Re: [CGUYS] Final Cut vs. Premiere

2008-01-14 Thread b_s-wilk
I need to be able to burn DVD's from the program (like iDVD does). Does FCE not have this feature? & if not, can iDVD be used with FCE files? tia. When you finish your movie, save it as DV, or it can be a compressed .mov. I use Roxio Toast to burn DVDs. It can do video DVDs, including menu

Re: [CGUYS] Final Cut vs. Premiere

2008-01-14 Thread David Turk
92 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Announcements and Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rocky lee Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 11:54 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: [CGUYS] Final Cut vs. Premiere Just to distinguish, Final Cu

Re: [CGUYS] Final Cut vs. Premiere

2008-01-13 Thread Tom Piwowar
>FCP is your only real choice if you're on a Mac. On the PC I'd >recommend Sony's Vegas for most people. I've used Premiere and it's >just... obtuse. And a steeper learning curve than Vegas (PC). Apple has 3 video applications for the Mac. iMovie, Final Cut Express, and Final Cut Pro, essentially

[CGUYS] Final Cut vs. Premiere

2008-01-11 Thread rocky lee
Just to distinguish, Final Cut Express HD will do most of what everyone needs with the same interface as the Pro package at a fraction of the price. If you end up with the full Final Cut Suite, however, You get the DVD Studio Pro app which is nice if your deliverables are going to DVD... yet anoth

Re: [CGUYS] Final Cut vs. Premiere

2008-01-11 Thread b_s-wilk
Can I get some feedback on which of these 2 people would recommend? I'm adding Videographer to my skill-sets (like I needed another one!). tia. Final Cut beats Premiere hands down. Its faster, has excellent tools and plugins, is more intuitive [if you can ever call such a complicated program

Re: [CGUYS] Final Cut vs. Premiere

2008-01-11 Thread gerald
the new format on HD consumer video cams is AVCHD. does that influence the choice? my wife's new camera, which has not yet arrived, is in that format. She has a new iMac 2.4. At 03:33 PM 1/11/2008, you wrote: >What would you be using this skil-set for? Is is basic editing or extensive >post

Re: [CGUYS] Final Cut vs. Premiere

2008-01-11 Thread Richard P.
What would you be using this skil-set for? Is is basic editing or extensive post production? And it might depend upon which format computer you're using. What will be your material source? High def or standard def? Richard P. David wrote: Can I get some feedback on which of these 2 people wo

Re: [CGUYS] Final Cut vs. Premiere

2008-01-11 Thread Tony B
FCP is your only real choice if you're on a Mac. On the PC I'd recommend Sony's Vegas for most people. I've used Premiere and it's just... obtuse. And a steeper learning curve than Vegas (PC). On Jan 11, 2008 2:05 PM, David Turk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can I get some feedback on which of thes

[CGUYS] Final Cut vs. Premiere

2008-01-11 Thread David Turk
Can I get some feedback on which of these 2 people would recommend? I'm adding Videographer to my skill-sets (like I needed another one!). tia. david David Turk Manager, Preservation Imaging Services Indiana Historical Society 450 W. Ohio St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 232-4592 [EMAIL PR