final cut or adobe?

HOLLOMAN101 · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2003 Posts: 478 City: Austin

which one?

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

which platform?

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

you mean there's a difference???

HOLLOMAN101 · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2003 Posts: 478 City: Austin

hah wow srry im just tryin to get into the whole editing scene cause i love makin vids but the whole windows crap just aint cuttin it and id like to get some decent software, i hope what im asking isnt equivelent to "which board is better" if it is im srry like im said im new to this, but what do you mean by platform?

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

Zach M · Posted: Jan 18, 2006 12:25 am Post subject:

mac's don't come preinstalled with final cut pro (the real, full version). You can get the less powerful version (final cut express) pre-installed on a new mac for a couple hundred dollars.

If you're on a pc, then you can't get final cut. Adobe works pretty good and will probably be able to do a lot more than you know how to. If you want to spend a whole lot more, I really enjoyed editing on an AVID Xpress Pro system.

DC · Soul Rider Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Posts: 456

Can you explain in more detail why the "whole windows crap just aint cuttin it" - What are you currently using? Window Movie Maker? What would you like to do?

As Scott A and jumalian pointed out.. Picking a platform needs to be your first choice because that will dictate which software you can use. i.e. Final Cut is only available for the Mac, while Adobe Premiere (2.0 just came out today) is only available for the PC, and AVID Express is available for BOTH...

Special Effects programs like Motion are only on the MAC, while After Effects is available for both...

Search the posts for my in-depth listing of student available software (with pricing). I even have some info on FREE options like Avid Free DV, windows movie maker, etc..

Word!

HOLLOMAN101 · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2003 Posts: 478 City: Austin

oooo i got ya i didnt know final cut was for mac haha wow srry for not researching this more before coming in here to ask you guys, umm im trying to get into some more serious editing and taking some classes on it but already the ideas i have and stuff ive tried just doesnt work with windows movie maker, like it doesnt have the variety i need it on to do stuff its just too basic.

Jensen · Posted: Jan 25, 2006 5:55 pm Post subject:

i heard there was a way to get final cut to work through some kind of emulator type software on pc. probably wouldn't be too stable though.

im looking forward to using premier 2.0, hopefully i can get highspeed internet again soon to try it out.