I made a DVD of our Utah trip a couple of years ago with Windows Live Move Maker on my ancient HP running Vista. It was fairly easy to use and let me do a lot of editing. I'd like to do something similar with the pics & vids from our trip this year.BUT...I have a new HP running Win 8 which I HATE and it has a no frills version of Cyberlink PowerDirector and of course it wants me to purchase the full version. I want something that I can edit vid with, add music or narration to, put photos in & add text. I haven't read a lot of good about CyberLink from regular people that have purchased it but the reviewers seem to love it. I don't need or want anything that takes a media degree to use.Any suggestions?

I do my vids with Pinnacle ....They have a free trial down load ....If you load it and have a problem ....call me.... Cliff 913-221-4510see cliffrodman.com for pinnacle vids

Why not just download Live Essentials (which includes the current version of Movie Maker)?

I am far from a computer techie type. I've looked at my computer's info and what the software requires and I'm not sure my dinky 'puter is up for the task.Here is a pic of the sys info for my computer:and this is what Pinnacle's requirements are: (I would think that most editing programs have similar requirements)System RequirementsWindows® 8, Windows® 7, Windows® Vista® (SP2) (64-bit OS recommended)Intel® Core™ Duo 1.8 GHz, Core™ i3 or AMD® Athlon™ 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 GHz or higher; Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.66 GHz, Intel® Core™ i5 or i7 1.06 GHz or higher required for AVCHD™*, stereoscopic 3D* & Intel® Quick Sync Video support2 GB of RAM or higher, min. 4 GB for Windows® 64-bit (strongly recommended for stereoscopic 3D)DirectX® 9 (or higher) graphics device with Pixel Shader 3.0 support such as:NVIDIA® GeForce® 6 series or higher (CUDA™ enabled required for CUDA support)ATI™ X1000 series or higherIntel® GMA X3000 series or higher128 MB VGA VRAM; 256 MB or higher recommended, required for AVCHD™*, stereoscopic 3D & CUDA™Display resolution: 1024 x 600 or higherWindows®-compatible sound card (multi-channel output required for surround preview**)4.5 GB HDD space for installationCan someone translate and tell me if my computer can run Pinnacle or any of the others?I might just have to stick photos in an album instead of creating a DVD!

Yup, as suggested just install MS Windows Live Essentials on your new Windows 8 machine for free!

I've used both Sony Vegas Pro and Movie Studio for many years. The consumer version, Movie Studio, is actually very powerful, and inherits most of the features of the pro version. Such as GPU acceleration, image stabilization, burning Bluray/DVD directly from timeline, preview on external LCD TV, 2D/3D track motion effects, even editing 3-D projects. You can also correct color most video clips with just two clicks. Previews run in real time, but is dependant on your computer hardware and graphics card.A free 30-day trial is available of the current versions such as Movie Studio Platinum 12. However, you can get the previous version such as Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 11 for about $30, and is compatible with Windows 8.

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sch911
Explorer
Sep 17, 2013
Yup, as suggested just install MS Windows Live Essentials on your new Windows 8 machine for free!
KarenS144
Explorer
Sep 17, 2013
I am far from a computer techie type. I've looked at my computer's info and what the software requires and I'm not sure my dinky 'puter is up for the task.

Here is a pic of the sys info for my computer:

and this is what Pinnacle's requirements are: (I would think that most editing programs have similar requirements)

System Requirements
Windows® 8, Windows® 7, Windows® Vista® (SP2) (64-bit OS recommended)
Intel® Core™ Duo 1.8 GHz, Core™ i3 or AMD® Athlon™ 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 GHz or higher; Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.66 GHz, Intel® Core™ i5 or i7 1.06 GHz or higher required for AVCHD™*, stereoscopic 3D* & Intel® Quick Sync Video support
2 GB of RAM or higher, min. 4 GB for Windows® 64-bit (strongly recommended for stereoscopic 3D)
DirectX® 9 (or higher) graphics device with Pixel Shader 3.0 support such as:
NVIDIA® GeForce® 6 series or higher (CUDA™ enabled required for CUDA support)
ATI™ X1000 series or higher
Intel® GMA X3000 series or higher
128 MB VGA VRAM; 256 MB or higher recommended, required for AVCHD™*, stereoscopic 3D & CUDA™
Display resolution: 1024 x 600 or higher
Windows®-compatible sound card (multi-channel output required for surround preview**)
4.5 GB HDD space for installation

Can someone translate and tell me if my computer can run Pinnacle or any of the others?

I might just have to stick photos in an album instead of creating a DVD!
RFW63050
Explorer
Sep 17, 2013
Why not just download Live Essentials (which includes the current version of Movie Maker)?
GuitarPicker
Explorer
Sep 17, 2013
I do my vids with Pinnacle ....They have a free trial down load ....If you load it and have a problem ....call me.... Cliff 913-221-4510

see cliffrodman.com for pinnacle vids

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