Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 been wanting to get into playing around with video recently. got ideas for visuals but the only thing i have on my pc is movie maker. which must have come with windows xp. it's ridiculous. so i'm looking for recommendations for software. editing, effects etc. i've used and liked adobe premiere before (long ago) so i know that's pretty solid. is there any free software that does a decent job or is this something where you need to pay (*eyepatch*) to get something that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 def eyepatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest futuregirlfriend Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Adobe After Effects. Once you've figure out a thing or two it's really quite easy to use. If you check out a few tutorials here (scroll down) you should get a feel for how it works http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorGreen Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 I've always used Sony Vegas. It's simple to pick up and quite powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Adobe After Effects. Once you've figure out a thing or two it's really quite easy to use. If you check out a few tutorials here (scroll down) you should get a feel for how it works http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/ this. it's like Photoshop with a timeline & keyframes. You can do anything with it. If you want to do realtime motion graphics, try this: http://www.ventuz.com/ It's nodal like Max/MSP but better organized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 i've used after effects long ago and it was more for animation if i remember correctly. not anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaksta303 Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 I've always used Sony Vegas. It's simple to pick up and quite powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 it's for video production though it's seriously lacking when it comes to sound, even with some plugins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Pinnacle Studio is what used to be Avid, the major app pro industry uses. unlimited trial here although i haven't tried it yet: http://pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/Home+Video/Studio+Family/Pinnacle+Studio+Ultimate+version+14+Trial?code=studio14trial&cmpid=PN-SL-S14-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Sony vegas has a terrible terrible name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berk Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Sony Vegas is great and has a intuitive interface. And those tutorials from videocopilot are the shit, just select a few random ones and you'll get it in no time, used to watch loads of them when I was into this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 After Effects + Premiere and you're good to go. I use After Effects for making visuals and post production. What kind of visuals do you have in mind? Earlier today I fooled around with some particle plugins and wanted to create something warm and old looking... The film roll scratch looks really weird on a still picture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdust Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 After Effects + Premiere and you're good to go. I use After Effects for making visuals and post production. What kind of visuals do you have in mind? Earlier today I fooled around with some particle plugins and wanted to create something warm and old looking... The film roll scratch looks really weird on a still picture... Nice Particular or CC Particle world? I pretty much use After Effects, Vegas and 3DsMax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JW Modestburns Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 After effects for creating motion graphics and since your on a PC, I would go with premier for video editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fishtank Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 I used Vegas for my videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taphead Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 I use after effects for my animating and it is an amazing piece of software and I will echo the suggestion. It's great for animating, but if you're looking to process some footage, it can do a lot of great things. And a lot of effect stuff and video processing is basically animating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 I've always used Sony Vegas. It's simple to pick up and quite powerful. Sony Vegas is great and has a intuitive interface. And those tutorials from videocopilot are the shit, just select a few random ones and you'll get it in no time, used to watch loads of them when I was into this stuff. I used Vegas for my videos Me added to the list of Vegas users too. So much lighter in resources and easier to do everything than Premier Pro... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 MOVIEOLA BITCHES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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