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Author
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Topic: Video Editing Materials
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Slick84
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posted 12-27-2000 07:23 PM
Hey, I've been involved in film making for about a year now and I was wondering if any of you veteran film makers could fill me in on the methods of editing. So far I have made a movie and edited w/ vcr dubbing, but that isn't possible to do anymore, because of the ambitious projects I am undertaking. I need to know what materials are neccessary to edit a movie on a computer. Please include everything needed. And I do not have a digital camera, so anything about digital editing will not help me. Thanks for your help. |
It's Alive! Productions
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posted 12-27-2000 09:05 PM
O.K Dude, welcome to the world of nonlinear editing. First thing you will need a capture card,I reccomend the studio dc10 plus from pinnacle, next you will need either a hard drive with a large amount of memory,about 20 gigs should be good,or a cd burner,pound for pound it's the best value.Then you're gonna need about 128 RAM.
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fanjazzma
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posted 12-28-2000 12:20 AM
hey! maybe you can help me too! i need to get a card too. why do you recomend a certain card? do they perform differently?also,how much does it cost?
thanx |
MacFury
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posted 12-28-2000 01:41 AM
If you gave us your current setup (camera, computer, etc.) we might be able to give you a better answer. Are you sure you don't want to go digital? I can assure you it makes the entire process much easier. You might want to look into getting a FireWire(1394) card for your computer and a Sony analog to Digital Video converter box. This would let you capture your footage with an analog camera and then painlessly convert it to DV and vis a versa. |
SAFilms
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posted 12-28-2000 04:50 AM
20 gigs?good video runs at 50mins of footage per 20 gigs. that's uncompressed 640x480 avi. i don't recommend any compression on video you will be exporting to video again. i'm going to be buying a 45gb here soon to work on my oh-so top secret story. good lord, i wish final draft 5 would arrive quicker. anyhow, i recommend getting your hands on a copy of adobe premiere 5. I don't want to hear how you do it, but it should be done. second, the dc10 capture card is a fine buy at 100 bucks. third, if you don't already have one, a video card migth come in handy, but isn't required. 128 mb of RAM is good. 256 mb RAM is better. I recommend at least 600 MHz computer, so your previews match up audio/video. I used to edit on a 266 and the video ran slower than the audio. RAM will not match up the two. MHz will, though. You'll need a VCR, too, for output of the DC10. You'll need, of course, speakers for the computer. You'll need a sound card for audio in/out. You'll need AV cables for both in and out. You'll need ... ... i can't think of anythign else. oh yeah, a TV for output previewing.
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DackL
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posted 12-28-2000 07:11 PM
Well, actually you NEED a video card, or else your gonna have trouble finding a place to plug your monitor into  . I recommend getting one with at least 16Meg. |
dss
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posted 12-28-2000 09:51 PM
Here is my setup (which I mostly recommend)AMD Athlon 700mhz (you can get something much faster for cheaper now a days)
Asus K7V Motherboard
384MB PC100 SDRAM (more RAM for video editing speed and lower amount of Premiere crashes 
19" Monitor (You really need 19" or larger for editing.)
6X DVD-ROM drive (You gotta have DVD these days, and the newer drives are fast (over 10X) and have great CD-ROM speeds)
Plextor 8x CDR/RW (I recommend all of Plextor's drives and their newer 12X drives. Need to have a burner so you can share your creations with others.)
Maxtor 40GB ATA/66 7200rpm Hard drive (Have a primary drive with some speed and space for your editing software and regular programs)
Maxtor 80GB ATA/100 5400rpm Hard drive (A larger yet slightly slower drive for your huge DV files)
Pinnacle Systems DV300 Firewire Board
(If you are buying for the first time, make sure to get a DV camera and a DV board. Any of the Pinnacle DV firewire boards are excellent. I think the greatest right now is the DV500 because it also has analog inputs.)
Sony DCR-TRV310 Digital8 Camera w/Firewire (I like this camera because of its price, LCD size, and compatibility) Many cameras from Sony and Canon are recommended.
Software: Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe AfterEffects, and Ulead's MediaStudio Pro (I found these the most important tools in my large "arsenal") I hope you found this information useful. In case anyone cares, I'm a PC & Video nut and build computers. The above setup sure costs a bunch but well worth it in the long run. Good luck! ------------------
-DSS- Director, Producer,
Editor, and Actor of
Counter-Strike: The Movie [This message has been edited by dss (edited 12-28-2000).] |
I'm Scared Sarge
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posted 12-28-2000 10:41 PM
OK, if you have a video card and an analog video camera, get a Pinnacle Studio DC10+. Get it at www.mwave.com for $80.If you dont have a video card and have an analog camera, get a Matrox Marvel G400-TV. If you have a digital camera, get either a Pinnacle Studio DV or a ADS Pyro Digital Video. Both are about $100 Phew, a lot of UBB Hey Dss, thats just like my new setup I just built execpt I have an 800 mhz Thunderbird 
I even have the same exact camera. I just dont have a DVD player.  Anyway... Best deal is the DC10+ since you dont have digital (oops just saw that in your post) If you already have a computer, plug a DC10+ in it and away you go! (Thats what I did with my old AMD 300 mhz 64 mb ram piece of junk. It worked good too!) Hope that helps! ------------------
J.D. Morgan |
dss
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posted 12-29-2000 12:34 AM
Don't you just love the TRV310!------------------
-DSS- Director, Producer,
Editor, and Actor of
Counter-Strike: The Movie | |
