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The Imovie on our Mac is pretty easy to use.

Bieber Red Angus has some good tips on setting up for videos on their blog - you might want to check it out.
 
I have a Panasonic. I use it for family use, filming at horse shows and friends sale animals. I like it. It is light weight and uses a flash card which makes it easy to copy files to your computer. My computer came with the Windows Movie maker and I have a Nero program.

I find that it is easiest to take shorter clips and put them together or post individually. I use a tripod. It makes a world of difference. Best Buy has a good deal right now on one.

http://tinyurl.com/panasonic-video-at-BestBuy

http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-camcorders/panasonic-hc-v10-black/4505-6500_7-35190172.html
 
I use Vegas Movie studio for editing, you need a bit more than the Windows version in my opinion. As far as cameras go, I'd just use a good quality advanced digital or entry level SLR with a good zoom lense that can record video in HD.
 
Jeanne - Simme Valley":332s9095 said:
I want to purchase a video camera to take pics of cattle for sale.
BGR - do you have videos of your sale bulls?
What do I need? I want to be able to cut/paste the videos on the computer. What programs works well?
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Sorry, I am not much help. I do all my own still photos, but hire the video shots. I have a camera and took a video of a sale heifer we sold on Saturday, but then I couldn't get my computer to run it. So I ended up taking one with my phone, that worked, but wasn't what I wanted.
 
Knersie - you mentioned to make sure it was HD - why? The HD's I'm checking say it's advantage is WATCHING it on HD equipment.
I don't want to watch these video's on TV - just want to be able to post them online. Will the HD make it better??? I just want to take video of cattle for sale.
 
Not sure if the HD will make a difference when posted online. Here we typically compile a DVD with the entire offering of a production sale and give it to a few prospective buyers, then the HD makes a huge difference. The difference in price between a camera with the ability to record in HD as opposed to one that cannot is negligible, so rather go with the HD.

What I forgot to mention was you'll need a camera with a built in stabilizer and a tripod. I use a Canon SX1 IS, there are many newer models out there, but it works very well for me.
 

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