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iMovie does NOT come with your Mac (I believe) and can be bought for [.].If you are interested in Greenscreening, Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere have that capability, but so can Movie Maker 2.6 for Vista. dents and [.].for all others. (the version with the multicolor film on a reel) Ask how in the comments section. [.]. I suggest you buy a tripod along with this camera or make/buy a steadycam.Some free video converters are:Any Video ConverterSuper Video Converter Format FactorySome free audio editing studios are:AudacityWavepadWindows Movie Maker is free and usually comes with your PC.Sony Vegas 9 Pro, the latest version, can be found at Gradware.com for [.].
Billy The Canon fs100 Camcorder was a nice camcorder easy to use but the camera was defective I am in the process of returning it.
I also shopped around for the best deal on SD flash memory and found a 16GB online for a good price. This is my first video camera.but not my first Canon product. I purchased Vegas Movie Studio from Sony.seems to be relatively user friendly (I can't wait to see what it can do after I read the instructions.have already done some editing.very fun). The SD is great.all I have to do is remove it from the camera and plug in the side of my laptop to transfer movie for editing. My Canon cameras have been user friendly, very affordable and trouble free. So far, I see the same with this camcorder.
Audio is better than I expected it would be.- Great battery life. I haven't used the Image Stabilization feature because I don't want to give up video quality.- Noisy in lower light, but not as bad as you might think. iMovie will find the camera, and after scanning things will bring up a window to allow you to import "scenes". On a full charge I can record at least 2 hours of video straight; more if I'm not zooming around a lot.- Get the Transcend 16 Gb Class 6 SD card. It's hard to hold this as steady as you'd like, especially at longer zooms. I bought this back in February to use on a ski trip and have been pretty happy with it.
Start up iMovie, let it initialize, then connect the FS100 via USB. I've done some (kid's) orchestra concerts, and while the video is somewhat grainy and noisy it really doesn't detract from the video that much. Some points of interest:- Works nicely with iMovie '09 on the Mac. I've been using a monopod (Gitzo), which is great for basketball or baseball games (elementary school kids). It's cheap, works perfectly with the FS100, and you'll never run out of space before you run out of battery (unless you don't empty the card). You MUST have the camera plugged into a/c power.
You can import in multiple batches, so if you've got video from a number of events you can create multiple new Events in iMovie as you are importing.- Get a tripod or monopod.
It satisfies all my needs and plus it is very cute to hold. The picture is good and the sound recorded is pretty clear. This is my first digital camcorder. And I have to say I love it, it is great.
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