Need help with Video Editing.

[Marcellus]

I'm a complete newbie when it comes to playing with videos so need lots of help.

As background I've got a Sony HC96e and a 520 TVL Sony Bullet cam.

I'm recording on SP, audio mode set to 16bit and 16:9 aspect.

To edit I'm using Windows Movie Maker.

By fiddling I've created these 2 very different films;

[urlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgguD-qqtsI[/url]

In this one my issues are both the quality of the image on screen and the sound....with the image am I being too aspirational and expecting too much with the sound I suspect that the mic is too close to the exhausts, it was taped to the bumper midway between the two - so where would be a better place?

and this one;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wnC1FWdYA0 

My issues here again are quality of picture (ignore sound for a while as I couldn't tell my reds, from whites, from yellows so screwed it up. But moving onto editing I've worked out effects on film and sound and how to cross fade etc etc but when trying to upload music into Windows Movie Maker it won't permit me to upload anything but MP3 files and a lot on my pc are MP4. SO the 2nd question (or is it 3rd) is how can I convert MP4 to MP3 files?

I know there's probably enough questions in this one topic for several separate topics but I thought I;d put them all down in one to save retyping the background for each.

If you can only help on one part of the question please do I need all the help I can get

[gregorio!]

Just a couple of thoughts - youtube reduce the quality somewhat of uploaded video's to save bandwidth.

Secondly, always make sure the mic is taped securely - if it vibrates while driving, you generally get awful sound/picture.

[GetCarter]

I've had a few problems with sound using almost exactly the same equipment. Basically the mic was over recording (thus distorting). I got round it by getting into a menu on the Sony camcorder and knocking the mic level down by 3Db.

Good luck

[Marcellus]

Thanks guys for your help so far, so 12Db it is then and make sure the mic is properly taped..

Will the quality of the film be different dependant on what it's played through (ie pc vs tv?)