DJatLarge 0 #1 November 17, 2003 Calling all video editors... I edit some of the video's for my drop zone. I can't shoot yet due to my lack of experience. Only an "A" license holder, but one of these days I'll be flying the camera too. My question is: What software do you like to use to edit if you edit on a computer. Any favorite tricks, tips etc? I'm using Pinnacle Studio 8 to edit at home or on my laptop. Pretty good software for home use. Anything special that you like to do to make your videos stand out? Music?? Lables?? Still pictures?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 November 17, 2003 Premiere 6 and 6.5.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJatLarge 0 #3 November 17, 2003 I recently got Premiere as well, but not sure how to use it. So far I have found Studio 8 very user friendly. I also use Roxio 6 for cd/dvd burning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #4 November 17, 2003 Premiere Pro (ver 7.0). Just got Adobe Encore to play around with the DVD authoring. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #5 November 17, 2003 well my first video eiting program was mgi's "videowav" and it worked for me when i was at that level (very begining) but now have studio 8 and well it has a lot of potential.... wish i could aford premier though.... the 500 price tag say no though...... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newbie 0 #6 November 17, 2003 Final Cut Pro 3. It's expensive and you need a good mac with a LOT of hd space, but i love it. Thankfully it was bought with a work budget for work related uh, work, but it's also proving very useful for editing skydiving movies I just finished my 1st project - it will be uploaded somewhere soon, so i'll let you know when and where - much like you, i'm just editing right now due to lack of experience, but it's great to get into that now, so when you do start getting your own footage you will be good to go (it will take weeks of use, if not longer before you are adept at making what you are happy with and would consider a good movie - i would estimate easily over 200 hours on this 10 min film i've made, but it would take me 1/10 of that time to do it again now that i've taught myself all the different techniques) Stroyboarding is important too, as is music selection. As my tutor told me, try to go against the grain by not cutting footage to the beat, try and cut the action to the beat instead - it makes for a far more vibrant and creative piece. As for music - there are lots of posts on this, search on "soundtrack" and "music" in All Forums, you'll get a few ideas! Have fun! Nothing like putting together a nice sequence with an experienced jumpers cool footage and a killer track that compliments the video well!Damn i need to get out more. "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unutsch 0 #7 November 17, 2003 premiere 6.5... once you get to know it, it prooves to be really simple... hehe, last week, i spent 3 hours trying to figure out a way how to play a clip backwards on the timeline... i was allmost ready to pay a visit to a psichiatrist as my 0,0005 g of logic kicked in: set the duration of the clip to -100... and guess what, it worked!!! Check out the site of the Fallen Angels FreeflY Organisation: http://www.padliangeli.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJatLarge 0 #8 November 17, 2003 Good to know I'm not the only one that spends hours on end over a 10 minute video. Go out and geta social life?? What's that?? Blue skies and clean edits!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #9 November 17, 2003 I don't edit skydiving videos, but I majored in film and have done some editing for television. Go with Premiere. I really love Media100 too, but premiere is much easier to come by, and just as user friendly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJatLarge 0 #10 November 17, 2003 I've been working in television for over 10 years. Go back to college, get out while you can nightinggale!!! Kidding, I've thought for years that broadcasters are born, not made. Maybe the same goes for skydivers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #11 November 17, 2003 i use a number of different ones, just depends how involved i want to make the video Muvee 3 so a quick "hey guys look at this" Premeire for a good job Ulead Studios Video Facotry Windows movie maker hehe<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #12 November 17, 2003 I recently completed a six song, skydiving movie which was edited using ULead's VideoStudio version 7. The end product is very good and speeding up or slowing down the video footage was sure a nice feature to have. But all is not perfect as VideoStudio doesn't really implement a structure data store (database) and once you get a lot of video clips, find them can be a hassle. Premier is consider the best of the best. But it also comes with a much higher price tag than what I paid for VideoStudio. To each their own I guess. My editor is not perferct, but it does the job cheaper than Premiere. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoym 0 #13 November 17, 2003 The best way to get a cheap copy of premiere is to buy it bundled with some other manufacturer's firewire card. A quick search found this card from Pinnacle bundled with Premiere 6.5 for $200. I've bought regularly from B&H and never had any trouble there. Edited to add clicky link. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh5/controller/home?O=&A=ShowProduct&Q=&sku=296427 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJatLarge 0 #14 November 17, 2003 Well, there is a cheaper way too. The "friend of a friend of a friend" copy All internet pirates raise ye sword ARRRRR!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,113 #15 November 17, 2003 Well, I won $100 at the SkydiveChicago Summerfest for a video I edited so that makes me an expert I don't think it matters much what transitions and fancy effects you use and what package you run. The most important thing is to keep it interesting**, cut out all extraneous (boring) stuff, and to keep the music appropriate and synchronized with the action. Just because some band is your favorite doesn't mean everyone else will agree. There are even classical pieces that work very well with skydiving action! It is better to leave the audience wanting more than to have them lose interest because it's too long. PS my definition of interesting: 1) I'm featured in it, or 2) It shows someone really screwing up, or 3) It shows a really first rate skydive (of any sort) or some spectacular scenery in the background.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,113 #16 November 17, 2003 QuoteThe best way to get a cheap copy of premiere is to buy it bundled with some other manufacturer's firewire card. A quick search found this card from Pinnacle bundled with Premiere 6.5 for $200. I've bought regularly from B&H and never had any trouble there. Edited to add clicky link. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh5/controller/home?O=&A=ShowProduct&Q=&sku=296427 Was this a full version?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #17 November 17, 2003 QuoteI've been working in television for over 10 years. Go back to college, get out while you can nightinggale!!! hehe... I did. Finishing up the master's degree in education this spring, and starting work on a JD (juris doctor, law degree) in fall. I still do editing stuff, but only on my own vids, and just for fun. I got sick of getting shouted at by directors in the industry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoym 0 #18 November 17, 2003 As far as I can tell from the add, it is a full version. I bought a different Pinnacle product, (the Pinnacle DV200), a couple of years ago for just over $200 and it included a full version of Premiere 6.0. I don't use any of the dv200 tools anymore but the dv200 firewire card works with the Microsoft firewire drivers and Premiere can use that card just fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJatLarge 0 #19 November 17, 2003 Guess what......... I'm a director!!! I tell people that my job is to push buttons and yell at newspeople!! Glad to hear you cut away broadcasting and found your reserve I'm still struggling with it like the line twist from HELL!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #20 November 17, 2003 hehe... my issue is that I won't just sit and take it when someone yells at me. I do my job very well, and I demand respect at the workplace, or at the very least, civility. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #21 November 17, 2003 ARRRR~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gremlin 0 #22 November 17, 2003 I "aquired" a copy of adobe Premier 6.0 whilst on tour in the Balkans last year. The software is fine but I need an instruction manual for it. Does anyone know where I can download one? ThanksI'm drunk, you're drunk, lets go back to mine.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJatLarge 0 #23 November 18, 2003 Yeah, post a manual, and I'll send you a free chicken!!! Yea!! worked the chicken into another thread of the posts!!!! I'm just that cool!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #24 November 18, 2003 i dunno about a real manual but i bought a book to learn premier since my copy also mysteriously didn't come with instructions. It helped a LOT. Spend a little money... it's worth it. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlackholeSon 0 #25 November 18, 2003 At work I use a Discreet Edit 6 station with a Matrox Digisuite LE card. Discreet Combustion 2.1 for compositing. I ordered Combution 3 for three of our work stations today! It's gonna be sweet. For sports editing I like jump back style graphics, font slop text effects, black and white, slo-mo, time warping, reverse motion, various motion effects, luminance dissolves, and animated masks. It depends on what the music is and the content of course. Stick with cuts and dissolves as much as possible. Start with a script and shoot for it. Editing at home is not nearly as glamorous. Yet.---------- Here's to cheating, stealing, fighting, and drinking. If you cheat, cheat death. If you steal, steal a woman's heart. If you fight, fight for a brother. If you drink, drink with me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
