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What do pros edit with?

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huckaberry
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i want to know cause all of the videos are amazing
Mar 4 2008 8:45PM
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eheath
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Guessing final cut pro or adobe premier. It doesn't really matter what the program it is, but who the editor is.
Mar 4 2008 8:46PM
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R-B-B
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Windows Movie Maker
Mar 4 2008 8:46PM
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VT_scratch
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yea man that apps legitttt.


all my edits are from there.

everyone should seriously look into getting it, its free if you know ur way around microsoft.com
Mar 4 2008 9:00PM
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CamBrowne
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dude its not how good the program is, it is how creative you are and how good u know how to use the program.
no program will make u instantly good at editing


but most professional production companies use final cut pro or adobe studio
Mar 4 2008 9:06PM
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aidansheahan
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imovie HD fer shure



Mar 4 2008 9:07PM
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Bootros
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I have been using iMovie, but want to move up to Final Cut Express, but am a little hesitant to get into it. It seems more complicated, or else its just tougher after a few beers.
What do you thnk?
Check these vids:
http://www.superhumanmag.com
Mar 4 2008 9:09PM
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snowboardersrule
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adobe has got nothin. the small companies do final cut pro cuz its cheap and the big ones use avid. but fcp has gotten so good that its almost the same as avid.
Mar 4 2008 9:10PM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
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there u go
Mar 4 2008 9:10PM
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Jeff_Lo
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In sports and alot of more indy film types of industries most likely FCP Studio.  For hollywood AVID is the standard from what i've heard.
Mar 4 2008 9:11PM
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huckaberry
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naw like imove and shit doesnt have very many options to use so i wanted to know what there is
Mar 4 2008 9:11PM
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Smuffy
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whats the best free program?
Mar 4 2008 10:10PM
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BigM1218
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I take a video production class in school and we use Final Cut Express to edit everything. If you know how to edit, it's super easy. But if you don't it will definitely take some time to get used to
Mar 4 2008 10:15PM
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snocompton
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Final cut pro hd
vegas 7.0
adobe premiere + after affects
Mar 4 2008 10:18PM
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tele_tom
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for the realy uber-filmmers using 16mm film, they need an entire studio with splicers etc, and a high res scanner, huge-as computer etc.. =a few years of college tuition.
for digital:
adobe premire
final cut pro
lots of plugins that take care of color correcting/effects

they also use creativity, thousands of dollars and spend days editing and rendering.
Mar 4 2008 10:45PM
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Bentley@DOSMedia
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i know of some guys that use Avid as well.
Mar 4 2008 11:10PM
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skiminnesota
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haha just about everything is free if you know your way around the internet...

vista ultimate  is free on microsoft.com  
Mar 4 2008 11:13PM
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Mahre
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I use final cut pro.  Don't really know how to though.
Mar 4 2008 11:21PM
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Tinga
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final cut pro mostly. you need to be pretty good to use it though because its really complicated and such.
Mar 4 2008 11:32PM
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Jeff_Lo
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not really, its like anything else, it takes patience and time to learn.
Mar 5 2008 12:08AM
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The_Oakley_Kid
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thats pretty much right. AVID is tight tho
Mar 5 2008 1:09AM
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eheath
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Its all about practice. It's pretty smooth to use after you're used to it.
Mar 5 2008 1:14AM
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Ryanvdonk
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avid is a pain in the anus.
Mar 5 2008 1:16AM
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Bentley@DOSMedia
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so heres the thing i use Final Cut Pro 6 HD and integrate Motion 3, soundtrack pro, Shake, and DVD Studio Pro all the time.
And in recent news Apple is thinking about selling FCS and that could mean big changes which would suck.
Mar 5 2008 1:35AM
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Bentley@DOSMedia
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Hollywood companies have their own programs. Each production company and such have someone make up their own editing program that suites them the best.
Mar 5 2008 1:36AM
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AdrenalineGarage
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Apparently, No Country for Old Men was edited with FCP.

http://www.macworld.com/article/132277/2008/02/coen.html

It's been my experience that Hollywood uses old flatbed steenbecks, FCP, Avid and a bunch of other stuff, depending on the situation, the editor and what makes sense for the job.
Mar 5 2008 2:38AM
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Smuffy
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is FCP similar to imovie HD in any way? cause ive used that at school.
Mar 5 2008 5:11PM
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Breck_rida181
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the new imovie 08 sucks, but FCP is too damn expensive
Mar 5 2008 5:13PM
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eastchris
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I use a mix between Flash and Imovie/ imovie HD. I know its not perfect but Ilike to be able to draw titles and stuff so flash gets that done. Plus I know it very well
Mar 5 2008 5:58PM
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R-B-B
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a computer
Mar 5 2008 6:00PM
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EMK
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my friend had this 8mm cam that had an edit function. the video he made was truely art.
Mar 5 2008 6:47PM
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tele_tom
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you mean 8mm TAPE, not 8mm FILM right?

Mar 5 2008 6:55PM
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Breck_rida181
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haha holy shit
Mar 5 2008 7:00PM
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Nico_G
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Im guessing final cut, definately not Imovie
Mar 5 2008 8:10PM
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eheath
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lolz not at all. People who have only used windows movie maker and/or iMovie would look at FCP and say "what do i do?".
Mar 5 2008 8:13PM
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BrightonFridays
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windows movie make is definatly the best hands down
Mar 5 2008 8:15PM
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Bentley@DOSMedia
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haha i went from pinnacle to imovie then to fcp. i looked at that shit and taught myself a lot but went and took certification classes anyways.
Motion is what confuses everyone i know. tons of hours spent teaching myself that and its money andd easy.
all bout time and patience
Mar 5 2008 8:56PM
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eheath
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Every time i open up After Effects to see whats up with it, i instantly just quit because i have absolutely no idea what to do haha.
Mar 5 2008 8:57PM
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Dustin.
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that's what i've always seen
Mar 5 2008 8:58PM
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Nico_G
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It does take alot of patience to get good with it but once you do its really good. Good thing My school has a video course which shows you how to use it or else i would be screwed
Mar 5 2008 9:55PM
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BravoWhiskey5280
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adobe premier is semi-legit (alot of options on there)...final cut is my guess in what the pros use...a basic film editing software is MovieMaker though (pretty easy to use)
Mar 6 2008 12:23AM
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Dex
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I dont know but i have a friend who just uses i movie on his macbook.
Mar 6 2008 6:40AM
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Dex
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I dont know but i have a friend who just uses i movie on his macbook.
Mar 6 2008 6:41AM
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rxvcgiii
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This is pretty much right on. I know Adobe Premier Pro like the back of my hand... and although it's a damn good program, it really doesn't mean anything to know it... moving to Final Cut Pro in a few monthes...
Mar 9 2008 4:56AM
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Dakoulas
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Oh wait.....I forgot the finished product is what matters.
Mar 9 2008 6:29AM
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spliff.Life
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final cut pro
adobe

i have vegas 5.0 and you can do a ton of stuff with it, ive been using it for a few years and i only know how to use like 1/2 of it theres so much
Mar 9 2008 10:41AM
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Federation
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I'm getting final cut express
Mar 9 2008 7:20PM
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AngryFromBend
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the new final cut studio 2.0 is beyond amazing.
Mar 9 2008 7:39PM
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huckaberry
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bumppppp
Mar 15 2008 3:22AM
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shabinka
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anything can be free if you know where to look.
It's the interweb.
Mar 15 2008 8:12AM
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Holte
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AVID is the industry standard with the exception of the indie film industry which is moving more and more toward FCP. Many animation studios have their own proprietary animation software, but AVID is too well developed and powerful for editing 4K and even 8K online film scans to be reinvented by every Hollywood company. With that said, AVID is rather difficult to learn and use and not user friendly at all.
Mar 15 2008 10:28AM
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