I will shortly receive my new Panasonic mini-DV camera (NV-GS400), and was looking into editing software for my Mac Powerbook which I intend to buy over the next few months (or around Christmas....if Santa is nice to me...!).
- I have been using iMovie 4 as a start and was happy with the results, but it is true that after a while there are certain limits to what you can do.
As a "natural progression" I have been checking out the features of Final Cut 2 Express & Pro.
However, I can't really say that Final Cut 2 Express is any more advanced than what iMovie already does. Is this assumption way off, or can some users out there give me some feedback on FC2 Express?
- Also, are there plans to bring out a version of Final Cut that lies somewhere between FC2 Express & the Pro version? There is a difference of almost 700$ between the two, and yet I can't see myself (as a fairly new hobbyist) needing many of the features of the Pro version.
Nevertheless, I see some things I would like in the Pro Version which could be useful, so a mid-price range version would be welcome.
Does anyone know if one is planned by Apple in 2005?
Looking elsewhere, can anyone recommend Avid products?
I have been a long term user of (Avid) Digidesign Pro Tools LE (I know my music better than my video projects!) and I know that even in its "Lite" version (LE) it is still a fairly professional all-round excellent audio solution.
However, when looking to their video products, I recently tried Avid DV Free and found it to be quite a complex program, and not that inspiring (interface-wise).
Does anyone know if the upper range Avid Digital Video Editing programs are any good?
Thanks in advance for any help.
- I have been using iMovie 4 as a start and was happy with the results, but it is true that after a while there are certain limits to what you can do.
As a "natural progression" I have been checking out the features of Final Cut 2 Express & Pro.
However, I can't really say that Final Cut 2 Express is any more advanced than what iMovie already does. Is this assumption way off, or can some users out there give me some feedback on FC2 Express?
- Also, are there plans to bring out a version of Final Cut that lies somewhere between FC2 Express & the Pro version? There is a difference of almost 700$ between the two, and yet I can't see myself (as a fairly new hobbyist) needing many of the features of the Pro version.
Nevertheless, I see some things I would like in the Pro Version which could be useful, so a mid-price range version would be welcome.
Does anyone know if one is planned by Apple in 2005?
Looking elsewhere, can anyone recommend Avid products?
I have been a long term user of (Avid) Digidesign Pro Tools LE (I know my music better than my video projects!) and I know that even in its "Lite" version (LE) it is still a fairly professional all-round excellent audio solution.
However, when looking to their video products, I recently tried Avid DV Free and found it to be quite a complex program, and not that inspiring (interface-wise).
Does anyone know if the upper range Avid Digital Video Editing programs are any good?
Thanks in advance for any help.