Video editing where to begin?

No one willing to shed some advice?

Why would you get a gh3 without even knowing what glass you're going to get for it...

I mean really, drag your files to the timeline and edit them. Some people prefer vegas or fcp but its all the same idea basically (premiere that is, ae is totally different)

I know what glass I want. I am just going to try out a few different ones. That is what everyone has suggested to me.

haha no idea why you would purchase a camera without first going and playing with your options for glass...but as to the editing part Final Cut Pro X is super easy to use, FCP 7 has more features but steaper learning curve, and as to other programs like Premier I really have no experience.

Once again, I have a few different lenses I am interested in. I want to try out a couple different ones as well. I just didn't buy the camera not knowing what type of glass I would pair up with it.

You're doing all the right things don't worry about it. That OKXLOVECOCK kid up there has been here for a year and you probably know more than him.

To start, what operating system do you have? This may determine whether you use FCP7 or something like Adobe Premiere. I personally use Adobe Premiere CS5, others use CS6, aside from some basic features I doubt you would notice a difference. These programs tend to be a bit pricy and most of us on NS torrent them simply because were not profiting off our works (We make edits, not movies). Regardless, Adobe makes it very easy to import clips to the program and onto the timeline in their natural .mts file type. For this reason I use it, and I have a PC so FCP isn't an option. That's basic framework to get you started, post back in here with any questions you might have about what I said, I'm glad to help.

Thanks. Well, I have never owned a Mac, only PC. I want to build a new computer for editing. You hit the nail on the head. The complete non student package for cs6 is EXPENSIVE, like $1700 expensive. I am weary of using torrents for adobe products, for fear of being sued, downloading programs that will never work properly, or have viruses.

Adobe products are typically extremely safe and easy to torrent. You download the Adobe trial directly from their website, the only thing you're truly torrenting is a patch and keygen program (both VERY easy).

You most likely won't be doing any grading until you really have the basics down, but that can be done using Red Giant's Magic Bullet Looks, which can also be torrented easily (seeing a trend here). Color correction can be down in Premiere, the program isn't quite as developed as the FCP7 equivalent, but it gets the job done.

While Premiere is extremely in-depth, it's amazingly simply if you're patient and take the right steps to learn it.

Don't worry about the torrent man. Like stated above, you are really just using the trial version and getting a code for it.

I tried premiere and fcp, really just personal preference I think.

OP Heres a thread where all the bits and pieces of activating the Adobe software are covered, not in one post, but they're located easily enough.

https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/721753/

I am leaning towards the Olympus 17mm f1.8, looks like it works nicely