What editing program do most of you use?
Dec 9, 2014 05:59:58 #
I just found this section, love doing video. I like to use windows movie maker and Power director. Does anyone else have something different they like?
Dec 13, 2014 11:48:07 #
I didn't see this when it first came up.
I use Adobe Premeier Elements. I started with 9. Upgraded to 10 and 11. I skipped 12. I now have the current 13. I like it a lot.
Sony Home Studio Platinum 13 was on sale. I'm reading in various places that it is particularly good at 4K formats, so I bought it and will start to compare.
I use Adobe Premeier Elements. I started with 9. Upgraded to 10 and 11. I skipped 12. I now have the current 13. I like it a lot.
Sony Home Studio Platinum 13 was on sale. I'm reading in various places that it is particularly good at 4K formats, so I bought it and will start to compare.
Jan 2, 2015 14:12:44 #
I've been using Apple's Final Cut Pro since they came out with it back in 1999. It is VERY easy to work in.
Jan 3, 2015 10:25:55 #
catinacabin wrote:
I just found this section, love doing video. I like to use windows movie maker and Power director. Does anyone else have something different they like?
I use Sony's Movie Studio Platinum 12, but I don't really like it. I find it very unintuitive to use, and tech support is not very helpful. I finally figured out a way to get results, which is why I have stuck with it, at least up to now.
I bought the upgrade to 13, but it won't work on my (new) PC. Can't remember the details now, but some operations always locked up the program. I contacted tech support, but...
I would like to try Adobe, but funds are limited. Mostly, I shoot music events in church using multiple cameras, then edit them together. Nothing too complex, really.
Incidentally, I just (re)discovered this forum from another post, but when I looked, I am already subscribed. Yet I don't see any messages listed in my daily 'set'. Anyone have any ideas why that would be?
Feb 15, 2015 16:02:31 #
I use Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 64 bit. I believe it's the best and most complete video editing software there is. I think with practice and info from the Adobe site just about any video effect possible can be created. I only use a fraction of it's capabilities but I'm amazed at all the things it can do. I use it on Win 8.1 64 bit.
And here's another advantage of the software. About a month ago my HP Pavillion desktop with an i7 intel processor running 3.6 ghz and 10GB of RAM died after less than 2 years of buying it. I was so disgusted I replaced it with a $250 Pavillion slimline with an AMD E1 2500 processor running at 1.4ghz and 8GB or RAM. I was worried about whether Premiere Pro would work with my HD 1920x1080 video clips and multiple audio tracks, as the editing software that came with the machine wouldn't work with HD video. Turns out, allocating 5.4 GB of RAM in Premiere allowed me to do everything I wanted with probably the lowest power PC on the market. It takes a long time to render (about 1 hour per minute of video - rendered to a pocket USB drive) and I need to render effects in the work area as I edit in order to see them work, but otherwise it works fine.
And here's another advantage of the software. About a month ago my HP Pavillion desktop with an i7 intel processor running 3.6 ghz and 10GB of RAM died after less than 2 years of buying it. I was so disgusted I replaced it with a $250 Pavillion slimline with an AMD E1 2500 processor running at 1.4ghz and 8GB or RAM. I was worried about whether Premiere Pro would work with my HD 1920x1080 video clips and multiple audio tracks, as the editing software that came with the machine wouldn't work with HD video. Turns out, allocating 5.4 GB of RAM in Premiere allowed me to do everything I wanted with probably the lowest power PC on the market. It takes a long time to render (about 1 hour per minute of video - rendered to a pocket USB drive) and I need to render effects in the work area as I edit in order to see them work, but otherwise it works fine.
Mar 17, 2015 20:17:39 #
I'm running a Mac and have used Final Cut Pro since version 1.2....now on version 10. Premier is a good system, but it is a little behind the curve. If you are on a Windows box, them Premier is probably the better system.
Mar 18, 2015 10:55:53 #
I tried avid for windows and didn't like it. Unfortunately FCP doesn't work in Windows. People who use it like it a lot. Premiere is about the best Windows editor I have found. I like that it works with Audition, so I can edit the audio tracks within Premiere and the edited audio files save as a copy to the timeline.
n0irw wrote:
I'm running a Mac and have used Final Cut Pro since version 1.2....now on version 10. Premier is a good system, but it is a little behind the curve. If you are on a Windows box, them Premier is probably the better system.
Mar 30, 2015 10:58:05 #
Premier Pro, FCP, Avid and other pro software have got to be good. People spend their working lives in front of screens with those tools. And, none of them are priced for us ordinary folks.
In the under a $100 world the big ones are Adobe Premier Elements, Sony Movie Studio Platinum, Cyberlink PowerDirector and Corel VideoStudio Pro. The free ones are Windows Movie Maker and iMovie.
In three years of following the subject of video editing, I've only found one person that has a thorough working knowledge of more than one. It seems that once a person masters a video editing program, they are "tuned in" to a working habit pattern that is resistant to change. All of them have devoted fans. The bad ones have disappeared from the market.
I'm one of those. I was under the false notion that the one I picked to learn on four years ago would not handle the 4K format of my new camera. So, I took up learning a second video editing program and that has not gone well! Beyond the very basics, the logic is too different. It is like learning a second language and that has never gone well for me either.
The good news is that my (known to me) editing system has all the 4K capability necessary.
In the under a $100 world the big ones are Adobe Premier Elements, Sony Movie Studio Platinum, Cyberlink PowerDirector and Corel VideoStudio Pro. The free ones are Windows Movie Maker and iMovie.
In three years of following the subject of video editing, I've only found one person that has a thorough working knowledge of more than one. It seems that once a person masters a video editing program, they are "tuned in" to a working habit pattern that is resistant to change. All of them have devoted fans. The bad ones have disappeared from the market.
I'm one of those. I was under the false notion that the one I picked to learn on four years ago would not handle the 4K format of my new camera. So, I took up learning a second video editing program and that has not gone well! Beyond the very basics, the logic is too different. It is like learning a second language and that has never gone well for me either.
The good news is that my (known to me) editing system has all the 4K capability necessary.
Mar 30, 2015 11:24:34 #
Mar 30, 2015 11:37:47 #
"All of the major systems have similar workflows....the real difference comes in the way of terminology and where certain items are located. Final Cut, Premire and Avid are all very similar in workflow....the devil is in The details. You can master all 3, but it'spre about which one you get comfy with by using day I and day out.....4K or otherwise."
Agreed! They all have timelines and similar trimming and clipping. But, there is nothing like knowing what other detail you want to use, because you are used to it, and not knowing where to find it or how to use it well.
Agreed! They all have timelines and similar trimming and clipping. But, there is nothing like knowing what other detail you want to use, because you are used to it, and not knowing where to find it or how to use it well.
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