What Editing Software Do you use?

Post by **johnnhud** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:02 am

What Editing Software Do you currently use to edit your film?

Or do you prefer to use stand alone programs and freeware?

Post by **lastcoyote** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:38 am

I personally use Preimere Pro 2.0.... but I also want to try Vegas & FCP.

BTW... been a while John!

Merry Christmas!

Post by **Angus** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:24 am

Sony Vegas 6.0

Work wouldn't buy me anything more expensive...but since they'd just sprung for a nice dual core PC for me and video editing is only a small part of my job I'm not complaining

And a copy accidentally found its way to my home...really don't know how that happened.

Not many school science technicians get treated so well!

Post by **T-Scan** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:12 am

Angus wrote:Sony Vegas 6.0

Work wouldn't buy me anything more expensive...but since they'd just sprung for a nice dual core PC for me and video editing is only a small part of my job I'm not complaining

And a copy accidentally found its way to my home...really don't know how that happened.

Not many school science technicians get treated so well!

I love Sony Vegas. You can work very fast and percise, it's so user friendly. You couldn't ask for a better set of plug-ins when it comes to image correction. I upgraded from 6 to pro8HD... the only real difference is 8 has more HD support and codecs. The codec selection and quality has always been pretty good too.

Post by **sooper8fan** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:02 am

Premiere Pro 1.5 on the Canopus DV Storm2 Pro card. I've been happy with it, but it's probably time for an upgrade to the newer version....been a while!

-seth

Post by **Angus** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:27 pm

Sony Vegas...how much is the upgrade from 6 to 8?

Yes I do find it quite user friendly, once I got used to it. The problem now is that my employers don't understand how time consuming editing video can be...they seem to think that taking a 90 minute stage production shot from three angles and producing a coherent DVD from it can be done in minutes...ah well...I really shouldn't moan, I am lucky they bought the hardware and software.

Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:32 pm

[quote="Angus"]Sony Vegas...how much is the upgrade from 6 to 8?

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During the first month of the release of V8.0, Sony offered an upgrade for only $150. They do that for every new release. But right now I think the upgrade price is $250.

I love Vegas' ability to work with multiple source files and frame rates on the same timeline as well as the strong color correction tools. It also does a great job of Frame Rate correction and speed correction, essential to working with film.

-Scott

Post by **vidwerk** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:47 pm

I've been using Avid for about 8 years now.
I've been teaching it for the past 6 years, so it's all I know.

vidwerk.

Post by **Angus** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:39 pm

MoonstruckProductions wrote:
I love Vegas' ability to work with multiple source files and frame rates on the same timeline as well as the strong color correction tools. It also does a great job of Frame Rate correction and speed correction, essential to working with film.

-Scott

Yeah Vegas is really good with multiple sources. Currently I am working on a production at the school which was shot from 3 angles on 3 different cameras...one imported via USB, one via firewire and an analogue captured..analoguely....so that's three different video files of differnet bitrates. Vegas allows me to mix and match them all, colour correct them such that they all match and easily produce a coherant final video.

When working with 8mm film its great because I can take material shot at 16,18 and 24fps and combine it at the correct frame rate before finally outputting to DV or mpeg. One project I started a year ago and have worked sporadically on for a friend is taking a 45 minute R8mm film he made in 1979 and adding a soundtrack to it. He had a soundtrack on a cassette, and even roughly syncing it proved really difficult...until Vegas came along. Now its a doddle...I just need more time!

Something I want to try is taking material shot at 54 or 56fps and converting to 25fps PAL...one frame per video field so as to give almost correct speed. Can Vegas do that?

Post by **drsanchez** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:07 pm

Pinnacle Liquid. It's actually owned by Avid, but it's unlike any of the other Avids so I didn't submit to the poll (and Pinnacle wasn't an option). Not very popular, but then again, either am I.

Post by **JhnZ33** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:25 pm

drsanchez wrote:Pinnacle Liquid. It's actually owned by Avid, but it's unlike any of the other Avids so I didn't submit to the poll (and Pinnacle wasn't an option). Not very popular, but then again, either am I.

Liquid Edition here as well. I'm using version 6.1. Can't say enough good things about it.

JP

Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:31 pm

Angus wrote: Something I want to try is taking material shot at 54 or 56fps and converting to 25fps PAL...one frame per video field so as to give almost correct speed. Can Vegas do that?

That is an interesting concept and I don't know how it would react. You can definitely put a 50fps video file on the timeline and then apply a 200% rate change to effectively turn the video file into a 25fps file. But I don't know if Vegas would create exactly 1 field per frame or not. It would be fun to try.

-Scott

Post by **ronnoco** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:39 pm

I use Vegas....it is without doubt the most stable program I have ever had the pleasure to use on a PC...it has never crashed or hung on me....even when I have been pushing it really hard... and that really is something....its a fantastic piece of editing software IMHO....I love it..

Post by **El Jeffe** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:10 pm

I use both FCP and premiere Pro 2.0. More and more I find myself using After effects aswell. I do all my HD work with FCP on a Macbook pro and do the bullshit News and B-roll type of work I have to do on my PC with Premiere.

I worked on Premiere for over 4 years and have been working with FCP in the last year. I like FCP more than Premiere and plan on getting a Mac Pro the this summer and not using premier anymore.

I guess there isn't a big difference between the two it's just FCP has better P2 support and now when I use my PC I make the connection of doing the work I hate doing which is media for the news and when I use my Mac I am working on the creative projects I do.

Post by **brokenflashlight** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:33 pm

MoonstruckProductions wrote:
During the first month of the release of V8.0, Sony offered an upgrade for only $150. They do that for every new release. But right now I think the upgrade price is $250.

I love Vegas' ability to work with multiple source files and frame rates on the same timeline as well as the strong color correction tools. It also does a great job of Frame Rate correction and speed correction, essential to working with film.

-Scott

I'm actually in the market for an editing software. I think I'm sold on Vegas...

Filmshooting

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