What software do you use for Video editing?

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Well, after looking around and reading a bunch of reviews, I think I'm going to go with Sonic Foundry's Video Factory, and then upgrade later to Vegas if I feel the need for more power. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions and opinions.

Now the next problem - can I find a retailer that carrys it? I like instant gratification, so I'd rather walk into a store and buy it now than mail order. Unfortunately Best Buy (where I bought Sound Forge 5) doesn't carry it, and apparently neither do any other retailers... <sigh>
 
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if you're wanting good.........i mean good video/audio software you first have to have the hardware..........so throw away your PC will be the first step
grab your nutzzzz and go get a dual g4......they got better prices now.
then get a copy of FINAL CUT PRO 3.0. yes the program is around $1000.00
but if you're lucky and attend a college campus that can hook you up like mine can.......you can get that version (no differences) and get the academic version for $300.00.

I used to have vegas audio .....and vegas video.......its cool but not that cool.
I think using pro tools for audio/video would be better, but still not on a PC.

good luck rolling the dice in vegas people
 
RWhite said:

I know Adobe Premier does this, but it also costs about $500, and I just need something basic and cheap. Something I can actually buy and not go broke.
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Um, do they make any Reading Comprehension software for that dual G4, zallen?
 
throw away your PC will be the first step
grab your nutzzzz and go get a dual g4...
...I think using pro tools for audio/video would be better
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Wow. Drivel like that doesn't come along very often, but when it does, it sure is amusing.
 
elevate said:
Downloading it from Sonic Foundry isn't fast enough?
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LOL - yeah I guess I could do that, I was just hoping that I could find it cheaper in a store - I picked up Sound Forge the full version 5.0 for $120 at Best Buy.

I was also hoping to get a manual - something I could read away from the computer - but I conceed that's a silly dream, everything these days is Acrobat files on CD.

Oh - and as for throwing away my PC, actually I like my Athlon 1900 very much, thank you.
 
Oh - and as for throwing away my PC, actually I like my Athlon 1900 very much, thank you.
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Yeah, but did you grab your "nutzzzz" when got it?
 
RWhite, I have seen Video Factory retail somewhere - I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE!!

Staples?
no
Office Depot?
no
Best Buy?
I dunno.
CompUSA.
Can't remember.
Fry's.
Um, I'm not sure.

But it had to be one of those places. I don't really go to other stores like that.

Also, FYI, when you bump up to Vegas - there is a company that prints their manuals into book form. It costs about $30 to get the same damned PDF manual into printed form.

Check 'er out



Of course, if you had a Dual G4, you wouldn't even need a manual. Those machines are so powerful, the programs run themselves.
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Brad
 
Well, what a coincidence - I get home from work tonight and I have a slick new Sonic Foundry catalog in my mail.

Vegas 4.0 looks cool for sure, but I think it's overkill for me, right now at least. Video Factory 2.0 seems to have what I want.

They also advertise printed manuals in the catalog, they have one for Vegas but not for Factory.

Brad, I will check some of those stores, at least Staples and Office depot. I already checked BB and CompUseless, and there are no Frys in this neck of the woods.

Elevate - As for grabing my nuts, the 1900 is indeed nice. But I migrated from a P3/533 to P3/933 to Athlon 1.4 to Athlon XP 1900. So none of the individual upgrades was big enough to be a truely nut-grabbing experiance. :)
 
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