Best of the following programs?

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Postby JudgeHolden » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:27 am

I hear you can only make fan-service videos with Final Cut Pro, some sort of programing glitch. :oops:
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Postby DeinReich » Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:10 am

I am a user of FCP and I love it. It was designed by the same person that designed the original Premiere, while a new team made the iteration of Premiere that we see today (which is quite a deal different from FCP). Also, FCP only runs on the Mac, so if you don't have one you can't really run it.

Like I always say, just download trials of the programs you want to compare. Then buy the one that's best for you.

On the topic of effects and whatnot, I'd worry about your cuts first and foremost. If you have bad edits, no matter how shiny the effects are, it's still going to be a bad video. However, effects can enhance a well cut video, and most programs (such as Vegas and FCP, even Final Cut Express) are expandable with all kinds of plugins.
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Postby LivingFlame » Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:16 am

I get tired of people suggesting that Vegas is not frame-accurate when it come to cutting. It's an OPTION, people. It's there because Vegas can also be used for audio mixing, for which you do not want to be locked down to frames.

The option is called "Quantize to frames" and it can be turned on and off at will. On locks the scrubber down to frames only and off allows you to move between frames.
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Postby Vivaldi » Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:36 am

Who said it wasn't frame accurate? O_o
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Postby LivingFlame » Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:49 am

I could have sworn I saw something about that in this thread. o.O
I guess it was another one; I gotta wake up before I start posting, apparently. >_>

Well, let's just say it was a preemptive strike, in that case, because I know I've seen that said multiple times before. <_<
Meanwhile, I'm going to go eat breakfast and wake up. Forgive me.
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Postby NS » Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:51 am

Plus, I use vegas, and I HATE how it isn't frame accurate.
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Postby LivingFlame » Sat Aug 09, 2008 11:27 am

No comment. But, since I did mistakenly wreak havoc in this topic, I suppose I should actually give a real answer.

I've used FCE (which I won't comment on), Premiere, and Vegas to edit with in the past, and I own both Premiere CS3 and Sony Vegas 7 (and I use 8 at work) . I started out using Premiere 1.5, but my personal preference is Vegas. It just feels like an overall smoother experience to me than Premiere. I've always thought Premiere felt a little clunky, especially when dealing with effects. Not that the effects in Premiere are worse, mind you; it just seems like Vegas is easier to deal with to me. From what I can tell, I think Vegas uses less system resources as well, which is nice.

One thing I do like in Premiere over Vegas is the ability to nest timelines within a single project. You can achieve a similar effect in Vegas by nesting projects within projects, but having to create separate projects is just more of a hassle than simply having multiple timelines (sequences) in one project.

I'd actually have to say that it's a pretty close race between the two of them as far as functionality goes. I just prefer the workflow in Vegas.
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Postby AaronAMV » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:33 pm

You could move in between the frames??? Wtf... I didn't know that! I just thought that was how vegas was built!!! :evil:
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Postby NS » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:37 pm

mine has always been frame by frame.
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Postby AaronAMV » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:37 pm

Sorry for the double post, but I just tried it out, and I love you! <3
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Postby JaddziaDax » Sat Aug 09, 2008 3:15 pm

WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER FOR THE WIN!
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Postby wayderz » Sat Aug 09, 2008 3:31 pm

:roll: This is all very confusing, so ill just listen and download trials that hopefully work xD when I download things they tend to go BOOM! O_O
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Postby DeinReich » Sat Aug 09, 2008 6:24 pm

That is your best bet. And as for confusing, welcome to the world of video editing. You'll catch on in time, don't worry.
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