see...having never done any video editing, i'm thinking starting out with iMovie may be the best bet for me. thanks guys and gals!
But if the world doesn't end, I'm gonna need a note.
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tiggy - Sep 13, 2010 9:27:27 am PDT #14846 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
amych - Sep 13, 2010 9:35:24 am PDT #14847 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Yes, iMovie is the one that's part of iLife. I'm not a fan of it (although I don't have Jess's level of burning hatred), but others are -- it's certainly worth trying out to see if it fits your needs. (Also note that iMovie is frequently updated, and they tend to make huge changes between revisions, so the version your friend uses may be very different from the one you get; there are a lot of people out there holding on to versions they like better, and so some confusing info out there.) (As always, ask here first and we'll get you sorted out.)
Final Cut Express is Apple's mid-range video editing software. It has an interface that's much closer to the very expensive Pro stuff, but without some of the features; the latest version will run on your machine, but with some limits -- in particular, the raw video from some High Def video cameras comes in a format that only works on an Intel machine.
Final Cut Pro is expensive enough that you should only get it if work is paying or your passions and livelihood depend on it. And complex enough that you probably won't feel a need for it until you've gotten the basic concepts down on something easier to learn anyway.
Ultimately, the right fit depends on what you want to do -- iMovie is popular for putting together vacation/wedding/f2f stuff, but much less suited for something like (fan) vids, whereas FCE or FCP allow a lot more control if you want to get exactly THIS frame synched to exactly THAT music beat.
(surely x-posty as hell by now...)
tiggy - Sep 13, 2010 9:39:00 am PDT #14848 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
awesome! thanks for all the input. much appreciated.
le nubian - Sep 13, 2010 10:27:39 am PDT #14849 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Raq:
why delicious? I use Xmarks for syncing bookmarks.
Typo Boy - Sep 13, 2010 10:40:17 am PDT #14850 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Feedreader installed. So far, so good.
Volans - Sep 13, 2010 10:58:42 am PDT #14851 of 25501
move out and draw fire
Delicious so that other people can subscribe to my bookmarks and browse them.
It's a job, well, not requirement, but strongly suggested.
§ ita § - Sep 13, 2010 10:59:02 am PDT #14852 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I like delicious because it allows you to access it from any browser and to share it with other people, as well as great tagging capabilities. I love it.
I still have bookmark sharing setup between all my computers (mac and PC) at home, but those are different links, generally.
Volans - Sep 13, 2010 10:59:28 am PDT #14853 of 25501
move out and draw fire
Or, what ita said
le nubian - Sep 13, 2010 12:04:05 pm PDT #14854 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
wow. well cool. I'm not into the sharing, so that never occurred to me!
§ ita § - Sep 13, 2010 12:08:46 pm PDT #14855 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm glad people do share, because you can search random stranger's lists for what they thought good. And there's good stuff out there.