What software do I use?

Well... that's easy.

Okay, maybe not so much.


For producing my videos, I actually use a variety of programs depending on what I'm wanting to do. If you're willing to actually learn all the ins and outs of the program and use it creatively, you can actually make some pretty impressive movies with Windows Movie Maker that comes with any PC.

Outside of that, to do nicer transitions, layers and effects, you'll be wanting something a bit nicer... and a bit more expensive. I've used at least a half dozen top tier programs and have one that I think is far superior to the rest.

Introducing Cyberlink's Power Director 9 Ultra 64!


This lovely little program can do just about everything any other program can do. It has fancy transition, cool particle effects, nice video effects, an easy interface and much more. While some programs do certain things better, Power Director 9 has a lethal little Ace up it's sleeve. It's that "Ultra 64" part.

Most any of the top tier programs can do anything the others can. Sure, some have a couple of nifty tricks, but in the end, they don't make a huge difference. Once you've created your content, edited the thing beyond recognition and decided what kind of file you want to produce, every single one of these programs ends with the same step: PRODUCE.

That's where the "Ultra 64" bit comes in. No video editing software on the market uses hardware acceleration when producing your finished file except Power Director 9 Ultra 64 (man, what a mouthful!) I have literally had to wait HOURS for other software to produce a movie. With "Ultra 64," not a single video has taken more than a couple of minutes.

It's not just in the production of finished videos where the speed of this program shines. All throughout the editing process, the program just zooms. If you're looking to only get ONE program to edit videos, this is it.


But, seriously, Windows Movie Maker. If you're creative, you can do some pretty impressive stuff with it. The biggest tip to making "complex looking" videos with a simple program is to remember that you don't have to do all the editing at once. For example, if you want to do multiple titles on the same video, you can't readily do that with Movie Maker. But, you CAN put one title on the video, produce it, then open the produced file and add the second title to it then... Just be creative...