# What's the best video editor **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 1, 2001, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-video-editor/74520 "2001-08-01T19:29:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stupendous\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Stupendous\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stupendous_man)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-video-editor/74520/1 "2001-08-01T19:29:25Z")
I want something that I can use to open a particular AVI file, sharpen, brighten, gamma correct, etc and then resave. Anyone know of anything? ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-video-editor/74520/2 "2001-08-01T19:38:17Z")
If you have a lot of money to spend, check into Adobe Premiere. I don’t have just a ton of experience with it, but I would imagine it would do stuff like that. After all, my school’s TV production department uses it, and our school is the Kentucky High School Journalism Association Grand Champion. -Brianjedi ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-video-editor/74520/3 "2001-08-01T19:54:41Z")
If you have **no** money to spend, give [VirtualDub](http://www186.pair.com/vdub/) a try. I believe it has filters that will do what you want. ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-video-editor/74520/4 "2001-08-01T20:02:56Z")
I use [VirtualDub](http://www186.pair.com/vdub/features). It’s a very good _freeware_ video editing util that can handle a large number of mpeg1 and avi codecs. cheers, Hodge ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-video-editor/74520/5 "2001-08-01T20:04:12Z")
Damn! **SmackFu** beat me to it. cheers, Hodge ---
**Author:** ![Amazing\_Magic-Gro\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@Amazing\_Magic-Gro\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazing_Magic-Gro_Monster)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-video-editor/74520/6 "2001-08-01T20:13:46Z")
If you want professional, my vote goes to Newtek’s Frame Factory and the Speed Razor card. If your just doing something simple like home movies [VideoMach](http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10079-100-6442423.html?tag=st.dl.10001-103-1.lst-7-1.6442423) is fine and it’s shareware as well. ---
**Author:** ![Stupendous\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Stupendous\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stupendous_man)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-video-editor/74520/7 "2001-08-01T20:38:49Z")
Thanks. You guys are the best. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-video-editor/74520/8 "2001-08-01T23:47:54Z")
It depends on your video digital setup-- which you didn’t mention. As some programs only work with some setups, etc.