GoPro

[clayton86]

So I picked up a GoPro knock off today and so far I'm pretty impressed. It was used but in new condition. He had a bunch of videos on the card from snow mobiliing and dirt bike racing. 

Anyways I have it now for kayak fishing but have no idea how to edit and make videos. Is there a program I need for my lap top to make videos? My lap top is old also at least 8years but Windows 10 downloaded itself on it a while ago so it has the newest version. 

 

Any help would be appreciated thanks. 

[Bluebasser86]

I just use the basic editor on Youtube. I'm not trying to start a big Youtube channel, I just enjoy being able to go back over my trips and share my experiences with others, so it's good enough for me. 

[Jar11591]

Go Pro has their own video editing program that's free to download. I'm not sure about it's compatibility with a non-Go Pro video however.

[WIGuide]

Windows movie maker isn't a great program, but it lets you do the basics and is pretty easy to use.

 

[MarkH024]

Being that your laptop is "dated", it may or may not have enough performance to edit smoothly. If you find that you're getting really choppy playback or a lot of lag in editing you may want to invest in a new PC at some point.  The alternative is to shoot video at lower quality and framerate. I had the same issue when I picked up my GoPro a few years back and editing was so discouraging that I had to buy a new PC.  Once you get it though, it's a lot of fun.  Enjoy.