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I wanted to get myself a digital camcorder and some editing software to teach myself how to use the camera and do some editing. I'm most interested in set-ups where the audio can be recorded separately from the picture.
Any suggestions on a decent, cost-effective first camera and software program? I'm talking about very simple editing, cutting, dissolving, blackouts, maybe wipes, dubbing, etc.
Answer
For the camera:
Whats your budget first? 35mm cameras would give you that genuine "film look". Otherwise, you could buy an HD camcorder to give you the most detail.
For an editing suite:
Sony Vegas if you can't afford these three: Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, and Photoshop.
Sony Vegas targets amateur video editors and hobbyists due to its very wide range of features that includes editing and effects production. Buy this all in one package - it is average.
Adobe Premiere is a specialized tool for video EDITING.. Sequencing of shots can be done here.
Adobe After Effects is a specialized tool for video EFFECTS! Don't expect to find a lot of presets for After Effects. The learning curve can be quite steep though. Create your own effects here
Photoshop is an excellent tool for still images :)
If you have a MAC.. ditch the adobe and go for Final Cut Pro - which is basically not that different (adobe premiere's initial coder and Final Cut Pro's initial creator are closely related toeach other :) )
NOTE: If you have a good computer, none of these programs would crash. I have not experienced crashing from any of these programs in our workspace. Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects, Flash, and also Dreamweaver together were open and none crash as I used them on one computer.
In summary:
Get:
1. A Camcorder
2. A Tripod
3. A good computer
4. An Editing suite
5. A monitor calibration device - you don't want the color of your video to be slightly different from the one shown in your TV :)
For the camera:
Whats your budget first? 35mm cameras would give you that genuine "film look". Otherwise, you could buy an HD camcorder to give you the most detail.
For an editing suite:
Sony Vegas if you can't afford these three: Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, and Photoshop.
Sony Vegas targets amateur video editors and hobbyists due to its very wide range of features that includes editing and effects production. Buy this all in one package - it is average.
Adobe Premiere is a specialized tool for video EDITING.. Sequencing of shots can be done here.
Adobe After Effects is a specialized tool for video EFFECTS! Don't expect to find a lot of presets for After Effects. The learning curve can be quite steep though. Create your own effects here
Photoshop is an excellent tool for still images :)
If you have a MAC.. ditch the adobe and go for Final Cut Pro - which is basically not that different (adobe premiere's initial coder and Final Cut Pro's initial creator are closely related toeach other :) )
NOTE: If you have a good computer, none of these programs would crash. I have not experienced crashing from any of these programs in our workspace. Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects, Flash, and also Dreamweaver together were open and none crash as I used them on one computer.
In summary:
Get:
1. A Camcorder
2. A Tripod
3. A good computer
4. An Editing suite
5. A monitor calibration device - you don't want the color of your video to be slightly different from the one shown in your TV :)
very hard problem with my camcorder and video editing software!?
jman
ok i will make a clip on my camcorder and will upload it to just a file on my computer.then when i go to play the video windows media player is playing it and you can hear the sound of the video perfectly. then when i go to my video editing software and import the same clip, you can see the video but can't hear the sound. Also when i go on my soft ware and right click on the clip and go to properties and when i look at audio, it says nothing, What do i do?
Answer
You did not tell us which camcorder you are using.
You did not tell us which video editor you are using.
You need to transcode the video file to a format your video editor can deal with. MPEG Streamclip
http://www.squared5.com/
can do that job - there are lots of pthers applications that can, too.
MovieMaker likes WMV files. iMovie likes MOV and MP4 files.
You did not tell us which camcorder you are using.
You did not tell us which video editor you are using.
You need to transcode the video file to a format your video editor can deal with. MPEG Streamclip
http://www.squared5.com/
can do that job - there are lots of pthers applications that can, too.
MovieMaker likes WMV files. iMovie likes MOV and MP4 files.
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