need video editor

[BobTD]

so my er.. free version of Win7 64 did not come with a video editor of any sort. And I have tried a few different ones such as pinnacle. But I have a widescreen monitor whoes native ratio Im not sure about (bought second hand) and pinnacle formats my screen capture videos into a square making it look terrible and text unreadable.

Im messing around with options but Im not sure how to fix this or if I could just find a more intelligent video editor somewhere.

To elaborate further on the videospin problem, when I record something in fraps I can view it with WMP in full detail with no problem. However when I open it with video spin it sets the aspect ratio to 4:3 as default. This compresses the widescreen view into a box and when I manually select a widescreen presentation or select an imported clip and select a 16:9 ratio it simply stretches the compressed view back out, so you still lose your picture detail. (rather than simply use the original format of the clip)

I have messed with he settings a number of times and Im not sure what all the settings do, but I cant find any way to fix this problem.

[BlackPhazor]

What is your budget?

[BobTD]

I really just need something basic that will let me crop video and add an extra sound line and keep close to the original quality. Nothing complex. I cant really justify the cost of some of the software out there, and dont really want to spend a large amount, if any, on a program that windows movie maker would be able to do just fine.

Could I just copy over wmm from my laptop running xp somehow?

[BlackPhazor]

Doesn't Windows 7 come with Windows Movie Maker? If not, try Sony Vegas (HD or HD Platinum), both are under 100 bucks.

[Shixx]

I use Sony vegas. if your Computer doesn't have WMM you can download it for free on Microsoft.

[Ilyich Valken]

I personally use Adobe's Premiere Pro. Not sure how much it costs stand-alone.

[Djdoubt03]

Sony Vegas Pro , its what CNN and other pros use, I use it as well

[LemonRising]

I personally use Adobe's Premiere Pro. Not sure how much it costs stand-alone.

It's currently running around.. $800 lol

[Ilyich Valken]

It's currently running around.. $800 lol

Woot, hurray for student discount. :P