advice on my movie makin setup please

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Pog

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hi,
I'm new to the dvx and relatively new to NLE on a mac. The plan is to make a short or two and then a feature film fairly soon using my dvx100b.

My editing set up is a 20'' imac with 2gb ram and FCE. Can i get by with FCE and produce good quality dvd's of my movies? Or do you really need FCP?

I'm interested in a monitor, do i need a special monitor for the editing process to be able to judge what your true picture looks like in the editing process for final output to dvd and for shooting on location to check the picture? Any advice here would be really appreciated.

Its only lately that i've been able to spend more time with my dvx and cruise the forum which is great.
 
Color Correction:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=47800
for further reading use the search function, as there are LOTS of threads and post about this.

As for FCP...well again there is a section for FC and it's users, and I'm sure some cursory searches will bring up much....in fact I did exactly this(I was curious as I've never used FCE, as I'm usually a PC guy) and within 5 minutes I discvered that for one FCE only has a 2-way color corrector, while FCP has the three-way....do a little searching, browsing, and reading, and you'll find what you need.
 
n FCE, I had problem editing 24pa footage.
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i dont think it supports 24p but i use a pal cam which is 25p so i think i might be okay and FCP is pretty expensive like 500/600 pounds. So i need to look into it.
 
FCE does work with 24p and 24pa footage but it imports it as 60i. In other words, it has the "look" of 24 frames per second but it is interlaced so you see jaggies. Also, you can't bring 60i footage into FCE and edit on a 24fps timeline to achieve slow motion.
 
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Pog, what's your budget for your movie making setup?

just woundered because if you don't have the money to get FCP, how the hell are you going to shoot a feature film?
 
I transitioned from FCE to FCP recently. If you are planning on a feature film, then 24pA will look better, but will be easier to edit in FCP. With the whole FCS, you get the application color which has a lot of cool abilities as well as filters. If you are doing any sort of DVD distribution/design, DVD Studio Pro is great, as well as Motion and Soundtrack Pro. FCE as you know is just FC, ST, and LT.
 
I would say worry about the needs you have for your shorts, and then decide if what you have meets those needs. If not I say change the short so that it does (it's cheaper and forces you to be creative). It's not so much what you have as how you use it. Just get out there and start shooting, man! Its easy to get trapped worrying about equipment, all you need to worry about is content and getting a good image with what you have.
 
cheers for the replys guys

I would say worry about the needs you have for your shorts, and then decide if what you have meets those needs. If not I say change the short so that it does (it's cheaper and forces you to be creative). It's not so much what you have as how you use it. Just get out there and start shooting, man! Its easy to get trapped worrying about equipment, all you need to worry about is content and getting a good image with what you have
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yes i agree, i'm starting a film next month, although it sorta feels like i've left it a little late to study for an exam in regards to operating the cam and lighting but this is the best way to get your finger out and just get going. The film is based on a good screenplay and i want to do it justice.

Everyday i'm learning more about FCE, i'm using a tutorial book which i find helpful. Meanwhile i've been wondering how to see a true representation of my image during the editing process. But yes i've been told to read more and look into a monitor.

Right now all i've been doing is shooting random stuff here and there, capture and and view it, then burn a dvd and watch that. The dvd's can have jaggy outlines or fail to impress me.

Cheers
 
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The jagged edges are probably the result of 24p on a regular NTSC television. or rather burning 24p in 60i. You might want to try shooting 30p and 60i and see how those are different on your television as far as jagged edges are concerned. Most of my stuff doesn't really end up on a TV so I just try to get it to look as good as I can on a standard computer monitor.
 
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I would say worry about the needs you have for your shorts, and then decide if what you have meets those needs. If not I say change the short so that it does (it's cheaper and forces you to be creative). It's not so much what you have as how you use it. Just get out there and start shooting, man! Its easy to get trapped worrying about equipment, all you need to worry about is content and getting a good image with what you have.
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man that's good advice! it's very ture Mister Stocks
this is such a good advice...can you make this as I said it :happy: haha
 
Oh, well, okay then, haha. Guess I missed that part.

To Ryvac: Oh, crap, did I steal something you have said. If so, I apologize. Whoops. I guess good advice is universal enough that I should have checked to see if someone beat me to it.
 
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