Just a quick update for anyone who might be interested.
I ended up getting Wondershare Video Editor. I got the free trial and made up a video from all the clips and still picks that I took on my recent trip to Byfield NP. After watching the instructional video on you-tube it all looked really easy but when I started I found it necessary to have the you-tube tutorial open in a separate tab and constantly referring to it.
The final product took me about 7 hours to make, probably because of the fact that I am techno challenged rather than the program being difficult to use. I went to upload it to my you-tube channel and discovered that it was not a compatible format so had to convert it to an alternative format which took ages. Upon completion of the re-format I got a message saying that because I did it with a free trial program there is a watermark over the entire video. So, I had to buy the program, only $19.99, and then once registered I had to re-do the format conversion to get a video with no watermark.
Obviously my next attempt will not be so troublesome and I hope to be able to introduce other editing elements such as better transition between scenes and also overlaying some music.
The video is pretty long at a bit over 15 minutes but I hope it is worth your time to watch. I hope you enjoy my first attempt at video editing and invite any feedback on any tricks of the trade that might improve my videos in the future
