Comments on: Options for video editing software http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/ Notes from the classroom and observations about professional practices for sharing the news on digital platforms. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Mindy http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/comment-page-1/#comment-10840 Mindy Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:18:48 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/#comment-10840 @George: The programs mentioned in the comments here cover the "cheap" end of the spectrum. As for free, you have Windows Movie Maker or iMovie -- both are easy to use, but not full of features. Either one can be used to cut together a video that looks fine, but the only real bells and whistles you'll get ar a bunch of cheesy transition effects that you shouldn't use anyway. @George: The programs mentioned in the comments here cover the “cheap” end of the spectrum. As for free, you have Windows Movie Maker or iMovie — both are easy to use, but not full of features. Either one can be used to cut together a video that looks fine, but the only real bells and whistles you’ll get ar a bunch of cheesy transition effects that you shouldn’t use anyway.

]]> By: George Kilner http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/comment-page-1/#comment-10838 George Kilner Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:13:43 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/#comment-10838 Please excuse my ignorance but are there any cheap or even free programs that come close to the usability of some of these expensive programs? Please excuse my ignorance but are there any cheap or even free programs that come close to the usability of some of these expensive programs?

]]> By: Dave http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/comment-page-1/#comment-10801 Dave Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:34:20 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/#comment-10801 I use Sony Vegas and like it so far. In your comments you said a four hour training session is enough to get someone going in the right direction. My question is where can I get this kind of training? Are you aware of books or websites that have training for Vegas? Have you published any training documentation of your own? Any ideas would be appreciated. Dave I use Sony Vegas and like it so far. In your comments you said a four hour training session is enough to get someone going in the right direction. My question is where can I get this kind of training? Are you aware of books or websites that have training for Vegas? Have you published any training documentation of your own?
Any ideas would be appreciated.

Dave

]]> By: James http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/comment-page-1/#comment-10677 James Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:30:58 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/#comment-10677 Final Cut Pro now has over 51% of the market, leaving the other 49% remaining to Avid, Adobe, Vegas, and 30 other video editing programs. Professionals use Final Cut Pro or Avid, and Avid has probably lost over half it's marketshare to Final Cut Pro in the past 7 years. This year Avid started to post multi-million dollar losses in revenue, if that tells you anything. Final Cut Pro is priced at $599 for education. If you going to teach anyone a program for professional use, Final Cut and Avid are your only real choices. They are not that hard to learn. But you can always take the easy route and learn a program that's not marketable on a resume like Sony Vegas. Final Cut Pro now has over 51% of the market, leaving the other 49% remaining to Avid, Adobe, Vegas, and 30 other video editing programs.

Professionals use Final Cut Pro or Avid, and Avid has probably lost over half it’s marketshare to Final Cut Pro in the past 7 years. This year Avid started to post multi-million dollar losses in revenue, if that tells you anything.

Final Cut Pro is priced at $599 for education.

If you going to teach anyone a program for professional use, Final Cut and Avid are your only real choices. They are not that hard to learn. But you can always take the easy route and learn a program that’s not marketable on a resume like Sony Vegas.

]]> By: Andy http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/comment-page-1/#comment-2630 Andy Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:29:12 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/#comment-2630 Quite a few outfits in the UK are going the Avid Express Pro route. There is a better penetration of PC's in UK newspapers than there is in the US and other places. Macs tend to stay with the designers. A number are diving in with vegas - helped I think by the fact that the most common camcorder thats in use is the Sony HDV A1E which has a version of vegas in the box. Liquid is a great package as it packages the whole thing - editing and DVD burning in one easy use interface. There is a lot to recommend Avid but having edited more than I would like to remember on both avid and final cut, as well as premiere and others. It would always be a platform thing for me. Go FCP on the mac and go what suits your budget on the PC. I had a good look around the editing software around in a few posts on my blog : http://www.andydickinson.net/?p=169 Quite a few outfits in the UK are going the Avid Express Pro route. There is a better penetration of PC’s in UK newspapers than there is in the US and other places. Macs tend to stay with the designers.

A number are diving in with vegas – helped I think by the fact that the most common camcorder thats in use is the Sony HDV A1E which has a version of vegas in the box. Liquid is a great package as it packages the whole thing – editing and DVD burning in one easy use interface.

There is a lot to recommend Avid but having edited more than I would like to remember on both avid and final cut, as well as premiere and others. It would always be a platform thing for me. Go FCP on the mac and go what suits your budget on the PC. I had a good look around the editing software around in a few posts on my blog : http://www.andydickinson.net/?p=169

]]> By: Mindy http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/comment-page-1/#comment-2590 Mindy Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:14:31 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/#comment-2590 David Johnson at Lost Remote <a href="http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/27/adobe-premiere-pro-cs3s-intel-only-world/" rel="nofollow">says</a> Premiere Pro CS3 will NOT run on PowerPC (Mac) processors. The new CS3 version works only on Intel-based Macs. David Johnson at Lost Remote says Premiere Pro CS3 will NOT run on PowerPC (Mac) processors. The new CS3 version works only on Intel-based Macs.

]]> By: Mindy http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/comment-page-1/#comment-2579 Mindy Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:48:34 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/#comment-2579 There's Premiere for the Mac? News to me! Thanks, Regina. I wonder about Avid Xpress Pro -- is anyone using that? Some people used to talk about Avid Xpress DV, but that has been discontinued, and it appears that Avid Xpress Pro has replaced it. There’s Premiere for the Mac? News to me! Thanks, Regina.

I wonder about Avid Xpress Pro — is anyone using that? Some people used to talk about Avid Xpress DV, but that has been discontinued, and it appears that Avid Xpress Pro has replaced it.

]]> By: Regina http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/comment-page-1/#comment-2565 Regina Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:35:42 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/#comment-2565 p.s. LOVE that the new rss feed shows when there are comments to posts. Fab Feature. p.s. LOVE that the new rss feed shows when there are comments to posts. Fab Feature.

]]> By: Regina http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/comment-page-1/#comment-2564 Regina Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:34:21 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/#comment-2564 One correction: Adobe Premiere Pro is cross-platform. We're quite fond of Avid Liquid (formerly Pinnacle Liquid) and it's a relative bargain. Full featured, and $500 if you don't want the breakout box that allows analog capture. The downside is that it's not the most intuitive software ever, but it's fast and renders in the background, great for deadline editing. One correction: Adobe Premiere Pro is cross-platform.

We’re quite fond of Avid Liquid (formerly Pinnacle Liquid) and it’s a relative bargain. Full featured, and $500 if you don’t want the breakout box that allows analog capture. The downside is that it’s not the most intuitive software ever, but it’s fast and renders in the background, great for deadline editing.

]]> By: Andy Perdue http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/comment-page-1/#comment-2561 Andy Perdue Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:49:04 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/options-for-video-editing-software/#comment-2561 The best little piece of software I've found in recent years is called VisualHub. I've spent way too much money on software that will convert QuickTime to other formats (none of which seems to work especially well). Then I came across VisualHub, which is shareware and will convert to/from QuickTime, WMV, Flash, PSP, etc. It's a terrific little tool. I use a Mac, so I don't know if it's available for other platforms. The best little piece of software I’ve found in recent years is called VisualHub. I’ve spent way too much money on software that will convert QuickTime to other formats (none of which seems to work especially well). Then I came across VisualHub, which is shareware and will convert to/from QuickTime, WMV, Flash, PSP, etc. It’s a terrific little tool. I use a Mac, so I don’t know if it’s available for other platforms.

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