Edit video without rendering?

[joar1001]

If i just want to combine 2 clips and/or add audio, do i have to render it? I want to make gaming clips, but rendering full hd videos take half a day... I would like to just take the m2ts file(s), and add my commentary... The reason i am using m2ts is because i am recording from console, and it only supports m2ts as raw footage. And also, can i do the above, and export as another filetype without rendering? Can i do the above without changing the filetype?

 

[Calnin]

Yes, you'd still most likely have to render it since its part of the combining process and what not, at least from as far as I'm aware. The other way I can think of is to just record whatever you're doing and that's still a rendering processes as is.

 

[kenrivers]

As far as I know you cannot export as an .m2ts file. If you are uploading to YouTube you might consider exporting as .mp4 (h.264). How long are the clips that are taking half a day to render? What editing program are you using and what render/export settings are you using?

 

[joar1001]

I export as .mp4 from Windows Movie Maker at a 12000 ( kbps i think, the normal way of measuring bitrate ) bitrate. My computer is a 2.3 GHz Dual Core with 4GB RAM. The clips are around 15 minutes only...

 

[kenrivers]

You could try a different video editor. I have listed some free ones below. One thing you might consider as a future upgrade is the RAM. 4GB is really pushing it with the .m2ts files.

Free video editors:
Lightworks
Wondershare Video Editor
VSDC Free Video Editor

You could try converting the files to .mp4 before editing using something like Handbrake or MPEG Streamclip (both of which are free downloads).

 

[hang-the-9]

Main thing for video editing is the CPU. When I went from an i5 laptop with 4 gig RAM to an i7 with 12 gig RAM to convert HD files, my time to do so dropped by almost half. You may want to look for an upgrade to your dual core CPU (you did not list what brand/model it is) and go to an 8gig system with a newer CPU.

Otherwise you have not a lot of options except just waiting for the CPU to chug along and do what it needs to.

Maybe get a video card to help with processing but then you need to make sure the software you use will support that.