Good Video Authoring Software, For the beginner Options

[Coomer]

I have a fair knowledge of computers and graphics and photography, but no experience with editing/producing my own videos.

I plan to make a cool video of my car once the weather gets nice if it's not sold by then, so I probably have a couple months before all of the gravel and salt that they put all over the roads is cleared off to plan and learn some software.

I know that here at work we have tons and tons of expensive and not-so-expensive video authoring programs, so chances are I can find whatever I need here. If not, I can probably get it cheap from school.

So my question is, what video authoring software should I be considering using, and why? I have no experience whatsoever with video editing, so I don't need anything too advanced, but I'd like to be able to have fade effects and stuff like that.

[prpnum1]

since im assuming you have Windoze, i would say your best bet without having to spend thousands on an avid system since your just looking to do little home videos would be adobe premier. It would be equal imo to like Imovie for apple. I use final cut pro for my stuff but its not just for home stuff but yeah for a car video for personal use i would say get adobe premier.

[Coomer]

since im assuming you have Windoze, i would say your best bet without having to spend thousands on an avid system since your just looking to do little home videos would be adobe premier. It would be equal imo to like Imovie for apple. I use final cut pro for my stuff but its not just for home stuff but yeah for a car video for personal use i would say get adobe premier.
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Is Avid good? We have that here at work and I think that's what the video guy currently uses most often.