£100 & under video editing software recommendations

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On behalf of my contact they are kindly looking for an all-round video editing software package after their old one got corrupted where they were unable to get a free replacement license.

Basically it will be used for a mixture of importing footage from video camera for original content but as well doing video game playthroughs taken from PVR and capturing footage from a gaming computer.

It needs to be able to have a wide range of video and audio editing options, reliable that does not crash, good support, extra features that makes the price worthwhile and any other bonuses, whistles and bells such as subtitles, multicam, good use of timeline features etc.

Now they have tried nearly all the free options like Lightworks, Avidemux, Virtuadub etc. but felt it was not good enough for their needs and they do lack features here and there as a bigger picture.

The issue is that they only have at this time a max of £100 to spend and they are currently trying out the trials on numerous video editing packages.

It will be for Windows PC not Mac by the way and they do have Windows 7 professional with a almost top end specification.

However they are kindly asking if any GTPlanet users who possibly use top consumer video editing software or know people who use them what £100 or under video editing software do they recommend and suggest trying out?

Feel free to list down the benefits, possibly cons and other things to bear in mind.
 
I use Lightworks. The Pro version is free for 30 days. Once that expires, you're onto the free version. It has less features than the Pro version. The free version is pretty good for my YouTube needs. (720p and 30FPS)
 
If you are capturing Youtube Video, I go with Mp3Rocket. It's free, but upgrading to the Pro version won't cost you an arm and a leg, and it offers ripping .mp3 audio from youtube in 320k and converting video in 1080p.

The only downside is that if you are not careful, it will install not helpful programs and toolbars, so pay attention to what you install.

If you need to edit said video, Microsoft's Movie Maker gets the job done for me. That's free, but you have to know where to find it, and it could, again, install some extra bits that aren't really necessary.
 
Consider making a Linux virtual machine; free VR software for Linux is cool, well-featured and abundant. I'd recommend something like OpenShot - it's a lot less basic than WMM without being uber-tech.
 
Along which lines, is there any decent linux software out there for youtube grabs and that kind of thing?
 
Along which lines, is there any decent linux software out there for youtube grabs and that kind of thing?

I'd recommend a browser plugin, I use the one named here for FireFox. There are some instructions there for command-line grabbing too if you're interested, for me it's too much faff when there's a point-click on the same interface where I'm watching the vid :)
 
Okay, great; thanks for that link, @TenEightyOne. Looks like just what I'm looking for!

I'd recommend a browser plugin, I use the one named here for FireFox. There are some instructions there for command-line grabbing too if you're interested, for me it's too much faff when there's a point-click on the same interface where I'm watching the vid :)

Contrariwise, I'm more likely to use a command line tool if available. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks and all that.
 

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