New to video editing

Hi
So I have the kids and years of family stuff on DVD, now its time to create a presentable show with names, places, etc. As this will be a first attempt what would be the best editing sofware to go for?

Well iMovie is probably the most basic editing software. This comes installed on your computer. You should have no trouble learning how to use it after exploring the software a little.
If you want a lot more options for effects and tools and overall capabilities, Video Studio Express would be what you want. It's a bit more complex of a system than iMovie and can take some time to get used and learn everything the system has to offer.

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We are brand new to Final Cut. We have video we would like to edit to get best clips. Can someone provide best tips for getting started?

Or better yet get a good book or online training like this
http://www.fcpxbook.com
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Used G5...Okay for video editing???

Hello there. I am looking to buy a Mac explicitly for video and music editing as well as perhaps Internet browsing. For now I just wanted to focus on the video editing part. Since this computer will only need to do these things for me, I will be able to keep the hard drive very clean (I hope). Now, I was interested in getting a used one from this website:
http://www.gainsaver.com/Catalog/Detail.aspx?&CCode=1015^Apple&CCode=1024^iMacs& cICode=65467
I was wondering if you guys had any opinions on that sort of thing. Notice that you can add whatever specs, ram, etc. you want so essentially even though it's older computer I could still optimize it for video editing, right? Let me know if this is a good plan or if it's really necessary for me to get a newer model. Keep in mind that it will cost a heck of a lot more even though the specs could be essentially the same and that I'm also pretty new to video editing so I won't be doing anything crazy... yet.
Also, any important differences I should know between Final Cut Express/Pro? Thanks guys!

As stated before in:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=13148516#13148516
and apparently ignored by you, the Mac in your link is NOT a G5. That means notta, negative, nil. I hope that is clear, if I need translate it to a different language, I will, or somebody else can. It is closer to be described as a G6, only Apple never called it that. Apple ran through the gamut of G processors with their joint venture of IBM & Motorola. Once it moved to Intel, it dropped the G prefix from the processor name.
For all intents the G1 was was the 68xxx series processors by Motorola.
For all intents the G2 was the 6xx series processors by IBM and Motorola.
G3, G4, G5 were the last of the IBM and Motorola processors Apple used through 2005, and left over machines that didn't get the Intel processor change until later in 2006.
Are you intending to buy the Mac in:
http://www.gainsaver.com/Catalog/Detail.aspx?&CCode=1015^Apple&CCode=1024^iMacs& cICode=65467
? Because if you are, do NOT seek out software that is G5 compatible as it may not work with the Mac in that link. You want something known to be Intel Core2Duo compatible. You got this thread posted in the right forum, but persisted in saying "Used G5" in the subject line.

What is the best Computer for HD video editing where can I get it under $3000-5000? Thank you!

What is the best Computer for HD video editing where can I get it under $3000- $5000.00?

The wording of your question suggests you may be new to video editing, in which case the types of projects you will be doing may not be the most complex.
Please accept my apology if that assumption is incorrect.
The cheapest computer available will edit 1080p video perfectly well but if you must have the "best" you will be looking at nothing less than a MacPro.
Too many people get hung up about the equipment they use and blame it for any inadequacies . . . when the most important component is the operator.

Workflow between video editing programs? How should I transfer?

I am new to video editing and have a general question about exporting work between programs. Let's say I have footage I want to cut together in premiere, edit/add audio in audition, and color correct in speedgrade.
How should I jump around programs. Is there a recommended order I go? (i.e cut first, color correct, the audio?)
And if I export to video file each time I save and import to a new program do I lose quality?
I may be over thinking but I want to make sure I use all the programs most efficiently.
Thanks.

I know it can all be kind of confusing at first ... um ... well, let's say after a year-plus of doing this daily, it can still be confusing.
A bit of help ... first, within the Adobe suite of video programs, they don't re-write the base video files on saving, ONLY the instructions as to what to DO with those frames. So no, you don't lose any quality or degrade your video files by saving project steps and states. If you export, yes they do make a new file at the settings you specify, but the only time you should need to export is to create the final "shipping" product.
A typical "flow" would be cut in PrPro to "lock", Direct Link the project to Speedgrade for color corrections & grading, save that back to PrPro, then send the audio to Audition & relink back into PrPro, then export through AME. Basic level.
A lot of us though are finding that the shift to Sg for coloring is so quick we don't always edit to "lock" in PrPro, as especially when working with multiple sequences & nesting in a project, we'll just take a sequence over to work it in Sg, or perhaps only to see what can be done with a clip. It's that easy & quick, no creating edl's or DPX output, just a menu option & you're in Sg, click an icon & you're back in PrPro.
Hope this helps a bit. Oh ... one thing ... "auto-save" is a GREAT thing in all these programs, but in a Direct Link PrPro to Sg session, do manual saves in Sg as it doesn't do autosaves every few minutes in that use.
Neil

CS 6 Video Editing System

Hi All,
The advice on selecting hardware for video editing in CS 6 on this forum is excellent. Many thanks to all those who have taken the time to post!
Although I am a little overwhelmed, I have tried to incorporate as much of the advice as possible and check the hardware reviews. I am relatively new to video editing and the type of work I will need to do is HD, but primarily for the internet or DVD.
I would appreciate it if anyone could take a look at the proposed build from AVA which costs about $2665 plus shipping.
COOLER MASTER, HAF 912 (RC-912-KKN1) Mid-Tower Case, ATX, No PSU, SECC/Plastic
THERMALTAKE, Toughpower™ Grand 850W Power Supply w/ Modular Cables, 80 PLUS® Gold, 24-pin ATX12V V2.3 EPS12V V2.92, 6x 8/6-pin PCIe, SLI/CrossFireX Certified
ASUS, Rampage IV Gene, LGA2011, Intel® X79, DDR3-2400 (O.C.) 32GB /4, PCIe x16 SLI CF /2+1*, SATA 6Gb/s /4, 3Gb/s /3, USB 3.0 /4, HDA, GbLAN, mATX, Retail
INTEL, Core i7-3820 Quad-Core, 3.6 - 3.8GHz TB, LGA2011, 10MB L3 Cache, HT EM64T EIST VT-x VT-d XD, 32nm, 130W, Retail
INTEL, RTS2011LC CPU Liquid Cooling System, Socket LGA2011/1155/1156/1366, Retail
ARCTIC SILVER, Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound, Polysynthetic Silver, Electrically Non-Conductive
G SKILL, 32GB (4 x 8GB) Ripjaws Z PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL10 (10-10-10-30) 1.5V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
EVGA, GeForce® GTX 670 Superclocked 967MHz, 4GB GDDR5 6008MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, 2x DVI + HDMI + DP, OEM
WESTERN DIGITAL, 500GB WD VelociRaptor®, SATA 6 Gb/s, 10000 RPM, 64MB cache
(3X) SEAGATE, 2TB Barracuda®, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 64MB cache
RAID, No RAID, Independent HDD Drives
SONY, AD-7280S Black 24x DVD±R/RW Dual-Layer Burner, SATA, OEM
LG ELECTRONICS, WH12LS39 Black 12x/16x/48x BD/DVD/CD Blu-ray Disc™ Burner, SATA, w/ M-Disc, OEM
XIGMATEK, 75 in 1 Card Reader, Black/Silver 3.5" Bay, USB
MICROSOFT, Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Edition w/ SP1, OEM
WARRANTY, Silver Warranty Package (3 Year Limited Parts, 3 Year Labor Warranty)
I would very much appreciate it if anyone had any comments or advice to share or let me know if I have missed anything or would be better off swapping out a component.
Thank you!

The links Harm provided influenced the original build, but on his advice, I re-read them and decided to alter it and bit.
If I swap out the ASUS Rampage for the Deluxe model, replace the Velciraptor with a Seagate 2TB, and the water cooling with a COOLER MASTER, Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler (rated Gold by hardwaresecrets), then I can upgrade to the larger COOLER MASTER, HAF 932 Advanced and keep the price about the same.
Given my projected video editing demands, it doesn't seem like the ASUS Rampage MB offers much more than the ASUS Deluxe MB and the latter contains BT and wireless.
Since I do not intend to OC, there doesn't seem to be a great need for liquid cooling, especially with the larger tower case. At any rate, it does feel better not put "liquid" and "computer" in the same sentence!
The Corsair AX850 Gold power supply does indeed seem to be a better choice.
There doesn't seem to a concensus in the all the discussions relating to using a SSD vs a hard drive for the boot disk. However, since boot speed is not an issue for me I don't need an SSD and the Velociraptor seems to a unnessary expense. While I don't need 2TB for the boot drive, they are not much more than the 1TB.
The only question remaining is filtering the air. This machine will be in a dusty (but not dirty) environment. I read Harm's thoughts on air filtering provide in his link, but don't want to go the custom route. These aftermarket filters look nice http://www.frozencpu.com/products/11729/ffi-57/DEMCiflex_Cooler_Master_HAF_932_Magnetic_Du st_Fan_Filter_Set_-_4_Piece.html, but for the cost, I'd rather put another $50-60 into the case and get one with good filtering.
Does anyone have experience with a stock Full Tower with complete built-in filters they have actually used in a dusty environment they would be willing to share?
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Which software for video editing?

I am new to video editing. I will be going to college soon and I plan on studying Post-Production. I would like to eventually edit features, tv shows, and trailers (either one, or all).
What software should I get? I'm looking at Premiere, Avid and Final Cut Pro X.

For broadcast and film, the industry standard is Avid with Premiere in second. Avid's educational price is $295, just under FCPX at $299.
You should learn Avid, Premiere and FCPX. This will make you well rounded and able to work in any post-production environment, since different programs are used.
FCPX will be easy to pick up. Avid and Premiere might take a little time but the larger post houses use those (broadcast and film). So it is best to know all of them.
Editing is the same no matter what program you use, it's not about the software. The only difference comes in with workflow, where it will be shown (matching back to film for theatrical release, DVDs, Bluray, internet, etc.), how many editors are working on one project, etc. An award winning film can be edited on any of those NLEs. Some NLEs are just better for certain jobs than others.

New video editing pc.. will this work ? i'm new here, please help me out

hi everybody my name is mark, . i really hope i write and express myself correctly
first of all i'd like to say i love this forum. there are some brilliant ppl here with great advice.
special props to Mr Harm Millaard.. wow u know sum serious s*** !
i'm a pro musician my thing has always been protools, recording production etc. its time for me to get into video using adobe premiere pro
mostly i'll be doing my own music vids for my solo projects and for my band as well as professionally done as possible. i'm a nebie at all things video but i'm totally obsessive when it come to creative projects. it helps with the learning curve (:
this is my courant rig setup
http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131405
http://CPU INTEL|CORE I5 750 2.66G R
http://MEM 4Gx2|GSKILL F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
3 Wd hd's 160 500 and 640 gb's
2 monitors 22' hanns g and a 19 "something
i believe a 400 or 450 w powersupply
stock vidow card
2 cd/dvd
i think that covers the basics
AFTER OVER A WEEK OF RESEARCHING AND NO SLEEP THIS IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH FOR MY NEW RIG
http://ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950
http://G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL
http://HITACHI Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723020BLA642 (0f12115) 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://EVGA 012-P3-1470-AR GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://Thermaltake Black Widow W0319RU 850W ATX 12V v2.3, EPS 12V v2.91 CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC
http://Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
total 1,399.92 i'm pretty much at my budget max
will this setup be able to handle both my protools and adobe premier cs5? am i missing something ?
what would be the best HD set up wise for max audio/video performance ? i was thinking a dual boot ?
with 2 new hd's i'll have 5 all told.
3 for video... 150 veloci raptor 2tb Hitachi and WD 640
..2 for protools... the wd 160 and the WD 500
i guess i'm looking for the best way to set up my rig for max audio/video performance and pass the information on to my cuz who's in the pc building biz his thing is gaming not so much video editing.
i really hope i wrote this out correctly so everybody can understand what i'm trying to say and will be able to give me the proper guidance i need
let the suggestions begin
thank u for your time
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thanks for your support guys. it now looks like i'm changing up my rig again. looks like were going to be going with a RAID set up
3 x http://Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
1 http://Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive which i already have on the rig i'm using
my cousin gino orffitelli who's mainly a gamer builder for his company ePro had this to say in an email to me last nite.. he gave kool props to the adobe forums
'finally had a few min read through your email and skim the links you made in adobe'.....'as far as storage is concerend i believe the mobo's your looking at support RAID and from what i read thanks to your links, RAID 5 offers the best performance and saftey which means 4 HDD's.....' with the knowlege base your building and contacts u have you and i may just open a new direction for ePRO'.....
i try my hardest to understand RAID but since i'm a novice with computers its really hard for me to grasp it...http://forums.adobe.com/thread/525263
my brain is in overload insane trying to process all this (:
so guys... RAID 5 with the rest of the hardware i'll be using ?
like i said i'd like to have the max performance for my audio/vidio rig.
thanks again guys
mark

New to Mac and to video editing...need some guidance, please

I've decided to make the switch and ordered a new 3Ghz 24" iMac. I chose a 1TB HD and 4G of RAM.
I want to do some photo and video editing (nothing professional, simply vacation photos and video). I'll be purchasing an HD camcorder later this year to replace my current one (non-HD). I currently have about 5000 photos and about 50 hours of unedited DV on DV tapes to begin to work with.
Any suggestions on the following would be much appreciated:
1. Back-up: Should I use a 1GB Time Capsule or a 1 GB GTECH drive with Time Machine? I should mention that I plan on purchasing a MB or MBP later this year. Can I use a GTech HD as a NAS-like drive for both the iMac and the notebook?
2. Should I partition the internal HD?
3. Should I use a 'scratch disk' for video editing? If so, any suggestions for a particular size or model?
4. Any suggestions for ease of transfer of my data from my PC (photos, iTunes library, mail, IE favorites, etc.)?
5. Anything else you would suggest for a new Mac user?
Thanks very much for the help!!!

Hi there.
First, a couple of websites to help you on your way (and Welcome to the Mac!)
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/
And also
http://www.apple.com/support/leopard/
Now, as for your questions, these are just IMHO:
Backup - get BOTH the capsule and a separate HD. If you can only get one, personally I would get the non-TB disk so that I can drag the video files that I want onto it. the Capsule might backup other stuff (and slowly compared to the straight drive; get a FW 800 drive if you can, if not then FW 400 at least). I also think you meant TB not GB! Just make sure the DISK is from a good vendor (Seagate, Hitachi or Western Digital).
Partition - Nope; wastes space; you need contiguous space from my experience. Only do that if you really need to run Windows via Boot Camp (not recommended to run Windows at all!)
Scratch disk is absolutely recommended. Get the largest size one you can afford and separate out this from your backup disk. (Worst case, use a bit of the scratch disk as your backup, but also keep the same work files on your main hard disk so you at least have a physical duplicate somewhere). Yup, hard disks are gonna add up!
The above websites have some tips on transferring content from PCs; generally you can just burn stuff onto DVD and import them onto the Mac. That's pretty straight forward.
Suggestions IMHO - forget the Mighty Mouse and get another quality two button mouse. Also consider a Kensington Trackball. Get AppleCare warranty for all your hardware (for peace of mind). Triple check that your camcorder will be supported by iMovie '08. It might not be by Final Cut but at least you can get the files from iMovie into Final Cut. But Final Cut does support quite a lot of them already.
Introduce 10 other Windows people to the Mac. (This is what we do).
Cheers!

Thinking to buy a new 15inch macbook pro retina display. Aim to use it for video editing and compositing... Is ıt worth for it?

Hi... I am a freelance filmmaker. Now I have 2008 model mac pro and I am thinking to buy a new macbook pro 15 inch retina display. Do you think its worth for it? I aim to use the macbook mainly for video editing, video compositing (after effects) and photo editing. My current old mac pro has 12 GB and the graphics card is ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256 MB (Yes I still use it). My main question is, do you think its better to move to macbook pro or upgrading the old one? Making it 32 GB of RAM and buy a new NVIDIA cuda capable graphic card? I dont have enough budget to make it together... Want to hear your suggestions...

I'm not sure, I've seen pro animators use MBPs but usually with a large monitor. Especially doing video editing, compositing and editing it might make more sense to upgrade the Mac Pro to an SSD as the boot drive. What kind of CPU setup is in your Pro?
Check these out:
mac pro SSD upgrades?
SSD as system disk while users folder + data on HDD
Early 2008 8-Core Mac Pro GPU Upgrades
I deal exclusively with OWC. I'd call them and walk them through your system and see what they say.
What you do takes a lot of CPU, RAM, graphics and boot disk power.
I've upgraded my two computers to SSDs and the first thing I noticed was that Photoshop CS6 opens in 7 seconds vrs. 50 seconds when the application was on a HDD.

I have the G Drive 1 TB (GEN4 1TB) external drive purchased in 2010. I need to connect to my new MacBook Pro. I'm using the external drive for media storage of my video editing projects. Will a 800fw to thunderbolt adapter cable work?

I have the G Drive 1 TB (GEN4 1TB) external drive purchased in 2010. I need to connect to my new MacBook Pro. I'm using the external drive for media storage of my video editing projects. Will a 800fw to thunderbolt adapter cable work? I understand that using a USB port connection is not fast enough for video editing. I read somewhere the G Drives don't connect well to MacBook Pro.
thanks
larry

I doubt this can be relocated or moved so you might want to just repost in the macbook pro area.
MacBook Pro
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os?view=discussions
Can you afford a new Thunderbolt case and cable? any case with FW800 is going to be slow 72MB/sec and less, and any new 1TB drive is capable of 75MB/s minimum up to 125MB/sec.
Thunderbolt storage can of course when setup properly reach 100's of MB higher using multiple drives.
Use what you have for a system backup or for secondary backup storage.
you might be able to take the drive - most cases allow you to open and swap drives - and use this:
G-Technology 1TB G-DRIVE mini High-Speed Portable Hard Drive
or this:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/HB137VC/A/g-technology-4tb-g-raid-professional -high-performance-dual-drive-hard-drive?fnode=5f

Have purchased a new computer but can not install elements 12 since it has been installed on old laptop. Is there a small fee to be able to do this. Never installed the video editing portion, can this be installed with no problem?

Have purchased a new computer but can not install elements 12 since it has been installed on an older laptop. This is a one time user program, is there a code that can be put in or a small fee to pay to be able to use the program again. Never installed the video editing and hoping this can be installed with no problem.

If the laptop is still connected Launch Elements in Expert Mode. Go to the help menu and sign-out. That will deactivate usage on the laptop.

New 21.5 iMac for video editing - which graphics

I am thinking of upgrading a 3 year old Intel iMac to one of the new ones. The only beefy think I want to do on it is video editing with iMovie. My main question is whether I would benefit significantly from specifying the ATI graphics rather than Nvidia for this task. I suspect that it will be more than good enough with the cheaper graphics, but any thoughts ?

Simon (UK) wrote:
Choosing a faster discreet GPU with its own memory is always the way to go, especially for video
So is first class air travel and 5* hotels However, there is a law of diminishing returns on the cash outlay. If I admit it my 3 year old Mac is up to the job, but I like shiny new Macs. Just wanted a feel for whether I would actually notice a significant performance improvement between those machines when running iMovie.

New mac suggestions for video editing

I have been looking at getting a new mac to do mostly video editing and DVD authoring. I currently have a 450mhz g4 sawtooth that I thought about upgrading, but figured with the costs to just retire it. I have about a $1200 budget so I am unable to splurge and get a mac pro. Does anybody have any suggestions on what would work best for the money i.e. G5, G4 DP MDD, Macbook.
Thanks
Jamie

A refurbished MacBook Pro is a little more than your budget (at $1,449), but I think it's a better choice than the MacBook, as the MacBook has no expansion slot and an inferior graphics card.
I eliminate the iMac for the same reason - no expansion slots.
Basically, it's not recommended to capture video to your built-in drive, so you'd need to connect either a FireWire drive or an eSATA drive (with an ExpressCard adapter). However, your video camera is also likely to be FireWire, so you'd be trying to daisy chain a camera through the FireWire drive which is likely to cause performance problems. Even if the MacBook had two FireWire ports (the newest models do, a FW400 and a FW800, but the refurbs are the previous generation) they still share the same FireWire bus, so it's wise to get a FireWire ExpressCard adapter to add a second FireWire bus to the computer. That way, the drive can use one bus and the camera can use the other. Most cameras operate at 100 Mbps speeds, and slow everything else on the same bus down to those speeds as well. While DV is only 25 Mbps, you still have much less headroom to work with if the bus is operating a 100 Mbps speeds.
If you go with a MBP (or any Intel Mac) and you don't already have Final Cut Studio 5.1, you'll need to order the crossgrade. For users of Final Cut Studio 5, it's only a $49 upgrade, but you have to take advantage of it before the end of the year.
Adobe's CS suite will run slower on an Intel Mac than on a PPC due to having to run under Rosetta, but most of those apps should still be tolerable. I don't think I'd want to use After Effects under Rosetta, however.

New computer build for video editing, daily use of Premiere Pro, what do you all think ?

I'm building a new PC for using video editing softwares with because my old one is getting tired. I'd like to know what people think of that configuration. I plan on using this computer with the latest versions of After Effects and Premiere, i'm also beginning to learn Cinema 4D.
ASUS Sabertooth Z97 MARK2
Corsair Vengeance 1866 DDR3 RAM (4x8gig)
Barracuda 2TB (x2)
Intel Core i7-4790k Haswell Quad Core 4.0Ghz
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Dual 3GB w/ EVGA ACX Cooler
Cooler Master HAF 932 Case.
Power Supply ? Dunno what's good and durable here, care to help me what to choose ?
Those things combined are pretty much maxing out my budget so i'm open to changing something for something else if it's worth it and not twice the price of it.
Thanks !!

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