Good editing software for HVX200 and a PC ...

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shortys50

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OK so im awaiting my HVX200 from B&H and i need to find editing software for this. I would like a list of a few different good ones if possible. I want it to be hopefully easy to learn .. lol .. .I am completely PC here and for now will stay that way.. PLease help me out !! Thanks all!! :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
Premiere edits DVCpro natively and is very much like FCP in its appearance and operation with the added benefit of excellent implementation along with all the other Adobe products.

Edius edits DVCpro natively as well, but I cannot comment on it.

Sony Vegas with Raylight will give you native DVCpro editing and is my preferred platform. It seems to be the easiest to learn.
 
On a PC platform I would recommend Avid MC or Adobe Premiere. I don't know much about Vegas other than it's cheap and easy to learn/use. IMO it is better to learn a more complicated system first. The first NLE I ever touched was Avid and it helped me be able to use several other systems. Kinda like learning piano, if you know it you can play just about any instrument.
 
Best integrated with the HVX200 (Mac or PC) is Edius Broadcast. Relatively easy to learn, but not as feature-rich as some of the others. But far and away the best P2 implementation.

Second-best integrated (Mac or PC) is Premiere Pro CS3. Harder to learn, but the suite of apps is fantastic; AE and Photoshop are industry standards.

These two really are heads and shoulders above the rest in terms of P2 integration.
 
You really gotta give SpeedEDIT by NewTek a try. Natively handles our beloved DVCPro .mxf files as well as most other codecs installed on your computer.

I wish NewTek had a demo, but many dealers are so sure about SpeedEDIT's easy learning curve and real time capabilities that they will offer a money back guarantee. I don't know of any that have had to give the money back. :D

My two GFX guys are FCP diehards, but after a couple sessions they admitted they would have hated to use FCP. They haven't sold their MAC's, but one is using SpeedEDIT on his personal MAC now. Man I love that. :)

Like everything, depending on what you do daily, you will like different applications. Figure out what your daily workflow will need and get what works for you. Don't "assume" one guys "must have" is what you "MUST HAVE". :)
I wish you luck. :thumbsup:
 
I switch between Edius and Premiere.

Edius benefits for me: Main one is the realtime performance. I have a standard PC with no editing hardware added and I get great realtime performance. If I tried any of the colour-correcting on the fly in Premiere, it would have to render.

The Bin is much better and easier to work with.
Importing P2 files is better as you can see the clips in the same way you would with P2 viewer - as opposed to just a filename.

Premiere benefits for me: Much better audio filters out of the box, easier audio editing on the timeline. Integration with other Adobe products.

Both good though.
 
Vegas baby

now to mention on what William was saying, Vegas is often the easiest to learn because it is based on Windows the closest out of all NLEs, and with a solid XP pro install you can trust Vegas never to crash, and IF it were to, and I should know since with unstable overclock settings everything would crash often, but Vegas never lost the progress.... time after time, Vegas saved it all, until I finally shaved enough for my computer to run rock solid stable 24hs Prime95. Gibraltar-rock solid. Vegas never hiccups... unless I have the video card up high or the memory too far...
 
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That's what I thought.

I've read reports that Edius runs in Bootcamp. I thought there might be issues with the hardware key, but apparently not.

Coming from a FCP background, is Edius a treat or a trick?
 
David S. said:
Ted, are you representing that SpeedEDIT is a Mac compatible application?

I don't think you can run it on the Mac OS.
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Sorry, I've been playing in the mountains for a couple days. :)
The nice thing about progress is that the OS isn't as important now days. :thumbup:

I personally don't use SpeedEDIT on a Mac, but my GFX guy does.
I also know of several people on the NewTek forums who use SpeedEDIT on a MAC.
Feel free to ask how it works.
http://www.newtek.com/forums/
Go down about half way and you'll find the SpeedEDIT threads.
 
Avid does everything but 1080 24PA natively. DV Film's Raylight MXFX converts from 1080 24PA/60i to 1080 24PA that Avid can handle in a true 24P timeline. In either case you just drop the clips into an <Drive>:\Avid Mediafiles\# directory and the clips will appear in the media tool, no import step or CODEC conversion necessary.

IMHO, Avid is the best brand overall, but their entry level products (xPress Pro and Media Composer) are not quite as good as Final Cut Pro on Apple. If you want to do "As Hollywood Does", Avid is the way to go. If you want to grow beyond Media Composer, be prepared to invest in hardware or switch to Apple. If a Red Camera is in your future, be prepared to switch to Apple.

Adobe Premiere is a full suite that works on the PC that a lot of people like.
They bought the DV Rack product, bundled it in as 'On Location' and removed Avid support from it.

I downloaded the Edius Broadcast demo, tried it, and removed it. It just didn't do enough for me...

Bob
 
I disagree with David's comment that Premiere is better integrated than FCP on a Mac for p2 work.

That view, I believe, reflects the fact that Premiere will work mxf natively.

Some find that important, and others don't.
 
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