Editing video--got it! :)

I wish I could knew so I could tell ya Janet.  I have yet to get into video though it's coming soon!  I am looking forward to making some videos for the band.  Good luck with it.  Sorry I can't help!

Doesn't Producer edition do video editing?   Is windows movie maker really more advanced as an editor than sonar is?

ChuckC


Doesn't Producer edition do video editing?   Is windows movie maker really more advanced as an editor than sonar is?

There's absolutely no video editing functions in any SONAR.

Thanks Kalle.

OK, thanks Herb.  That's the issue then.  Well, I'll see what I can do then.  What video editor do you use?  

Hi Janet-

Just adding to what you have already figured out. It's the same in other video editors too. I use Sonar X1 in the studio. I do all my video work in Final Cut on a Mac. I have to mix the audio down in Sonar and export to a wav file. Then I import it into Final Cut to add video clips and time align them, etc. Then it can export or "share" to YouTube as you described. So, it sounds like you're doing everything as it should be.

Ya, I bought a $50 Magix Movie Editor program. I export the audio in Cakewalk (all I have is either MC4 which I don't use anymore or Sonar 7) in a format that the Editor will take. It will take 48000 - 24 bit which WMM will not. I think WMM only takes 44100 - 16 bit and although I have used it, it does not create a video as good a quality as even that cheap movie editor (although there is always a patch to download it seems).

So, if I make a movie of me playing, I put up the video (with the sound in 44100-16 bit from the camera with the video) and then import the audio file made by exporting the audio in Sonar and I have used 48000 24-bit but I could export it also in Sonar at 44100 16bit also. You put both of those into the movie editor and line it up wherever you want to, say you have a title or something at the beginning or you only want to use part of the video and have some pictures in it also but always have the imported file from the exported file of Sonar playing. I don't know all the ins and outs of the video editor but I finally found out that I can down the video camera sound and only hear the audio track from sonar (lining up of course the video part with the sound which is not all that hard to do actually) and also have pictures or both video and pictures if I want and the audio before making the video after saving it all.

Example (but not mixed real good - too much bass I think) after making pictures (crude yes) and the video when I want it by editing it first in the video editor and saving only the parts I wanted (video) to import as a video into the video editor making the final video, plus the sound inherent (which can or not be imported also) and the audio track from exporting from Sonar.
(I'll get it mixed right someday):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKKPtfBffE8
even with a video of the Blue Angels.
(not all that great but my videocam is not HD but older)
Oh, well!

Okay. Actually WMM I did use also at first, but like free - it sucks sort of.
I visit the song forum but actually lately it seems like a lot of songs to review and I just don't have all the time (and right now) to do that all the time.
I hope people can take turns there.

here's Janet link for her youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/jwohlgemut

I export from Sonar as a .wmv file.  I have no trouble bringing it into Windows Movie Maker with audio.