tmcd35 Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 Hi Guys, Looking for a little advice. Need to get some machines for Video Editing. Got the PC's spec'd up but am having trouble settling on the software. Ordinarily I'd use Mac and iMove HD, but the budget only allows for max three new machines and there are already two PC's in use. We (teacher, head and myself) came to the agreement that five working PC's are better than two top spec Macs But what software to use on Windows? I think I've got the list down to three likely candidates... Sony Vega Movie Studio 9 Standard Cyberlink Power Director 7 Adobe Premiere Elements 7 Ideally, I'd like something as close to iMovie HD on the Mac in terms of interface, ease of use, and features. Reading .net reviews currently put Elements in the lead - seems to be the closest to iMovie I can find. Does anyone have experience with any of these programs or suggest other alternatives that I might like to check out? Cheers Terry.
FN-GM Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 Hi there We use Mac and Windows for video editing. For Windows we use Adobe Premiere Pro, excellent bit of kit, Adobe Premiere Elements 7 will probably be just as good. Z 1
laserblazer Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 I'd go for Premiere. It's great software and leads in nicely to their professional stuff Premiere Pro, Encore and After Effects. The educational pricing is pretty good.
SpuffMonkey Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 has anyone got an open source alternative? VirtualDubMod?
laserblazer Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 If by open source you mean free then Windows Moviemaker.
Hightower Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 I use MovieMaker for the simple stuff. Use Premiere when I need to start doing tricky/fancy stuff. Got a trial of Vegas but it was just a big mess on the screen. Overly complicated layout (for me at least). Didn't find out how powerful it was because couldn't be bothered wasting time trying to get used to the layout.
CyberNerd Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 (edited) If by open source you mean free then Windows Moviemaker. I think you need to brush up on your definition of opensource, it's not even free given the requirement that you must pay for windows! Some free alternatives: jahshaka.org - Home Avidemux.org http://www.kinodv.org/ http://cinelerra.org/ Edited November 20, 2008 by CyberNerd bad link 1
WithoutMotive Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 I use Elements for more professional stuff. Works a treat and I love working with it. Colleague is currently trialling Serif's MoviePlus.
laserblazer Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 I think you need to brush up on your definition of opensource, it's not even free given the requirement that you must pay for windows! Some free alternatives: jahshaka.org - Home Avidemux.org Linux Digital Video - Cinelerra :: a video editor and compositor for Linux The OP said this is for a Windows applications and I can't believe he is going to be using less than XP for video editing. So, as he already has Moviemaker it is not going to cost him any more to use it and I would hazard a guess that it is on a par with the free alternatives you have mentioned. I've not used them so I admit I might be wrong there. I could do with brushing up on a lot of things and I really don't need you telling me that in such an arrogant manner thanks.
tmcd35 Posted November 20, 2008 Author Posted November 20, 2008 After doing some digging, I went for Premiere Elements as being the closest thing to iMovie I could find on a PC. After putting the order in I found some spare licenses for Serif Movie Plus, so they'll have that and Windows Movie Maker as well. Just can't help feeling a little dirty having to install PC's instead of Mac's for this use Still thanks to all those who replied!
CyberNerd Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 The OP said this is for a Windows applications and I can't believe he is going to be using less than XP for video editing. So, as he already has Moviemaker it is not going to cost him any more to use it and I would hazard a guess that it is on a par with the free alternatives you have mentioned. I've not used them so I admit I might be wrong there. I could do with brushing up on a lot of things and I really don't need you telling me that in such an arrogant manner thanks. You twisted this out of context. DanIT was asking specifically for an opensource alternative - not the OP. The Open Source Definition (Annotated) | Open Source Initiative
laserblazer Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 You twisted this out of context. DanIT was asking specifically for an opensource alternative - not the OP. The Open Source Definition (Annotated) | Open Source Initiative My mistake, I need to brush up on my usernames as well but you still need to brush up on your bedside manner IMHO that is.
CyberNerd Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 Ok. Sorry. I'll try and be polite in future XXX
Sylv3r Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 We use Premiere Elements here, due to too many crashes with Windows Movie Maker. I think its a codec issue, but its like trying to find a needle in a haystack trying to work out which one!
laserblazer Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 Ok. Sorry. I'll try and be polite in future XXX And I'll try not to be paranoid, which is very difficult when the barstewards are out to get me.
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