tso-d_chris 0 #1 May 16, 2005 I have a friend who is looking into using one of his laptops as a video editing station. Since most of the video editors I know use Macs, but I know there are some avid PC users on here, and I was wondering what software you most prefer to use for video editing on a PC, and why. Thanks. chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buried 0 #2 May 16, 2005 PC - Ulead makes a good product as does adobe (premiere) Mac - Final Cut pro Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 May 16, 2005 Quote PC - Ulead makes a good product as does adobe (premiere) Ulead isn't a bad product, but its not a great product for making difficult movies. Basically, it doesn't have the power and ability to edit like Adobe Premiere does. On the upside its much MUCH cheaper then Premiere. If you can afford it, its hard to go wrong with Adobe's software for photo and video editing.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #4 May 16, 2005 The main alternative to Premiere Pro (at a similar price-point) is Sony Vegas. They both do similar stuff, and which to use is really a matter of personal preference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
br0k3n 0 #5 May 19, 2005 I use Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 in conjunction with Adobe Aftereffects, Photoshop and Encore. If you are using a PC Premiere Pro is about as good as it gets, unless you are going to spend the money on an Avid system. As for running it on a laptop Avid “Express” should run fine, providing its fairly new machine. Premiere Pro is the Industry Standard for the PC, and as result has full industry support, which means there are seemingly endless plugins, training, and books. Prior to using Premiere pro, I used Ulead for a while, and although it doesn’t have the functionality that PPro has, e.g. there is no frame bending function, which is important when you slow down or speed up footage. It is however more then suitable for the beginner/intermediate editor. Most people simply say get PPro or Avid, whilst they don’t or never will come close to driving Ulead to its limits…. My recommendation is Ulead MediaStudio 7, because it is a powerful, feature-rich product that really gives Premiere a run for its money it is simple to begin to use, and will give you all the functionality that you need, at a much less cost then Premiere or Avid, plus it now supports HD. Sony's Vegas is a capable video editing product. It has all the bells and whistles you'd expect in a high-end video editing package, however for this kind of money, I'd recommend investing in the industry standard. And that, of course, is Adobe Premiere Pro for Windows users, or, for Mac users, FinalCut Pro. -Oli----------------------------------------------------------- --+ There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.. --+ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
br0k3n 0 #6 May 19, 2005 QuoteQuote Ulead isn't a bad product, but its not a great product for making difficult movies. Basically, it doesn't have the power and ability to edit like Adobe Premiere does.. Gonna have to hit you up on this one Dave.... What’s a "difficult movie"??? Ulead MS7 is a more then capable product, and whilst yes you are correct it isn’t quite as powerful as Adobe, I would be surprised if many people here would ever find themselves restricted by it functionality… -Oli----------------------------------------------------------- --+ There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.. --+ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #7 May 20, 2005 QuoteGonna have to hit you up on this one Dave.... What’s a "difficult movie"??? Ulead MS7 is a more then capable product, and whilst yes you are correct it isn’t quite as powerful as Adobe, I would be surprised if many people here would ever find themselves restricted by it functionality… I would consider a movie a "difficult" movie if you're wanting to do something besides a basic movie with some basic titles and some very basic transitions. Ulead's software pissed me off to no end since I wasn't able to just do what I wanted to like you can in Adobe. It trys to make it too simple to use and in that you loose the functionability with it to do anything but a simple/basic/boring video. Obviously this is just IMO.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
br0k3n 0 #8 May 20, 2005 QuoteQuoteGonna have to hit you up on this one Dave.... What’s a "difficult movie"??? Ulead MS7 is a more then capable product, and whilst yes you are correct it isn’t quite as powerful as Adobe, I would be surprised if many people here would ever find themselves restricted by it functionality… I would consider a movie a "difficult" movie if you're wanting to do something besides a basic movie with some basic titles and some very basic transitions. Ulead's software pissed me off to no end since I wasn't able to just do what I wanted to like you can in Adobe. It trys to make it too simple to use and in that you loose the functionability with it to do anything but a simple/basic/boring video. Obviously this is just IMO. How long did you spend trying to use Ulead? And what version was it??? MS7 Pro is a very comprehensive package, now whilst most “bedroom” editors will not have had any formal training, education on a particular product, or have studied film editing in any form, it is easy for it to seem like any well edited or “fancy” looking film was done using a higher end product, Adobe, Final Cut etc… Ulead MS7 is much much more then "basic titles" and "basic transitions". For what 99% of people who read this forum are doing is more then suitable. But I guess as the saying goes, the proof is in the pudding. So let’s put this to the test, here are 3 clips; can anyone guess which one was edited with Ulead ????????? and would they say that it was simple/basic/boring ????? Answer will be revealed on monday....... 1 http://216.127.78.69/~frazierc/trailer1.mov 2 http://www.ferretstyle.com/therisk/ 3 ftp://ftp.air306.startdedicated.com/pub/freeyourmindhigh.mov ----------------------------------------------------------- --+ There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.. --+ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #9 May 20, 2005 QuoteHow long did you spend trying to use Ulead? And what version was it??? I spent a few weeks trying to get it to do what I needed, but that was a couple of years ago. So apparently Ulead has come a long way from when I was using it. The older software was just about completely worthless, unless you wanted what I was describing. Thank you for bringing me up-to-date with their current software abilities.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buried 0 #10 May 20, 2005 Quote So let’s put this to the test, here are 3 clips; can anyone guess which one was edited with Ulead ????????? and would they say that it was simple/basic/boring ????? is this a trick question or is there really only one? Aggie - Ulead has def come a long wait. It's not too bad of a home pc 'professional' type movie editer. with half as much as Adobe (if you by those type of things ) Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freekflyguy 0 #11 May 20, 2005 Quote Sony's Vegas is a capable video editing product. It has all the bells and whistles you'd expect in a high-end video editing package, however for this kind of money, I'd recommend investing in the industry standard. And that, of course, is Adobe Premiere Pro for Windows users, or, for Mac users, FinalCut Pro. -Oli I have tried many of the products out there Premiere Premiere Pro Ulead Media Studio Avid Vegas IMovie My choice is Vegas, this is an oustanding piece of software that works very well on even low spec PC's. Prem Pro I found to be hard work to get to grips with. Ulead lacked finnese, Avid was a pure PITA. If I was moving around DZ's hawking my wares I would go for a G4 Powerbook and IMovie, this peice of software should be called ITandem it does rock. That said I am in a static location and I can go with a desktop. I have an AMD 2800XP set up with 1Gb Ram running Win XP, Vegas6 and DVDA3 that kicks G4 powerbook butt. As for Premiere being the industry standard, now Sony own Vegas, that may not be for much longer. That said, you can download demo's of all these programs (a free version of Avid) so try before you buy. I would suggest trying slowmo forward and reverse in all these progs as well as PinP and checking out how well they do real time previews. Vegas6+DVDA3 demo here http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/download/step2.asp?DID=585 BuzzIt's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
br0k3n 0 #12 May 23, 2005 QuoteQuote is this a trick question or is there really only one? The answer is that all 3 were put together using Ulead Media Studio....----------------------------------------------------------- --+ There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.. --+ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
