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FS
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4 Nov 2010 8:21pm
Looking at getting a good movie making program for a Mac. Any ideas?
P.C_simpson
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4 Nov 2010 8:34pm
Final Cut Pro, Industry standard programe Or Avid...
barn
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4 Nov 2010 8:46pm
Depends if you want to make a windsurfing movie or Lord of the Rings??

if you want to put clips together with music and some some slow-mo then iMovie is perfect.. I have a copy of Final Cut Studio (or whatever) and Adobe After Effects CS5 which is overkill and I have no idea why I have them... But it makes me feel good to posses video editing software worth more than my bank account...

I recall Andre saying 4dimensions was edited on After Effects. But unless you have an equivalent spec camera I dont see the point..
ejmack
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5 Nov 2010 8:48am
With a low spec. camera and some decent video editing you can get some pretty decent results as long as the footage is good and you know what your doing. Check out these guys, Lumix FT1

agrelon
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5 Nov 2010 8:51am
iMovie doesn't support 60fps, which is currently my only problem with it. Other than that with a GoProHD you'll be able to make some pretty complete edits:





These are 2 of mine.
agrelon
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5 Nov 2010 8:52am
First one isn't in HD because of vimeo, the second video is a better depiction of the true quality, when watched in HD on vimeo.
stringer
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5 Nov 2010 9:08am
What ever happened to adobe premiere?
K Dog
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5 Nov 2010 12:21pm
ejmack said...

With a low spec. camera and some decent video editing you can get some pretty decent results as long as the footage is good and you know what your doing. Check out these guys, Lumix FT1




What was used on this one??? Program wise???
Haircut
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5 Nov 2010 8:06pm
stringer said...

What ever happened to adobe premiere?


it's not as big as your bank account, so it's not as cool

i hope we soon get over the extreme-o colour correction and lazycam phase we've been stuck in for the last few years
barn
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5 Nov 2010 7:24pm
The editing on the french video was good, but it is betrayed by the low res footage.. And I agree it was a little bit overkill with all that colour adjustment and fancy 'Committed reloaded' style editing with the lens flares every 5 seconds. Its good in moderation but not 100% of the video..


I would much rather spend the money on a hi-def camera or a tripod than an industry standard editing package.. Unfortunately you can't download a camera, tripod or a car..


this is chris and tony from Estonia filming on a standard camera with no fancy editing, Just good music and well timed cuts..

Haircut
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6 Nov 2010 1:16am
that was a nice vid barn
KenHo
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6 Nov 2010 7:57am
I agree with barn.
Actual content will always trump excessive production.
Same as music. A good song does not need over-production.
ejmack
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6 Nov 2010 10:31am
Haircut said...

that was a nice vid barn


That was.... I really enjoyed it!

firiebob
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6 Nov 2010 8:52am
Haircut said...

that was a nice vid barn



+2
SeanAUS120
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6 Nov 2010 7:57pm
stringer said...

What ever happened to adobe premiere?


Everyone who uses a PC uses Premiere as you can't get iMovie or FCP on a PC. I like Premiere better than FCP etc as there's more plugins available to download for it.

+1 for iMovie though. I think it's almost better than FCP as half the features in the pro programs are too complicated for most people to use unless you're making LOTR IV.
FS
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24 Nov 2010 6:49pm
I have iMovie although I can't make anything go in slow motion, or am I wrong?
Gestalt
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24 Nov 2010 9:35pm
i know this off the original topic but i use windows movie maker (original version)

the software does all edits, beat syncs and fades etc. you just stick in the vid clips and the song and push the button

barn
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24 Nov 2010 9:33pm
FS said...

I have iMovie although I can't make anything go in slow motion, or am I wrong?


You might have the first edition of iMovie which came with the early model Macbooks.. The ones that were white but now they are all shades of brown.. Check the apple site and see if you can download a new version which will have slowmo..


I have iMovie '09 version 8.05 and I'm guessing you have iMovie '08?
FS
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25 Nov 2010 7:42am
Yes i have iMovie 08. Is the upgrade that i want iLife 11? Or is there a free one..
Zed
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29 Nov 2010 12:13pm
I have imovie, but I can't get it to import avis from my camera. Do the video files need to be in a different format? If so is there a way of converting them?
barn
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29 Nov 2010 4:22pm
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5899574/iLife__11_Full_DMG

That looks like a nice torrent for iLife '11 and there are plenty of people seeding. Judging by the comments it should install without a password or anything.. Its 2.9GB so thats only an option if you have the the speed and the bandwidth... There is also a torrent for the Adobe CS5 there if you wanna go completely nuts with editing!..

www.transmissionbt.com/download.php

This is a program that lets you download a torrent file if you don't already have it..


I don't know about converting Avi files.. Should be easy to find on google??


Zed
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29 Nov 2010 10:37pm
barn said...

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5899574/iLife__11_Full_DMG

That looks like a nice torrent for iLife '11 and there are plenty of people seeding. Judging by the comments it should install without a password or anything.. Its 2.9GB so thats only an option if you have the the speed and the bandwidth... There is also a torrent for the Adobe CS5 there if you wanna go completely nuts with editing!..

www.transmissionbt.com/download.php

This is a program that lets you download a torrent file if you don't already have it..


I don't know about converting Avi files.. Should be easy to find on google??





Yeah got it sorted.
FS
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30 Nov 2010 8:10am
I am also looking at adobe after effects cs3 of torent. Is this one good?
rooster
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30 Nov 2010 8:37am
FS said...

I am also looking at adobe after effects cs3 of torent. Is this one good?


It is good. Will not do HD footage though. Cs5 is better but think it needs a 64 bit computer to run effectively.

Zed
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30 Nov 2010 8:59am
I have to say for ease of use, Imovie is pretty bloody good.
Here's my first imovie attempt:

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