My Video Editing Adventure Story

I had a wonderful post full of fluff and bunnies and happy rainbows for you guys, but then...then this happened. So I decided log it in diary format for your amusement today.

January:

• Receive amazing new video camera from husband for birthday. Much feels.

February 1:

• Film first video and start youtube channel. I just know I'm going to be famous! Yeah!
• Realize 5-year old mac will not recognize snazzy HD video file
• Try to download mac updates so I can use my amazing adobe CS 5 to edit videos.
• My beautiful, amazing pristine Mac gives me the finger as I unsuccessfully try to doc my video files to the mothership drive.
• Cry. 
• Six hours later, subject self to Husband's PC and lame windows movie maker that does not let you edit your sound. Also, I can't windows 7. I think the feeling is mutual.

February 13th:

• Windows movie maker is a terrible editing program. There has to be something better out there. 
• Spend day googleing about video editors and reading reviews.
  

February 15th:

• Download Movie Studio Platform trial. It's amazing. Except, when I export my videos, my audio runs at a different speed then my images, causing me to develop the amazing ability to project my voice into the future.
• Cry.
• Demand husband fix this problem. Now. Fix it now. Why can't you fix it?

• Husband buys me ice cream.
• I uninstall Movie Studio.

March 1:

• Download Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 17 trial. Compile ideas for new videos and film them.

March 12:

• IT WORKS GREAT OMG!! Successfully edit and upload two videos. Feels of utter relief permeate my person.

March 16:

• Convince husband to shell out $80 to buy full system. Much flirting.

March 18:

•  Make all the videos!

March 19:

• Notice that when exporting my video sound is missing. Why is the sound missing? This did not happen with the trial...

March 20:

• Export video 30 times. Sound is still missing in different parts every time I export. Feeling of dread creeping in.

March 23:

• Contact customer support by e-mail. Is told that because my computer "technically" does not meet requirements, they cannot help me solve this problem.
  • "Intel Celeron technically is not meant for editing. Intel core 2 duo is the minimal requirements your processor  fall below intel core 2 duo. Here is the link for Studio 17 systems requirements" (actual quote)   WAHT?

• After I calmed down, I called their customer service (in India) and demanded a refund. (Actually I timidly asked for a refund because I am shy and afraid of phone conversations)
• But they gave me a refund. (or so I was told...after I promised to delete the product after refund processes. Of course I'll delete it. IT DOES NOT WORK!)
• Feel slightly better.

March 25:

• What am I going to use to edit now?!?!?!  (also where is my refund?!?!)
• Downloaded free trial of something called " Camtasia Studios"
• Camtasia does not recognize HD files.
• Weep and eat chocolate.
• Search for free video converter to convert my videos into different format.

•  Fail utterly. Accidentally download a computer virus.
• Cry.
• Make husband find me a free video converter that does not want to place a watermark on my videos. (Got one here)
• Convert all my recorded movies to MP4 files so that I can try out this new editor.
• Converting videos takes three days.

March 27th:

• Finally get to edit (again) the videos that I filmed an (entire) month ago.

•  Have slight hope that perhaps this will work this time.

Yeah, that's been my video experience the past few moths. Suggestions are welcome. I hope this new editor works.  #firstworldproblems