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We don't make a lot of videos but when we would we would use Avid express. But, our principal just bought a new $50,000 system with like 5 monitors, a whole bunch of video inputs and outputs, and a computer with 300 gigs of hard drive space, an Intel Xeon processor, and a whole bunch of software including Premier and Video Toaster and more. It's got a whole bunch of other equipment that I have no idea what it even is.
Ridiculous if you ask me. We have only like $5,500 for robotics currently. Only $2500 of that was donated by the school. They are also kicking us out of our nice room and making us move all our stuff to make space for the new video editing equipment. We have to go in a room with metal tables and a hard lynolium floor. To top it all off, the school just blew 5 g's on a GEM car for the security guard to motor around in. I guess not any school money is good for anything. But where is the robotics money, where???? |
I have used/use a combination of many. THey includ Pinnacle's Studio DV, VirtualDub, TMPGenc, mpg splitter, and Adobe premiere.
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You know what you guys could do if you really wanted to be a savvy power user? Use the ever-so-nice ever-so free Linux. I have seen a couple of video editors on it and they struck me as being just as powerful if not more than windows based programs. Best part, if you have a problem that seems common chances are there is already a patch to fix it.
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What I use
I used vegas video last year because of its simplicity.
I will use adobe premier this year though because of its quality. |
Apple iMovie
I use Apple iMovie on my PowerBook G4. I can record directly to the laptop, and edit the clips on the way home. Before you go and bash Apple, I am a long time Windows user, but Windows doesn't even begin to compare. Try It ;)
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I know that this is nothing close to the professional editing programs, but if your team is looking for a FREE windows video editing program - check the Windows Movie Maker 2 at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/m...maker2beta.asp
The functionality of the second version is pretty close to iMovie for Macs, although quality seems to be worse. You can probably use VirtualDub to clean up/encode the video after that. |
finalcut
I agree with the users of Final Cut Pro: Version 3 is an advanced, complete editing package that I believe through experience surpasses any Adobe product in speed, reliability and features. Though it is only available for the Macintosh, it would be worth their while for Premiere users to check out this program if they have access to a G4 Mac or equiv.
I have used Final Cut 3 as well as Premiere, but have no experience with Avid products. As the professional media developer said, it may be that Avid is superior to both these products. Could someone who has used both Final Cut and Avid rate the two against each other? |
If you want access to an AVID check with your local Television station affiliates (ABC, FOX, CBS, NBC). We have two here at my station and I think they would be willing to let someone with experience use the suite free of charge, but you would have to check. (I'm in RI by the way).
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Re: finalcut
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If you look on the Apple Website you find a new prosumer Final Cut Pro called Final Cut Express. It is almost a full featured final cut pro for a 1/3 of the price ($299 retail, $250 educational). Also iMovie was also recently updated to version 3. |
Luckily we have a program at our school which several of our team members work on with all the goodies. Personally I use Avid at my school. Avid is a little on the expensive side, but my school is paying for it not me ;) so I'd rather use that it has the most plugins I've ever seen for anything. It is a little wacky with the hardware it will run on, but once again im not payin for that either ;)
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I'm currently running AVID Express DV on a laptop and desktop. I mentioned earlier that as a student you can get this software for under $1000. I dont expect you to have this in your house- unless you have a job and are really into this stuff. But this is a FIRST forum and my objective is to help you guys find the professional tools and approach to all that you do. That is the point isnt it. So out of a typical FIRST Team budget. $900 isnt that much money. If its a problem, find someone to donate it. you can run on a standard PC with a firewire card in it. The AVID site has the specs. Nothing I run it on is on their approved hardware list and it still works perfectly.
If you are MAC based then go with final cut pro if you want. Avid ExpressDV is available there as well. My feeling when ever I buy hardware and software is- Be Compatible. You dont want to be a lone wolf when it comes to interfacing with other companies and institutions. You want to use standard stuff. Avid fits the bill all the way. I dont expect you to buy a 20 or 30 or 80 thousand dollar edit system. but the express dv is compatible with the full systems. If you learn to edit on it you could sit at any avid and presto- your an editor. Thats the power of common tools. Any thing you use will get the job done. The question you need to ask youself is whats the whole goal here. To produce a video/animation or to prepare yourself for the future. Only you can answer that and what ever you decide will be the right answer for you! |
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