free Windows movie maker app
download page
For Mac, you would want to use iMovie (info page)
it should be already included with a Mac
(but in worse case, it only costs $14.99 should you need to buy)
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Mimi Foster
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Michael Jacobs
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
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Noah Seidenberg
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
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Lyn Sims
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Hi Fred - I spent the time taking Craig Daniels video course online (contact him for the details) and learned Sony Vegas, as well as how to properly use my camera, and I'm so glad I did. But there are easier editors out there like the windows one that's free or iMovie.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
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Lyn Sims
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Jessie does out stuff, I'll have in chime in with what he uses
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Jessie Cochran
Panama City, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Fred Griffin I've been using Vegas Movie Studio HD 10 which is an older version, but it will do what you want to do.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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The free one that comes with windows will do this for you.
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Bob Crane
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
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Fred Griffin MovieMaker for Windows and iMovie for IOS.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Windows movie maker is an interesting one. Tried it for a little bit before I just let YouTube do the editing.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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I use a few:
Windows live movie maker, very easy to use
To edit and modify a video I use Pinnacle studio - well worth the price, but a small learning curve if you want to indepth video's
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
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Confession Fred. I am here to get advice!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
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I would recommend Craig for the job
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Great question Fred Griffin with expert answer by Craig Daniels.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Craig Daniels nailed this one!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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I will rely on the answers of others.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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I use the free windows software but it is not as easy as it might seem. It takes a longer time especially if you add music.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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I've fooled around with iMovie, which is part of the Mac's bundled software package. If I can figure it out, anyone can.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Larry does all our editing. I have no patience for such a thing...
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
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Maybe you will laugh at this, but I've been using youtube and their editor. It works great for me.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
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The learning continues for me. I have used both of Craig Daniels recommendations and cannot trim the videos. Looks like you have you answer. Let me know if you are succesful ... cuz I sure was not
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
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Looks like you have already gotten some good answers, Fred. Good luck with your editing!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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iMovie is my preference. Keeping a video short and packed full of good content is a challenge. I almost never go over a minute and a half. Knowing where to cut is the difficult part.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
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Thanks for asking this, Fred. Glad to see what Craig Daniels recommended - he's in the know
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Interesting to note that what was once a private industry is open to anyone
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Thank you Craig Daniels for the great info!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Your specific task can be handled by virtually any video editing software.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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I use Adobe Premier Pro, but as others have told you there are more affordable and easier to learn alternatives.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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I don't know if the Windows Media freeware is sophisticated enough. Last I checked you should be able to do it easily but I've never done it. I've never wanted to be a Steven Spielberg.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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I use Adobe Elements for my editing.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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I don't do my own editing. I hire work like this off Upwork which you to be elance. They do a lot more than trimming, they also adjust lighting and sound as well as adding video bumpers. The also take the video from an mov file to an mp4.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Fred,
I am sure there is with one that comes with Microsoft, A
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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for this type of editing I use iMovies on my Mac for more complex editing I would use Adobe Premier which is for both Mac and Windows
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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If you have a Mac, there is software already on the computer. I guess you can get pretty fancy with editing. I sometimes outsource it for very little fees.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
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