January:
- Receive amazing new video camera from husband for birthday. Much feels.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Download Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 17 trial. Compile ideas for new videos and film them.
- IT WORKS GREAT OMG!! Successfully edit and upload two videos. Feels of utter relief permeate my person.
- Convince husband to shell out $80 to buy full system. Much flirting.
- Make all the videos!
- Notice that when exporting my video sound is missing. Why is the sound missing? This did not happen with the trial...
- Export video 30 times. Sound is still missing in different parts every time I export. Feeling of dread creeping in.
- 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.
- 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.
- Finally get to edit (again) the videos that I filmed an (entire) month ago.
- Have slight hope that perhaps this will work this time.
