Canon T3i MOV HELP (NEWB)

Hello Everyone I'm brand new to the canon family and Just purchased a canon T3i!

I mostly do Videos of course and just did my 1st video recording!

PROBLEM! Canon records in MOV and I need to know if there is either a Editing software for MOV or am I just going to have to convert the MOV files which is a real pain

any help and advice is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Cheap (free) and cheerful Windows Live Movie Maker, also http://www.serif.com/f​ree-video-editing-software/

I use Serif MoviePlus X5 now and version X6 has just been released.

artyman wrote in post #14102552
Cheap (free) and cheerful Windows Live Movie Maker, also http://www.serif.com/f​ree-video-editing-software/

I use Serif MoviePlus X5 now and version X6 has just been released.

Thank you so much will look into al the above!!!

I used Cyberlink Power Director, very good software

Can I ask why you would need to convert the MOV files?

TonyP704 wrote in post #14102480
PROBLEM! Canon records in MOV and I need to know if there is either a Editing software for MOV or am I just going to have to convert the MOV files which is a real pain

MOV is the container. The video is in h.264, which is a frame-compression algorithm. You need software that can render the h.265 video from the MOV (or any other) container. The software mentioned by others should work (on Macs iMovie and Final Cut can do it natively).

I use AVS video converter.. if that's any help.

Adobe Premiere Elements is the best for a consumer use. It is kind of expensive for amateurs, but with it there is not much limits if you really want to focus on video shooting and editing. And after you reach the level when Elements is just not enough it is very easy to upgrade to the Pro version of Premiere. I really recommend you download the trial version of the Elements.