Editing system

[Supervixen]

For all you film people out there
Im wondering what type of
system you use to edit at home?

At school we use regular basic
non-linear systems and im using
them to edit a tape im making
called "Boys Gone Wild" which
obviosly has guys in various
states of undress...

anyway if i start editing with a
differnet type of system at home
will it fuck up my continuity?
and whats the best (CHEAPEST)
system I can get?


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[ag]

OK anna let me see if I can help, I know that all non linear systems are VERY expensive. The cheapest but very basic one out there is Media100, thats the one i used back in BOCES,and I picked it up like it was nothing. I know newer comps come with there own extreem basic non linear systems. The only thing Im not sure of is how great the quality is and how much you can do cause oveosly the video can take up a HUGE amount of space on your hard drive, unless you have a sperate drive just for your media. So my guess is go out to the store and take a look, ask questions, ask Roland(If your still at 5 clowns) And see what you can come up with. Defanlty post it too Im interested in seeing whats out there these days
Just talking about this makes me want to pick up a camera and start to shoot!

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[wilee]

I used to use a Perception editor when I worked in TV. This was a hardware card that you would attach SCSI HDs to that were strictly there for media. I think they used a proprietary format on the media HD, but you could export to different types, such as MPEG or various AVI formats. I also used an Avid on occasion, but now we're talking $$$$.

If this is a "pet project", there are lots of video import cards out there in computer stores. Just check them out. If this is a school project and you have to maintain a certain quality level (broadcast quality over say, VHS), you would need to check into professional equipment. Some companies will let you rent time on an editor. You can use Adobe Premiere with almost any home video import card, and it shouldn't mess up your computer. I use it all the time for "shorts".

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[Jester]

The system I used when I was editing full time was Adobe Premiere. It had as plug-ins Hollywood FX and Boris FX which really added to the finished work At home I have Premiere and it doesn't mess up a thing. The only thing you really need is a video capture card, huge HD space and lots of RAM.

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[whodini]

I think of the cheapest turn-key solutions is to get a a newer Mac that supports Firewire and use Final Cut Pro 2. I work for a streaming media company and we do all of our stuff on that. Firewire works best when transfering straight from DV tapes, but there are plenty of standard tape to firewire converters out there for a reasonable amount of money. <P>

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[FMJeff]

Very simple.

Adobe Premiere 6 with a firewire card and a 60 GB hard drive (7200 RPM or higher) will work fine on a Pentium 900 mhz with at least 256 K ram under WIndows ME or higher.

I use a AMD 1 ghz with the same setup as above to edit all of the Foundry Films stuff.




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[Jonkeu]

Shit, Ive used the following.

Video Toaster on a sony 3/4 tape system (hell we are talking 1992 here folx!)

Media 100 - non leaner

A avid pro system (sweet unit for the time)

Adobie Premiere 6

and Im trying out Vegas Video 3.0 right now..

has anyone used pinnicle's system yet?

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[ag]

Video Toaster on a sony 3/4 tape system (hell we are talking 1992 here folx!)


VIDEO TOASTER!!!! WOW now thats old school! I ALWAYS avoided using that back when I was in BOCES!That shocked the hell outta me

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[FMJeff]

People, unless you're working with formats other than DV, you really don't need that much. DV and firewire editing is so fucking easy.

If you're dealing with other formats, Pinnacle sucks. I had a DC30 and it blew cock. I recommend buying yourself decks in every format (VHS, SVHS, BETA, etc.) and duping to a MINI DV tape. The loss is negligible.

(That is, of course, if you don't have the money for a high end capture card.)




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[Jonkeu]

The video Toaster was the bomb! the sheep wipe was the best =)


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