what editing software do people use
 

hi i use pinnacle liquid edition to edit my footage. what editing package do other people use?

editing software
 

...I've recently upgraded to Premiere Pro from Pinnacle Studio Plus V9
....but I'm actually still keeping Studio 9 for burning DVDs
(I know....It's not supposed to work but somhow in my case it does....flawlessly, so go figure!)
Len

Still using Premiere 6.5.

May switch to Liquid Edition in the future.

I use PPro 1.5 and Premiere 6.5.
1.5 on my fast laptop and 6.5 on the slower desktop.
Yours,
Tom

Final Cut Pro 5 - awesome if you're on Mac. I actually upgraded to mac just for this program.

Avid guy here. Xpress Pro Hd for me. Converted from Premiere Pro and got certified through GeniusDV a bit over a year back. Nothing wrong with Premiere, I started with a company that sold broadcast gear and everyone was Avid there so I figured I better lear what I was selling, liked it and stuck with it for about 2 years now.

Sean McHenry

I edit on Premiere Pro 1,5 but still use Liquid 6 to burn my DVD's, seem like a waste of Liquid 6 but my desktop needs a major upgrade to handle it as its so powerfull.

Paul

VegHead here! - G

editing software
 

Nathan,

I started on penicle 9 went to adobe elements, tried on avid, went to adobe preimere pro 1.5. I really like pro but still on the big learning curve. I use elements as well and it is great for nice short jobs. I just finished a 50 minute contigious music video and it is just fine. A friend works on mac and I have pondered moving over to a mac g5 with final cut express.


gus

have pinnacle studio 8+9. bought studio 10, big disaster, returned it, and got myself pinnacle liquid edition.

greetings

Started with Pinacle Studio DV (consumer), then switched to Premiere Pro 1.5.
At school we edit on Final Cut Pro.
But now I'm considering switching to Avid...

p.pro 1.5
Ae 6.5

soon... p.pro 2.0

Editors, many
 

Pnnacle Studio 9, great for simple edits. However, when exporting to DVD, have occasional trouble with transitions and titles on when showing on my Sony DVD player. The cheaper players handle it fine.

Pinnacle Studio 10- Bought this one as upgrade to 9, and knew it was supposed to edit Hi Definition. Has a lot of bugs still. For DV, will edit in 9. 10 is based on the Liquid engine from my understanding, and this editor should be great if it gest fixed right. Hope future updates will resolve problems. Pinnacle has always worked out the problems in its software after time.

Premiere 6.5 with Pinnacle ProOne RT editing board. Produces realtime edits.

Premier Pro 1.51- Learning this one over after Premiere 6.5. Moved up to accomodate new FX1.

Vegas Movie Studio (Vegas 6) - Also to accomodate Hi Def. Seems to be becoming the popular. Its a new learning curve for me, requiring a little different workflow than the Pinnacle and Premiere time lines. I have a harder time conceptualizing the movie on the line, but can see that the general process may be better once I get over the learning curve.

I haven't decided whether to use Premiere or Vegas my primary HD editor yet. Cineform Aspect and Connect are add on that improve the Hi Def of each. Using Aspect in Premiere gives you close to real time editing, but its about $500...,

I'm surprised that this thread hasn't been moved.

For me it's Vegas all the way. Power, stability, and intuitiveness. I used Pinnacle for several years, and I gave Premier two 30 day trials as well as some hours at my place of work, but I just don't like the interface.

. .eh .. yeah . .. I wonder why? Grazie

Vegas here too, moved up from Studio DV and am enjoying Vegas immensly!

Another Very Happy Vegas user here!

Im a vegas user and i cant say enough good things about it..

Vegas.

Found it by accident some years ago and stuck with it. I tried some of the other apps but I guess I'm too far down the Vegas road to change courses now. It does things exactly the way I want to do things. Mostly.

Having said that, I've recently been given (LEGALLY!!) an unwanted copy of After Effects and I'm impressed. I'm not jumping ship, but I am very tempted to add AE to my arsenal for more sophisticated titling sequences.

And yes, why is this thread in this forum??

Vegas. If being professional means finishing your project on time with the least hassle and maximum creative power in front of you all the way - then it's the only choice for me.

From an ex Prem Pro 1.5 and Edition user.

Avid XpressPro

Maybe since it's not program or even platform specific, but more a general question to GL1/GL2 users regarding what they use to edit the video they shoot ??

Anyway .... I tried Premiere and Pinnicle, but ended up selecting Ulead Media Studio Pro. Will most likely switch to using Final Cut Pro as soon as I can justify the expense of buying the software.

I'm still using Adobe Premiere 6.0. It works great for what I do.

Happy Avid Xpress user here. I've worked also with FCP an PremierePro, but since most TV stations in region use some kind of Avid, my choice was obvious. It's really great when you come to some TV station to edit your news piece and you know edit interface and everything. It's a big time-saver. On the other hand, lots of my friends are working with varios applications and all of them are satisfied. It really doesn't matter which software you have as long as you can get results which you want. One of my colleagues is making great documentaries for serious money with (watch now) iMovie2 (yes 2!) on imac g3 and PD150. Does anybody care about gear and software - no. TV bosses are very satisfied, and he is too.

Hi, Vegas sounds like the firm fav - would it run ok on a Centrino 1.5gig 512ram.. Windows Pro - obviously faster being better..
What would the minumim spec be..


Thanks

Quinn

Grazie - catch up soon mate..!

Quinn - Vegas will work on mostly anything. I've had V4 work on a Dell schlaptop 1ghtz 250RAM running WinMisery (WinME). I haven't seen it run on a pack of cottage cheese . . yet!

Vegas is also "format agnostic". I've demonstrated Vegas using MPEGS, Jpegs, PNGs, AVIs, WMV and MOVS on the same timeline!

When I loop edit and Colour Correct in real time you can hear the FCP-ers and Premmies jaws hitting the lino.

. . .still don't understand why this thread aint been moved? . . . don't worry me !

Grazie

a steenbeck...oh god I hope to never see one of those again

WOW! Matthew . .I'm not worthy, I am NOT worthy!

. .and for those grumbling about render times . . grumble no more! Here's what you've been missing . .

http://www.steenbeck.com/

Grazie

Vegas 6.0 here. Works like a charm with my FX1.

I'm sure you could find the minimum specs on the Sony website, but I can tell you I ran Vegas 4.0 for a long time on a 500MHz P3 with 256MB ram. It was slow in rendering, but the output was just as good.

If you want a taste of Vegas, you should be able to get Vegas Movie Studio for $20 or so after rebates. It's a scaled-down version of Vegas, but still very powerful.

I'm currently using Vegas 6.0 and love it. I own Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, but have never really used them much. I bought them because I was under the impression that's what you had to use to be a "pro".

Fcp5
 

Final Cut Pro
is the way to go!
for my GL2, yo.

Premiere Pro 1.5
AE 6.5

Perhaps Premiere Pro 2.0 soon

Premiere Pro 1.51 on the PC and Final Cut Pro 5 on the Mac. Just started playing with Adobe After Effects and tyring Avid Xpress as well on the PC. But when it comes down to it, it's still the user and not the software that makes a great piece :)

Vegas 6; AE6.5; DVD Architect

I tried PP1.5 for 30 days and just couldn't work as fast as in V6. I'm sure that's just a prefrence thing though...PP1.5 did look/feel very robust.

Premiere Pro 1.5.1, AE 5.0, Adobe Elements, Encore DVD 1.5, Audition 1.5, etc.

Mike

As you know i use Pinnacle liquid edition as i posted earlier. but what do people think of final cut pro hd. i seen it working in action and i have to say it looks bloody amazing