marquis24 wrote:hi i am just starting out doing anime movies an dthis will be my first.
I need help with getting the right software and hardware.
Anything under $2000 is oof no concern.
Right now i have an dell inspirion 8000 laptop
8oomhz pentium 3 ,256mb of ram built in dvd, swapable cd burner 20gig harddrive, 15inch ultra xga screen, ati mobilitya4 video card (i think),
Iam geetting ready to buy adobe after effects and adobe premire.
I am also going to buy a cam corder.
Myquestions are what should i look for in a camcorder to make movies other than anime films. like a mpeg mjpeg feature, ccd, sd cards and so on.
What else will i need to do anime films, such as i have been viewing the hardware list and have seen cards. will i need on eof these?
thanks any help is apreciated.
If you want to make any sort of video, the most important thing you will need is more storage. I recommend at least an 80 gig external firewire hard drive, and a firewire interface card for your laptop. You will need the firewire card to get footage from the videocam into the computer anyway.
Those are the basics, closest to what you requested, but I'd go about it a whole different way.
Laptops are notoriously slow, and if you are serious about making videos, anime or not, consider this:
Buy a cheap desktop computer. Even a new US$600 computer will be a lot faster and have a lot more drive space than your laptop.
Don't buy After Effects right away. Most people here don't have or use AE, Premiere is plenty to get started with.
To make anime music vids, all you need is a DVD drive and the right software, which you can find lists of on this site.
To make your own live action movies, you should get a mini-dv camcorder & a Firewire interface card.
Read up on stuff around this place, then you'll have a better understanding of what is helpful for making videos.