Now, explain it to me like I'm a four-year-old...

[cindergal]

Dear Vidders on my list: If one was thinking of attempting to vid when one had no prior experience, where would one go to find out how to get started? Is there a "vidding for dummies" post out there somewhere

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[soundingsea]

I am no vidder, but... The "step zero" question (and it's one you probably want to edit the answer into your post) is are you on Windows, Mac, or other? :)

[cindergal]

Good point. :-)

[sdwolfpup]

Hello. Welcome to the wonderful world of vidding. *g*

The very simplest way to get started, as a Windows user, is to use Windows Movie Maker, which should already be available to you. I recommend just playing around with that to get comfortable with it prior to actually vidding anything. Here are some of my favorite vidding 101 posts, which after a quick perusal, still should work for you:

the Gumby's Guide to Video Editing (for a PC, and recent, and by someone who is just starting out - this should be perfect for you)

The A&E's Technical Guide for Dummies (the A&E guide is the definitive tech guide, IMO; this post is by a new vidder who has gone through it painstakingly and made it make sense to the rest of us *g*)

Video Editing Resources (a nice collection of software names, at least, that you can look into)

[cindergal]

Thank you! That's extremely helpful. :-)

[effulgent_girl]

I see wolfpup already helped you and she's a much better vidder than me:) WMM is really simple once you get going.

[cindergal]

I appreciate the words of encouragement regarding WMM! I tried using it years ago, but gave up in frustration. I think I'm ready to try again, though.