What Video Editor shall I use?

[hasteroth]

mspaint4lyfe.

See and that's some hardcore shit right there

iLose?

And CS3 sux. CS2 is where it's at O:

HAADCOAH!

[LuluandAuron]

Premiere 6.5 > *

x2

6.5 4 lyfe

x3

Me too.

I didn't realize so many of you still used 6.5

I have pro and avid for working at home. I've used CS3, CS4 at work.

But for amvs and short projects it's 6.5. For big projects, I prefer Avid over pro only because I don't have CS3 and pro isn't as stable as avid is on my computer.

The only thing that is a bit of a pain is, I get used to using the keyboard when I'm working and then when I do an amv, I'm constantly hitting my space bar to cut (my avid key for edit) >_<

Beside having to use AE for a few thing, there isn't much I can't do with 6.5, so I don't really feel the need to change to anything else.

So TheFlareClara there are lots of options, and it just depends on what you find works best for you. Download the trials and find which one you are most comfortable with.

[Castor Troy]

I use 6.5 for simple projects and CS4 for more complicated projects.

CS4 lets me import and use images much larger than 720 x 480 for scrolling, motion, etc. purposes without having to switch to AE. I made my Phoenix Wright VG4 video in CS2 and 2 of my VG5 videos in CS3 and CS4.

[LuluandAuron]

Ya, I haven't got that complicated yet....one day I admit, I will need to upgrade, but my poor computer will need some more power first.

[Bauzi]

I don't like the new interface. plus you can't change your settings after you create the project.

#1 Ok. I don't like the icons for example xD
#2 Alright, but you can have sequences with settings that are different to your project settings. That's still nice if you ask me.

You can't change the settings in the sequence either, IIRC.

Pwolf

Uhm yeah. That's what I mean. A sequence can have different settings to the project settings. I didn't said that you can change them afterwards ;D

Rubberbands? I remeber a video from you where you compared a avs function to a regular video. The purpose of the function was to remove rubberbands, but for gods sake: What the hell are rubber bands? I wasn't able to spot them at all. Could somebody explain me what rubberbands are?

You wouldn't even understand why I rerolled back from CS4 to CS3.

Come on and try plese.

[Kionon]

Rubberbands? I remeber a video from you where you compared a avs function to a regular video. The purpose of the function was to remove rubberbands, but for gods sake: What the hell are rubber bands? I wasn't able to spot them at all. Could somebody explain me what rubberbands are?

They allow you to effect transparency of a given clip along the time axis. At first they seem just like a way to do overlays or transitions, but because you can control any frame in a given clip separately (if you go down to 1 frame on the timeline viewer) you can really do a lot. It's extremely easy to do simple drama videos with just fades and cuts, but it just as useful for effect heavy videos. If you look at my timeline for Minmay's a Bitch 2.0, the whole damn thing is rubberbanded, and it's an effects heavy video. I know Pro 1.0 had rubberbands, but they were not nearly as intuitive. Here's a timeline from Boy at the Piano on Mac OS X 10.5.2 Leopard:



And a shot from Countdown on Windows XP.



The red lines are rubber bands.

[Bauzi]

so the red lines are rubber bands? I first met them with MAGIX Video Studio some years ago.

Welcome to the new century because CS4 has rubberbands too! I think you can use them for every effect not only transparency, but yeah I do agree that they're really usefull.

[hasteroth]

I have VERY little experience with CS4. Still used to Final Cut Pro. It's different.

[RolltheStampede]

Rubberbands? I remeber a video from you where you compared a avs function to a regular video. The purpose of the function was to remove rubberbands, but for gods sake: What the hell are rubber bands? I wasn't able to spot them at all. Could somebody explain me what rubberbands are?

They allow you to effect transparency of a given clip along the time axis. At first they seem just like a way to do overlays or transitions, but because you can control any frame in a given clip separately (if you go down to 1 frame on the timeline viewer) you can really do a lot. It's extremely easy to do simple drama videos with just fades and cuts, but it just as useful for effect heavy videos. If you look at my timeline for Minmay's a Bitch 2.0, the whole damn thing is rubberbanded, and it's an effects heavy video. I know Pro 1.0 had rubberbands, but they were not nearly as intuitive. Here's a timeline from Boy at the Piano on Mac OS X 10.5.2 Leopard:

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http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/Ki ... ure2-2.png

And a shot from Countdown on Windows XP.

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http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/Ki ... meline.png

The red lines are rubber bands.

Premiere pro has rubber bands you just need to put in keyframes.

does 6.5 work on a 64bit machine?

[Castor Troy]

I have VERY little experience with CS4. Still used to Final Cut Pro. It's different.

I found it pretty easy to adjust to Final Cut after using Premiere Pro for so long.

I dunno how it works vice-versa though.