What tools should I use to edit H.264 MP4 GoPro videos?

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Published on 2011-11-26T00:01:20Z Indexed on 2011/11/26 1:55 UTC
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I have recorded videos using a GoPro, which produces MP4 files containing H.264 encoded videos.

I would like to do some simple editing tasks on these videos without losing quality:-

Cut various scenes together
Change soundtrack

I'm using Windows XP Pro so I have Windows Movie Maker which seems like it should be sufficient but can not read the MP4 files that I have.

Can I install a codec to allow WMM to read the MP4 files?

Can I convert from MP4 to something that WMM reads?

Is there a different video editing program that I should use?

Free software would be preferable, but I'm willing to pay if it's a superior solution.

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