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Originally Posted by fxeditor
The big question is how much do you want to spend? On the cheaper end, I'd point you to Adobe Premiere ( http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/ ). It's a very powerful software package that integrates well with the other Adobe products (After Effects, Photoshop, etc.). If you want to go more upscale there's always the Avid Media Composer ( http://www.avid.com/products/Media-Composer-Software/index.asp ). This is a professional level editor used by the majority of Film & Television production companies in LA. Avid retails for around $2500 but if you have a student ID (or know someone who does) you can pick it up for under $400.
Hope this helps,
Michael |
Thanks for the suggestions. I'm in the $500 - $1000 range.
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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
Not a Pinnacle user but I will say that a lot of video editing apps will "degrade" footage on import.
But that is a perceptual thing. Generally they show you lo res proxy previews to keep the system from bogging down. It has not really degraded the video, just looks that way.
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Yes, this is exactly what I thought at first but the final product (DVD) at the highest quality setting is severly lacking. I think there is a reason that 90% of the people who review Pinnacle give it a thumbs down. I didn't research before I bought it. Oh well.
I found this page to be a good summary of different packages:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_video_editing_software