editing software

[NotTheFace]

just wondering what editing software people are using.

im using adobe premiere (cheers how3tt).
iv not had it very long so at the moment im just playing around with all the features so if anyone else uses this (or has done in the past) some tips would be great. :angel:

[Ramboyf5]

None at the moment, though during my days of stunting, I've used (in chronological order):

Windows Movie Maker 2
Ulead Videostudio 8
Ulead Mediastudio Pro 7
Sony Vegas 4.0

[theantidote]

i have used:
power director
movie maker
vegas 4.0

[CyPha]

For the editing i do, i use Windows Movie Maker 2, for some reason, mine likes to crash these days, and i cant fix it :( but i recomend it as a 1st time use :)

[NotTheFace]

its not my first time use im onto my 6th stunt video and was just wondering what people were using, i had the same problems with movie maker thats why i decided to get something better :D

its taking me a while to figure out what does what with premiere at the moment so alot of fiddling with things and reading through the manuals i will be doing for the next couple of days :D

[CyPha]

yes im in the same postiton, i really miss WMM cuz Premiere just seems like Sh*t, have you found out the reason behind the Windows Movie Maker problem ? and have u found any totourials(spelling) for Premiere?

[CyPha]

i just found this you may want to take a look

http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Forums/ShowPost. aspx?PostID=57

[CyPha]

i think u should check you C:/Windows for the file divxaf.ax and rename it to divxaf.ax_

WMM works fine for me now

[TheNamelessGuy]

I got pinnacle studio 8 with new computer so i'm using that

[NotTheFace]

Originally posted by CyPha
i just found this you may want to take a look

http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Forums/ShowPost. aspx?PostID=57

the main problem i had with movie maker was it crashed every 2 seconds, sometimes wouldnt let me extract my videos, and i just couldnt get enough accuracy with effects.

i much prefer premiere i just need to figure it all out

[djobscure]

my stunt vid is 28mb can anyone tell me where to upload it please, i have had no luck with putfile

[JMJSelect]

I used WMM2 but It BLOWS, actually the editing part is okay but all the other junk is,... well junk.

I heard that the audio file is what's creating the problem. You need to use one that is capable with WMM(forgot the format but I do believe it has something to do with M$)


I tried Adobe Premiere and I'm disappointed. Adobe makes great products, just not this one.

[robomaeyhem]

Just Use Vegas 5

[NotTheFace]

Originally posted by JMJSelect
I tried Adobe Premiere and I'm disappointed. Adobe makes great products, just not this one.

really iv had no problems with it so far appart from not knowing how to do fades :confused:

but when ever i need a fade i use WMM on that clip and then import it again

[NotTheFace]

i was wondering (for the people who have use premiere) if someone could go through with me how to do a simple video fade.

iv read the help about it but i dont have a clue what its on about :confused:

any help would be greatly appeciated :D

[djobscure]

not the face,
im using adobe premiere now, i rate it me, its better than moviemaker coz of the crashing n the fact that it ahs loads more features, to do a fade you want to select the little effects tab next to your project tab in the project window, ive noticed this post is pretty old now, so u probably know this by now

[NotTheFace]

yea, im not that keen on premiere that much, i thought it was good at first while i was testing it out with small clips, but when making a video unless your computer is over flowing with memory (unlike mine) it just takes so long to do anything. but it was good to do a whole video with out the program crashing once :D

[djobscure]

it does take ages and a lot of space innit, ive done a new thread asking for help with premiere, which the best compression is on the list, ive used all the options in the divx 5 codec, n the cinepak n that , but it comes out really poor quality

[djobscure]

what are you using at the mo, can you recommend any other good editing software?, ive been using that honestech video editor 7.0, i like all the stuff it does, but when it comes to playing back what you have put on the storyboard it crashes everytime.

[NotTheFace]

i dont at the mo, im not making a video, and i probably wont for a while

[How3tt]

Premiere isn't the best video editing software, but I still is better than many of the other ones out there. It is also far above all the consumer ones that many people probably use to make their videos.

If you want something more advanced than premiere, then you'll be getting into:

Avid
Mediastudio
Finalcut Pro
etc.

However, premiere is all you need for this style of video editing and has a small learning curve compared to ones like Avid.


Compression:
My last video, coming out of Premiere, was 4gigs, then was thrown into after effects. Rendering from after effects it was then 8gigs.

I then threw the video into a program dedicated to compression only. I would never compress anything out of the same program you edited with.

For this video, since most of the people viewing it don't like big files, and want a format that they have standard, I just used Microsofts WMV Encoder. VHS Settings. There are better compressors out there, but this ones is one click compression. Done, pack it up. Upload. My video was 29.97fps mp3 audio, 6 minutes, and perfect video for only like 46 megs. I could of made it smaller, but it starts to lose some quality and I wanted my video perfect.

[NotTheFace]

i hear alot about vegas, whats that like to use?
more importantly can i get it for free :D

[JMJSelect]

I've heard good things from vegas.

I think sony offers a 30 day free trial.
go check it out.

If I was wrong, sorry for wasting your time.

[NotTheFace]

i'll give it a look into

Originally posted by NotTheFace
i dont at the mo, im not making a video, and i probably wont for a while

and iv decided to make a new video now, i start stunting today. so be expecting a video in about 6 months lol jk
it will take me a while though

[krak3r]

ok let me help you out! to do a fade what needs to happen is you have to place one clip ( or some black video ) on top of another then use the opacity rubberband to set the desired fade type then preview to see what it looks like. if the opacity rubberband dosent automaticly show up when u place a clip ( or black video ) on top of another then click the button that looks like two squares with a line going through them diagonally ( it's on the left side right where the begining of the video starts ) then it will show up. basically u have total control over all fadeing action u can create any kind of fade u need, it's great man. so if u need more help i'll help i LOVE ADOBE PREMIERE

[prophet_]

I use Vegas 6.0 which seems to work fine, and it has a user-friendly interface for those new to the program.

[djobscure]

i also use vegas 6 now, i dont know why i even bothered with premiere vegas is quality!

[NotTheFace]

Originally posted by krak3r
ok let me help you out! to do a fade what needs to happen is you have to place one clip ( or some black video ) on top of another then use the opacity rubberband to set the desired fade type then preview to see what it looks like. if the opacity rubberband dosent automaticly show up when u place a clip ( or black video ) on top of another then click the button that looks like two squares with a line going through them diagonally ( it's on the left side right where the begining of the video starts ) then it will show up. basically u have total control over all fadeing action u can create any kind of fade u need, it's great man. so if u need more help i'll help i LOVE ADOBE PREMIERE

ok thanks alot i will give it a go later (if i think of it)

[GTAAddict]

Do you have to pay for Adobe Premiere? If so, are there any good free ones? I am a tramp(lol) so I want something cheap:)

[NotTheFace]

adobe premiere unfortunatley you do have to pay for :( , i dont know of any decent free ones but if worst comes to worst there is always movie maker, some people swear by it (why i dont know)

but id does the job (when it feels like it :p )