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Hey everyone. I was wondering what all everyone uses to edit their movies on a computer. I used an Avid MC Express (real digital editor) for a few years so I'm finding it very hard to adjust to a PC based system.

I do need something that can handle audio fades, video fades, captions, and also speeding up, slowing down, and playing video in reverse.

I have tried Adobe Premiere 7.0 but I have found that when I export it to DVD, the A/V always gets off sync by the end of the dvd. And it's the same on my PC's dvd player, and 2 home dvd players, so I know that's not the issue. I would just export it as an mpeg and author it in another program but the program crashes everytime I try that.

So... what do you guys use? Thanks

-brent
 
As an FYI I am on a windows machine. Final Cut seems to just be apple... unless I didn't look hard enough.
 
Sony's Vegas Video 5 should work for what you are tring to do. I used to use version 4 before I got my dual G5 apple & 23" cinema display hehe! now I use Final Cut Pro HD. Vegas Video is very user freindly.
 
eeww your gross i hate macs and apples i cannot get a hold of them i mean for god's sakes THEY HAVE 1 MOUSE BUTTON!!!!!!!! and the keyboard is tiny as hell-o how are you guys today LOL
 
Suprised your having issues with Premier. For my video work I acutally use a Roxio product "Easy Media Creator Basic" that came bundeled with a DVD-+RW that I got.

What are the hardware specs on the system thats getting out of sync?
 
I'm a student in auidiovisual techniques: film, and we work with Final Cut Pro on G5's in our school. But considering that you don't have acces to a mac I think Adobe is still your best program on pc. I would try to fix the problem and keep working with Première. That's just me though. :D
I can't give you allot of advice on Première, I only work on my projects in school with Final Cut Pro. But what I see is that most of my teachers have Adobe Première on their laptops. And they are all pros in the bussiness :wink:

Good luck!
 
Rudy, you can change the mouse and the keyboard for FinalCut Pro HD is regular size. I've never had a problem with regular mac keyboards though. :wink:
 
1. it is about time they catch up
2. who needs to spend $70 when you can get one compatible with a mac for much less? I bet the price will drop dramatically soon after it is introduced. Unless it has some special feature that can store a gig of music and can be syncronized with your brain waves so you don't even have to use your hand!
 
rubysoho said:
1. it is about time they catch up
2. who needs to spend $70 when you can get one compatible with a mac for much less? I bet the price will drop dramatically soon after it is introduced. Unless it has some special feature that can store a gig of music and can be syncronized with your brain waves so you don't even have to use your hand!
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1) Agreed
2) Agreed! Thats what blew me away the most. Mac users have been able to buy "Better mice" for years, just not with the offical "Apple" sticker on it. I don't get it... anyway.. two worst mice ever "developed" by apple: the no button mouse and the iMac hockey puck! *shiver*


back on topic:
I've never played with video editing and I'm assuming you're looking for something Pro level, but I've heard good things about microsofts Movie Maker 2.. free download even. I went and did some other info gathering from a site I go to now and then and basicaly, Movie Maker2, Adobe Premier and Vegas Video are the three apps I saw mentioned the most (site was http://www.warcraftmovies.com/forums)


so... what kinda movies you gonna make?
 
just found out the "two clicker mouse" by apple is just a rumor...so my computer-savy friend told me.
 
System specs:
Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz
1024 MB DDR Ram
7200 RPM drives averaging 30,000KB/s storage retrieval speeds

I think that's about all that would effect dvd authoring. heh. Also when I am authoring I shut down everything so that premiere has access to 100% of my CPU (except what explorer uses) and nearly all of my ram.

I really don't see it being a bottleneck issue considering if my system slowed down, premiere would just slow down.

The video I am trying to edit it right now is converting a VHS to DVD. It's a family video of a vacation that my fiance's cousin (and best friend) shot 1 year before he passed away from cancer (at age 16). I am converting it to dvd so that they can have it forever, but I am editing it because... well I do lots of editing and I have a lot of things in mind for the film than just plain converting.

I tested out Pinnacle Pro 9.3 earlier today, but I don't like it. Not to mention it can't do the 1 thing I really need it to do (play a clip in reverse).

Thanks for all the responses everyone!
 
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