Program to edit videos...

[Hooters Girl]

King how long it take you to learn all that stuff?

[mouse]

Mouse - yeah, that last one is XPressDV.

Dude - I went to school for it, and I also work as a video editor now.

That sounds cool I better get started on my GED ASAPP!

hey you ever make your own short film? Can that stuff be used to enter the Austin Film festival? Or do you need to use those huge cameras?

I was wondering since I installed a TV card yesterday If I can use that program to edit myself in a movie like Pulp Fiction? Or do I have to get permission first?

Kinda like the photo shops but this is real video.

http://www.mikesfreegifs.com/main4/experiment2.htm

A consumer version is XPress DV. It is what a lot of schools use, and will run you a few hundred dollars, if you want to go that high. And then there are always Mouse's tactics.

Bro if someone comes by your house use your lawn mower should Sears get upset? I am just using something you already paid for. Look at XP and XP pro

one is 99.00 the other is 199.00 Do you really think the pro is worth the extra 100.00? I think Adobe CS is over priced.

Besides the site I use to get my stuff ? I paid to be a member so it's not like it's completely free

Final Cut Pro is pretty much the same thing, just for the Apple platform. Reviews are pretty split between the two. Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

I have all the programs already and I have no idea how to even start, My head hurts just looking at all the icons.

If you're looking for a good program for between 100-200, I'd recommend Adobe Premiere. It's a very user friendly program - and good for a beginner.

I will try that Friday, Can it be used to make a one of these?

[mouse]

I will check that out today. I have a few cuts from some movies I was thinking about doing a movie montage but with Posters doing the audio. Or maybe a Fred flinstone cartoon remake but have them talking dirty,

have Fred tell welma bring me my food biotch. Have Betty call Barney a small midget. mix in some Dino and bam bam and it should be funny.maybe something political like that black dude hiding cash in his freezer.
you into like that?

[Gerryatrics]

So if I wanted to make a 90 second video using my digital camera and it's poor quality .mov files in about 10 minutes, which of these programs would be the best?

[Mombear]

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[King]

Sorry - was working all day.

That sounds cool I better get started on my GED ASAPP!

hey you ever make your own short film? Can that stuff be used to enter the Austin Film festival? Or do you need to use those huge cameras?

I've made a bunch of little things. Nothing I still have on a computer, and nothing I've ever entered in anything. But yeah, you can definitely enter anything in a festival. There are parameters for the entries (length, genre, etc), but it doesn't matter what you shot it on or edited it on.

There's obviously a difference in quality if you shoot it on an XL2 (expensive) compared to a handheld mini-cam. But, a lot of the movies in fests are shot on mini-cams, and edited on barebones equipment.

The Drafthouse (I think only the downtown Austin one) does things from time to time, where a few groups of people are sent out, and have to have a finished movie back to them in like 24 hours. Sort of a fun contest. I'm sure they'll give you info on it if you contact them.

Also, the AFF has a lot of cool amateur seminars, viewings, etc.

I was wondering since I installed a TV card yesterday If I can use that program to edit myself in a movie like Pulp Fiction? Or do I have to get permission first?

Depends on what you're using it for. If you're going to use the footage for fun, I don't think the companies are going to waste time chasing you down. Technically, It IS copyright infringement, but they have bigger fish to fry.

Bro if someone comes by your house use your lawn mower should Sears get upset? I am just using something you already paid for. Look at XP and XP pro

one is 99.00 the other is 199.00 Do you really think the pro is worth the extra 100.00? I think Adobe CS is over priced.

Besides the site I use to get my stuff ? I paid to be a member so it's not like it's completely free

Hey, I never said I had any problem with your tactic, I was just saying it was your tactic. I'm quite adept in DVD Shrink/Decrypt, myself. And there's probably a handful of people on here who have never copied a CD.

All the video programs I have on my computers, though, are legit copies. Avid, Final Cut, After Effects, Studio Pro, Photoshop, et al. But, they're free for me through work. And if they weren't, I might be going your route.

When I said Adobe Premiere, I meant Adobe Premiere Elements. I have version 2.0, which I think is the most recent one. I think it cost 120.

So if I wanted to make a 90 second video using my digital camera and it's poor quality .mov files in about 10 minutes, which of these programs would be the best?

If you don't want to spend money on them, try the trial versions.

Avid - http://www.avid.com/freedv/index.asp

Adobe Premiere Elements - http://www.adobe.com/products/tryadobe/main.jsp#p101

Vegas - http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/dow...p2.asp?DID=583

If you just want to make one video, I would use the trial, and not waste the money on a whole package.

If you're interested in doing more, and perhaps getting some software, I'd try the trials and see which one you like.

[leemajors]

too bad dvd shrink won't be releasing any more versions, that was a great program. still is actually, but it's always nice to have updates. almost as handy as daemon tools!

[Gumby]

Wow after reading kings post? I feel like I just gave birth to a video review magazine

hey King? how long you been in film/video ? is it true you have to be a union member to work in hollywood?

And keep this coming it gets my mind off sports

[Brianna]

King where do you work? How long you been in movies?
sorry for all the questions

[Gerryatrics]

I tried Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0, mainly because I had actually heard of it. I didn't see Elements in the post so I grabbed the Pro tryout. I played around with Premiere for a while, actually piecing the video together is easy enough. When I try to export a video they come out huge though. I'm just using my digital camera at the moment, and it's extremely low quality, something like 15 fps. I have an 8 second test video with no sound that comes out of Premiere as an 28.9 MB .avi, while a 4 second clip straight from my camera with sound is a 889kb .mov. At any rate I've come to the conclusion that trying to put together a 90 second video in 10 minutes with no video editing experience whatsoever was kind of a bad idea. I wanted to submit something for a little film compe ion, just for kicks, it's a bit late now though. Oh yeah, and I think I'll give Avid a try too, it looks interesting.

Thanks for the suggestions King.

[mouse]

Thanks for that info, Nothing is better than word of mouth when it comes to what to buy, and where to eat, I have another question and my questions are for anyone who reads. Should I change over to Apple/ MAC! This cool softwear my be worth it. They seem to have some good programs.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...tware&v=glance


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ima...966&s=software



If only I was as smart as Greg More, I wouldn't have to ask all these question

[leemajors]

macs seem to be the unit of choice for serious media editing types - movie and/or music.