Emailed Query re: Best Software

Marc Peters · #1 (**permalink**) 10-14-2004, 01:34 PM

Got the following emailed to me:

Hi Mr.Peters,

İ want to ask something about video editing tools,

1. Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5

2. Avid Xpress Pro

3. Pinnacle Liquid Edition 5.5

What is different ? advantages and disadvantages.. ?

Which must we us for the new little TV company ?

thanks for all,

best regards..

Anyone want to comment?

Mike Thorpe · #2 (**permalink**) 10-14-2004, 01:50 PM

That's a heck of a question to ask when there are so many factors involved...

Depends what they want it for, I guess. Tell them to sign up for here so that they can see everyone's advice, and ask followup questions in "public".

Who is it anyway?

Marc Peters · #3 (**permalink**) 10-14-2004, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by mikefishcake

Who is it anyway?

Mr "I emal people I don't know cos they have website"

Alan Mills · #4 (**permalink**) 10-14-2004, 02:18 PM

Tell him that as he's only got a 'little' tv company that he should really be using Window Movie Maker '1'

LJR · #5 (**permalink**) 10-14-2004, 02:33 PM

:lol:
Nah, you simply cannot beat hand drawings on PostIT notes and flicking them 25 times a second in front of a camera (or 30 times a second if in the US, oh, and don't forget to change the colour of each PostIT note too).

When I used to run a ski web site I used to get emails asking me what ski length and type would be best for "my wife". No details of their wife like height, age, weight or experience - just "my wife". Always made me chuckle as I thought of the whole page on the web site dedicated to the subject while I hit the delete key. :twisted:

Marc Peters · #6 (**permalink**) 10-14-2004, 02:49 PM

or 30 times a second if in the US

Is this our first video editing 'in' joke?

Alan Mills · #7 (**permalink**) 10-14-2004, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by Marc Peters

or 30 times a second if in the US

Is this our first video editing 'in' joke?

Of course it's a joke! We all know it should really be 29.97 times a second. :lol:

LJR · #8 (**permalink**) 10-14-2004, 03:28 PM

Is this our first video editing 'in' joke?

You know what? I think it might be!

Yay! Hoorah for the squirty tabanacle! (haven't used those two fav words for a few days)

LJR · #9 (**permalink**) 10-14-2004, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by millsy

Originally Posted by Marc Peters

or 30 times a second if in the US

Is this our first video editing 'in' joke?

Of course it's a joke! We all know it should really be 29.97 times a second. :lol:

Damn! I was just about to post about the PostIT's being in B&W only (as the 29.97 drop frame format came about because they didn't have enough bandwidth to include the colour signal - or so I believe) but then I realised I had mentioned that each PostIT would be a slightly different colour (therefore producing a true NTSC experience).

So, you are right you clever b*gger you

Alan Mills · #10 (**permalink**) 10-14-2004, 04:01 PM

With coloured PostIt's (sepia) you can get an 'old film' effect.

Use green PostIt's for 'The Matrix', blue for 'Payback' etc etc etc