Re: FLASH: desktop video...

[Michael@BTW]

Well its sort of a toss up. Final Cut Pro is an excellent video editor, more

stable than Premiere and far more powerful editing features. However,

AfterEffects is an excellent hi-end editing/compositing package, and an

industry standard. You can do much of what you can do with the base version

of AE using FCP, however, AE has a wealth of great plug-ins that can take

you to the professional level (if you have the budget). If you see yourself

producing simpler video presentations at a home studio, FCP is probably more

than you will ever need, however if you see yourself working for a major

studio in the future, than using Premiere to capture/write and AE to compose

will probably be a better move. Finally, Apple has been a bit spotty about

supporting its graphics software (QTVR Authoring Studio!), which makes me

nervous about putting much faith in FCP long term, however much I like the

current version.



PS we do some editing for a guy with a GL-1, and I agree it is a very nice

little cam, excellent video quality and works with Apple's fire wire very

nicely.

 

> 

> Having limited experience with video i'm looking to invest in an entry level

> system that will give me an opportunity to learn, while still presenting the

> ability to produce smaller projects. The Cannon GL-1 looks like the best fit

> for my budget at the moment, but i'm wondering if it's better to buy into

> Apple's Final Cut with the expectation that it will continue to improve...

> or just do the usual and buy Adobe's Premiere & After Effects.

> 

> Does anybody have practical experience with these three products that can

> make recommendations? Are there any significant pitfalls to either line-up

> that i should be aware of? Why did Macromedia let Final Cut go... it seems

> like such a logical extension of their web oriented line-up?

> 

> 

> thanks,

> 

> -james

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