video production

been wanting to get into playing around with video recently. got ideas for visuals but the only thing i have on my pc is movie maker. which must have come with windows xp. it's ridiculous. so i'm looking for recommendations for software. editing, effects etc. i've used and liked adobe premiere before (long ago) so i know that's pretty solid. is there any free software that does a decent job or is this something where you need to pay (*eyepatch*) to get something that works.

def eyepatch

Adobe After Effects. Once you've figure out a thing or two it's really quite easy to use. If you check out a few tutorials here (scroll down) you should get a feel for how it works http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/

I've always used Sony Vegas. It's simple to pick up and quite powerful.

  On 5/23/2010 at 8:47 PM, futuregirlfriend said:

Adobe After Effects. Once you've figure out a thing or two it's really quite easy to use. If you check out a few tutorials here (scroll down) you should get a feel for how it works http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/

this. it's like Photoshop with a timeline & keyframes. You can do anything with it.

If you want to do realtime motion graphics, try this: http://www.ventuz.com/

It's nodal like Max/MSP but better organized.

i've used after effects long ago and it was more for animation if i remember correctly. not anymore?

  On 5/23/2010 at 8:55 PM, NoResults said:

I've always used Sony Vegas. It's simple to pick up and quite powerful.

it's for video production

though it's seriously lacking when it comes to sound, even with some plugins.

Pinnacle Studio is what used to be Avid, the major app pro industry uses. unlimited trial here although i haven't tried it yet:

http://pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/Home+Video/Studio+Family/Pinnacle+Studio+Ultimate+version+14+Trial?code=studio14trial&cmpid=PN-SL-S14-1

Sony vegas has a terrible terrible name

Sony Vegas is great and has a intuitive interface. And those tutorials from videocopilot are the shit, just select a few random ones and you'll get it in no time, used to watch loads of them when I was into this stuff.

After Effects + Premiere and you're good to go.

I use After Effects for making visuals and post production. What kind of visuals do you have in mind?

Earlier today I fooled around with some particle plugins and wanted to create something warm and old looking...

The film roll scratch looks really weird on a still picture...

  On 5/23/2010 at 11:57 PM, Squee said:

After Effects + Premiere and you're good to go.

 

I use After Effects for making visuals and post production. What kind of visuals do you have in mind?

 

Earlier today I fooled around with some particle plugins and wanted to create something warm and old looking...

 

 

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The film roll scratch looks really weird on a still picture...

Nice Particular or CC Particle world?

I pretty much use After Effects, Vegas and 3DsMax

After effects for creating motion graphics and since your on a PC, I would go with premier for video editing.

I used Vegas for my videos

I use after effects for my animating and it is an amazing piece of software and I will echo the suggestion. It's great for animating, but if you're looking to process some footage, it can do a lot of great things. And a lot of effect stuff and video processing is basically animating.

  On 5/23/2010 at 9:24 PM, sneaksta303 said:

  On 5/23/2010 at 8:55 PM, NoResults said:

I've always used Sony Vegas. It's simple to pick up and quite powerful.

  On 5/23/2010 at 11:53 PM, Berk said:

Sony Vegas is great and has a intuitive interface. And those tutorials from videocopilot are the shit, just select a few random ones and you'll get it in no time, used to watch loads of them when I was into this stuff.

  On 5/24/2010 at 6:24 AM, Fishtank said:

I used Vegas for my videos

Me added to the list of Vegas users too. So much lighter in resources and easier to do everything than Premier Pro...

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