Video Editing Software.

Kreeeee · 17 Sep 2015 at 23:18

~>Dg<~ said:
its this simple if you want to do it for youtube.

you use sony vegas or adobe.

You're a richer man than me.

arc@css · 18 Sep 2015 at 00:33

Spuddy said:
I hear good things about Adobe Premier Pro

Thanks.

hyperseven · 18 Sep 2015 at 00:55

Adobe products give you a 30 day trial, well they all probably do.

How about Adobe Premier Elements ?

~>Dg<~ · 18 Sep 2015 at 08:17

Kreeeee said:
You're a richer man than me.

no you need about £30 for basic vegas.

if you cant afford that for editing.there is no point.

porushinobu · 18 Sep 2015 at 09:03

arc@css said:
Hey,

I'm looking to buy some software, and although I'm aware of the well known Sony Vegas / Adobe Premiere, I was wondering if there are other good products which aren't quite so expensive. Money isn't an issue, but if I can get something as good as the above without paying through the nose for it, then all the better.

TIA.

depends on your style, what editing are you wanting to do. Just cut and paste work, or adding effects like gunshots etc.

for VFX you will want the likes of adobe after effects or if you know how to use nodal based editing software then I recommend nuke, you can give it a free trial. Word of warning with nuke though if you want to edit your videos you will need to convert them to image sequences first unless ay of the latest updates have fixed that.

arc@css · 18 Sep 2015 at 22:24

porushinobu said:
depends on your style, what editing are you wanting to do. Just cut and paste work, or adding effects like gunshots etc.

Making an intro, along with greater flexibility and options for better quality play throughs.

porushinobu said:
for VFX you will want the likes of adobe after effects or if you know how to use nodal based editing software then I recommend nuke, you can give it a free trial. Word of warning with nuke though if you want to edit your videos you will need to convert them to image sequences first unless ay of the latest updates have fixed that.

Sounds pretty heavy, and probably beyond what I need right now, but you never know several years down the line. Thanks.

I've heard that adobe is great for less rushed, more polished videos, where as vegas is suited to faster but still decent quality production. No idea if that's true or not.

dromi · 18 Sep 2015 at 22:57

You can use Davinci Resolve, from blackmagicdesign.com

The light version is free and has all you will ever need..

arc@css · 19 Sep 2015 at 10:36

dromi said:
You can use Davinci Resolve, from blackmagicdesign.com

The light version is free and has all you will ever need..

Thanks.

dromi · 19 Sep 2015 at 22:24

In fact davinci was better known for its grading capabilities and only on the last few version there added editing. the fact that is free is mind bending

Steveocee · 20 Sep 2015 at 20:20

+1 vote for Sony Movie Studio, it's a cut down Vegas but it's stuff like you can't have 400 audio tracks, just 12. Seriously? Game audio, voiceover and maybe teamspeak. How many tracks do you need?

Movie studio is a nice program to use and there are a lot of youtube tutorials that crossover with full blown Vegas so there is a lot of user support out there.

arc@css · 20 Sep 2015 at 20:39

Steveocee said:
How many tracks do you need?

The honest answer is I don't know, though some time in the future (probably next year) I'll start doing commentary, so therefore I assume that I'd need two tracks; one for the video itself, and a second for my voice?