[tl;dr OpenShot keeps shutting down on me. Need alternate software recommendation. Can I open an OpenShot project in other editors? Or do I have to start over from scratch?
Hello all. I'm new here, and new to video editing. I recently got back from a motorcycle trip to remote northern Quebec. I filmed using a GoPro Hero 5 Black in 1080p. I downloaded OpenShot and watched all the tutorials and got started. Why OpenShot? Because it seemed to have good reviews, it was simple, and the tutorials on YouTube made learning it very easy...
However, it's been a disaster ever since. I very quickly realized that my aging laptop wasn't up to the task of video editing. I knew I needed a new one anyhow, so I upgraded to a $500 laptop that the guy at the store recommended for my use, and found that to be quite sluggish as well. I read up a bit on the type of computer I would need, then I returned it and bought a Dell budget gaming laptop with the following specs:
Windows 10 64 bit
Intel Core I7+ 8750H 8th gen 6 core processor
24 GB total memory (8 GB DDR4 and 16 GB optane)
NVIDIA GeFOrce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB graphics card
1TB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
It was still slightly laggy, but not bad. I was able to start editing with ease. However, OpenShot keeps freezing on me, and often closing. I had to save my work VERY frequently. Now, after about 15 minutes of semi-finished video (finished product should be about 70-80 minutes), an error message pops up that says the program stopped working and must close. It always happened at the same spot, at a transition from one video to the next. I removed the transition, and it played past it, but then did the same thing at the next transition.
At this point, I suspect that the video editing software is to blame. I did some more Google research, and it appears that these types of problems are all too common with this program. I'm beyond frustrated, as I've spent a LOT of time getting it to the point it is now.
I am ready to give up on OpenShot, unless someone knows of an easy fix to this issue. I'm a casual video editor at best. I will likely do one of these types of projects once every year or two. Does anyone have any good recommendations on free/inexpensive video editors? I need to be able to trim videos, add pictures, transitions, titles to some video segments/pictures, add music and voice-over tracks, and that's really about it. I will never use effects, advanced sound and color editing, etc.
Can I open my OpenShot project on other video editing software? Or do I have to start over from scratch?
Thank you all for your help!
Hello all. I'm new here, and new to video editing. I recently got back from a motorcycle trip to remote northern Quebec. I filmed using a GoPro Hero 5 Black in 1080p. I downloaded OpenShot and watched all the tutorials and got started. Why OpenShot? Because it seemed to have good reviews, it was simple, and the tutorials on YouTube made learning it very easy...
However, it's been a disaster ever since. I very quickly realized that my aging laptop wasn't up to the task of video editing. I knew I needed a new one anyhow, so I upgraded to a $500 laptop that the guy at the store recommended for my use, and found that to be quite sluggish as well. I read up a bit on the type of computer I would need, then I returned it and bought a Dell budget gaming laptop with the following specs:
Windows 10 64 bit
Intel Core I7+ 8750H 8th gen 6 core processor
24 GB total memory (8 GB DDR4 and 16 GB optane)
NVIDIA GeFOrce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB graphics card
1TB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
It was still slightly laggy, but not bad. I was able to start editing with ease. However, OpenShot keeps freezing on me, and often closing. I had to save my work VERY frequently. Now, after about 15 minutes of semi-finished video (finished product should be about 70-80 minutes), an error message pops up that says the program stopped working and must close. It always happened at the same spot, at a transition from one video to the next. I removed the transition, and it played past it, but then did the same thing at the next transition.
At this point, I suspect that the video editing software is to blame. I did some more Google research, and it appears that these types of problems are all too common with this program. I'm beyond frustrated, as I've spent a LOT of time getting it to the point it is now.
I am ready to give up on OpenShot, unless someone knows of an easy fix to this issue. I'm a casual video editor at best. I will likely do one of these types of projects once every year or two. Does anyone have any good recommendations on free/inexpensive video editors? I need to be able to trim videos, add pictures, transitions, titles to some video segments/pictures, add music and voice-over tracks, and that's really about it. I will never use effects, advanced sound and color editing, etc.
Can I open my OpenShot project on other video editing software? Or do I have to start over from scratch?
Thank you all for your help!