tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031449408969171646.post6834205803441881638..comments2023-09-03T06:16:14.979-04:00Comments on DV Fanatics Blog: What is the Best Video NLE Out There?mBloggerDVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493865071313304205noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031449408969171646.post-10153563034941589862013-11-10T11:48:11.477-05:002013-11-10T11:48:11.477-05:00The whole concept of this article is that no singl...The whole concept of this article is that no single NLE is better than all the rest, it all depends upon how well it works for the individual editor. mBloggerDVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493865071313304205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031449408969171646.post-6292606884586877122013-11-10T10:10:58.904-05:002013-11-10T10:10:58.904-05:00"haven't heard many good things about Fin..."haven't heard many good things about Final Cut X either "<br /><br />Yeah, make your decisions based on hearsay. That's always a great way to go. Bravo. Or maybe just ask people that actually know what they're talking about?? Gee, now there's a concept.<br />http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/in-action/azteca/<br /><br />And comparing the age old, DEAD FCP 7 with Premiere is just ludicrous. Especially when FCPX will in fact kick the pants off of PPro in that respect... and you don't even know it's *happening*!Andie Moepsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686208341009655902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031449408969171646.post-6395132595198366052013-11-06T11:19:13.274-05:002013-11-06T11:19:13.274-05:00Premiere is good, and I use it because it's in...Premiere is good, and I use it because it's included in my Adobe Creative Cloud membership, but for fast, intuitive editing, I prefer Edius Pro from Grass Valley. It is what I used the last few years I worked for TV stations doing ENG.Louis Leehttp://www.l2images.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031449408969171646.post-27856210319823961642013-11-06T08:02:45.288-05:002013-11-06T08:02:45.288-05:00As I mentioned to Leo, I personally prefer the Avi...As I mentioned to Leo, I personally prefer the Avid Media Composer, but will use the best tool for the job. In some cases that's Premiere Pro and in some cases it's FCP. I have not had a chance to use FCPX yet, although I have a copy on my system.<br /><br />As far as maximizing my render speeds, in the Avid, as long as I import or transcode my source media to codecs that are native to the Avid, <a href="http://blog.dvfanatics.com/2013/07/digital-video-renderingexport-strategies.html" rel="nofollow">rending and export speeds are maximized</a>.mBloggerDVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493865071313304205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031449408969171646.post-88692581332411729302013-11-06T07:51:05.828-05:002013-11-06T07:51:05.828-05:00Thanks Leo, the Avid Media Composer is my edit too...Thanks Leo, the Avid Media Composer is my edit tool of choice as well. If given the choice, I will always use Avid. In my market, there are facilities that use tools other than Avid and if I want the gig, it's important for me to know those tools as well. So it depends on the market.<br /><br />I don't consider After Effects an editing tool either, but I find it important to know After Effects. Even if the facility uses Avid Media Composer, a lot of times the graphics are done in After Effects. It can save a lot of time being able to jump from Media Composer into After Effects. That's one <a href="http://blog.dvfanatics.com/2013/02/what-i-like-about-adobe-premiere-pro.html" rel="nofollow">advantage that Premiere Pro has</a> - it can have After Effects comps right in it's timeline, just like <a href="http://blog.dvfanatics.com/2013/06/avid-fx-boris-red-in-avid-media-composer.html" rel="nofollow">Media Composer has Avid FX</a>.mBloggerDVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493865071313304205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031449408969171646.post-81491917465648188712013-11-06T02:35:27.645-05:002013-11-06T02:35:27.645-05:00I personally prefer Premiere over Final Cut 7. The...I personally prefer Premiere over Final Cut 7. The rendering time is a killer on FC. I also haven't heard many good things about Final Cut X either. What are some of the things you do to ensure your computer rendering speeds stay at their max?Joe Fortehttp://dmakproductions.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031449408969171646.post-81312576092151902142013-11-05T17:31:14.404-05:002013-11-05T17:31:14.404-05:00"but it is necessary to know all of the editi..."but it is necessary to know all of the editing systems out there".<br />I'm not sure that's true in all cases. I'm a pro editor (that's where I make my money) & I edit exclusively on Media Composer. Why? It's the system I know & the one I am still learning. I want to be as proficient with MC as possible and that means constantly learning. I don't want to give up a second of learning MC because I'm learning a new edit system. I have no want to learn on a Mac and will not invest my time learning iOS or Final Cut. I've never lost a customer because I'm not using or know how to use FCX. I certainly wouldn't delay a project because I didn't know how to edit in Premiere or Vegas (although Vegas Video was my 1st edit platform). I don't want to come off smug or an Avid fan-boy, Media Composer is my tool of choice, I can deliver projects on time with it and most important, there is so much more I need to learn. With only so much time available to absorb new techniques, I can't afford to give up any time to learn new edit platform- it takes too much time to be really good at editing. <br />Last thought (maybe a little fab-boy-ish), with the exception of After Effects, which I don't consider and editor, there is nothing offered by the other edit platforms that MC can't do.<br />Thanks again for a good read!<br />Leo Mahoney<br />Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446076285023263088noreply@blogger.com