What editing program do u guys use all of them seems so difficult
Editing
- Thread starter Willem
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Apple FCPX, iMovie, DaVinci Resolve(harder),
windows Avid, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere
windows Avid, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere
Props McGavin
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Hi Willem, I’ve started learning and using Final Cut Pro 10 (FCPX). YouTube is my only teacher. This is the first vid I made ever using it. Apologies for the gratuitous plug...
I use this because I have apple computers and I chose it because it’s a once of purchase as opposed to some of the other programs which are monthly ongoing fees. Monthly fee programs are better suited to pros of if you’ve got plenty of cash.
YouTube is your friend for learning and there’s more than enough vids and learning styles to suit you and whatever program you decide on.
As a beginner, you will find most of the available programs mentioned by @DanielC above have way more ability than you will probably ever need or use. If you find a program isn’t able to do what you want it to, I’d say you’re well on your way to then knowing what you need.
For example, If I want to know how to edit slow mo to the beat of music, I just search “FCPX edit slow mo to the beat of music” and there is plenty of YouTube vids out there. Or search “FCPX beginner” and you are away.
Good luck and keep us all posted on your progress.
I use this because I have apple computers and I chose it because it’s a once of purchase as opposed to some of the other programs which are monthly ongoing fees. Monthly fee programs are better suited to pros of if you’ve got plenty of cash.
YouTube is your friend for learning and there’s more than enough vids and learning styles to suit you and whatever program you decide on.
As a beginner, you will find most of the available programs mentioned by @DanielC above have way more ability than you will probably ever need or use. If you find a program isn’t able to do what you want it to, I’d say you’re well on your way to then knowing what you need.
For example, If I want to know how to edit slow mo to the beat of music, I just search “FCPX edit slow mo to the beat of music” and there is plenty of YouTube vids out there. Or search “FCPX beginner” and you are away.
Good luck and keep us all posted on your progress.
@Willem
One thing to add to Props and DanielC comments is that many of the buy it outright editing software will have a Demo or Trial version which is quite often the full blown program with some crippling limitations or an expiration date. This allows you to give it a try to make sure it will run and PERFORM adequately on your computer system. These apps are so powerful that often you need to have lots of additional RAM and highly capable graphics cards in the computer to handle the workload (especially 4K) with enough muscle to prevent getting bogged down. Rendering transitions and motion effects and titles can really tax older computers.
The trial version "demos" will become fully functional upon purchase of the license if you choose to buy it. At least that way you will know if your computer meets specifications and just as importantly, you will know if the complexity of the app and the learning curve is within your skill level or enthusiasm.
You will also need lots of storage space on a hard drive. So its a good idea to purchase a dedicated external HD with 4 terabytes or more. That size will store about 83 hours of 4K video clips. A 4:45 mins 4K clip is usually about 3.6GB in size. So it fills up fast.
Lynda.com is another source for tutorial videos created by some of the computer industries most skilled people using every kind of app imaginable. It is a pay by the month or year service resource but allows you to sign up for a Free Month to see if you like it. And there are a few of their videos in every category and app which are free to view so you can get an idea in advance of the details and quality of the 'class.'
One thing to add to Props and DanielC comments is that many of the buy it outright editing software will have a Demo or Trial version which is quite often the full blown program with some crippling limitations or an expiration date. This allows you to give it a try to make sure it will run and PERFORM adequately on your computer system. These apps are so powerful that often you need to have lots of additional RAM and highly capable graphics cards in the computer to handle the workload (especially 4K) with enough muscle to prevent getting bogged down. Rendering transitions and motion effects and titles can really tax older computers.
The trial version "demos" will become fully functional upon purchase of the license if you choose to buy it. At least that way you will know if your computer meets specifications and just as importantly, you will know if the complexity of the app and the learning curve is within your skill level or enthusiasm.
You will also need lots of storage space on a hard drive. So its a good idea to purchase a dedicated external HD with 4 terabytes or more. That size will store about 83 hours of 4K video clips. A 4:45 mins 4K clip is usually about 3.6GB in size. So it fills up fast.
Lynda.com is another source for tutorial videos created by some of the computer industries most skilled people using every kind of app imaginable. It is a pay by the month or year service resource but allows you to sign up for a Free Month to see if you like it. And there are a few of their videos in every category and app which are free to view so you can get an idea in advance of the details and quality of the 'class.'
Davinci Resolve has a free version and a Studio version for $299.
The free version is re free and the purchased version is a one time purchase with no ongoing subscription or upgrade fees.
I don’t like to be hassled, so I prefer the one-time purchase.
The free version doesn’t lack much. The Studio version has some advanced features for team/shared project environments, network rendering, and some advanced video noise reduction. There are some other differences, but these are the biggest differences.
The free version is very capable for most single seat non-broadcast/film professionals.
I use FCPX and Resolve Studio. FCPX is also a one time purchase. $299
I have owed it since version one like six years ago. All updates have been free.
The last version I used of Final Cut Pro was V. 5.1.4 back in 2007 on my Power Mac G5 tower. It wasn't long after that before "visionaries" at Apple got off on the wrong track and started butchering the FCP timeline editing concept of traditional workflow. I bailed on FCP as well as did a great many professionals in the editing business. I've got Premier Pro and After Effects as well as several versions of iMovie and even Premier Elements 15 which is actually an easy program to master and has enough bells and whistles to meet most general editing requirements if you aren't making a 5th Avenue tv commercial.
The other day I keyed on another forum discussion about editing software and Davinci Resolve 16 was mentioned that caught my eye. I've got a couple browser tabs open on their information pages and may look into that free version software....the price is right! Thanks for your confirmation of running Davinci Rsolve on the Mac platform.
EDIT Addendum: Hmm, finally tracked down the computer OS requirements of Resolve for Mac. Resolve 16.1.1 requires MacOS Mojave or Catalina, 10.14 or 10.15. Even though I have a late 2017 iMac and could upgrade to either of those OS systems there is a high degree of possibility that it would nullify the operation of my Adobe Creative Suites CS4 software bundle which still works, via a little double backdoor trickery on my OS Sierra. That bundle is Premier Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Soundbooth, OnLocation, Bridge and Media Encoder and I can't afford to lose all that functionality. But I'll keep Resolve in mind when the day comes to add a brand new iMac to my stable of workhorses.
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