magicdavek
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Jarred, etc.
What about the possibility of doing a section on iMovie along with the other NLE's. Before dismissing the idea outright, please read:
As background, I was a Premiere user when iMovie was introduced. Then, I switched from Premiere to Final Cut Pro when FCP was introduced (I purchased as version 1.2). At that time, I looked down my nose at iMovie - certainly it could do nothing worthwhile, especially because it was free and I laid out big bucks for Premiere and FCP! Then iMovie 2 came out, and I allowed myself to stoop so low as to try it out. Much to my surprise, I was very impressed with the speed and ease of use of the program.
Now a host of plug-ins have surfaced to make this a more capable and professional resource. Check out www.geethree.com or www.virtix.com. They have some very cool stuff that makes video edited in iMovie look top notch. Especially check out Slick volumes 5 and 6 and you'll know what I mean. Plug-in packs from these places cost only $29 to $69. The same plug ins would cost hundreds for FCP (although some capabilities, of course, are already built into FCP).
Another place to check out is www.dtp42.com/fx/ which has a product that eliminates shaky video. It's sort of like having an after-the-fact Glidecam (I'm sure not as good, but impressive nonetheless). This feature alone would be worth having iMovie handy.
Because most of what I do involves multi-camera shoots, I have to use FCP. However, on projects where I am assembling clips either documentary style, or music video style, or slide show style, I find iMovie much quicker and more efficient than FCP or Premiere. It gets the job done without lots of extra bells and whistles or multilayered menus. Honestly, you could edit an entire documentary quickly and easily in iMovie. I would have no trouble imagining a DVX100 user whose primary NLE was iMovie, depending on the kind of work he or she does.
As someone who loves FCP and relies heavily on it, here's my assessment - when a project I'm doing CAN be done in iMovie, I do it in iMovie. While I may FEEL more professional using FCP, I value my time more than warm feelings. With certain projects, there is no way to tell the difference in the final product as to which NLE it was done on.
Any thoughts?
What about the possibility of doing a section on iMovie along with the other NLE's. Before dismissing the idea outright, please read:
As background, I was a Premiere user when iMovie was introduced. Then, I switched from Premiere to Final Cut Pro when FCP was introduced (I purchased as version 1.2). At that time, I looked down my nose at iMovie - certainly it could do nothing worthwhile, especially because it was free and I laid out big bucks for Premiere and FCP! Then iMovie 2 came out, and I allowed myself to stoop so low as to try it out. Much to my surprise, I was very impressed with the speed and ease of use of the program.
Now a host of plug-ins have surfaced to make this a more capable and professional resource. Check out www.geethree.com or www.virtix.com. They have some very cool stuff that makes video edited in iMovie look top notch. Especially check out Slick volumes 5 and 6 and you'll know what I mean. Plug-in packs from these places cost only $29 to $69. The same plug ins would cost hundreds for FCP (although some capabilities, of course, are already built into FCP).
Another place to check out is www.dtp42.com/fx/ which has a product that eliminates shaky video. It's sort of like having an after-the-fact Glidecam (I'm sure not as good, but impressive nonetheless). This feature alone would be worth having iMovie handy.
Because most of what I do involves multi-camera shoots, I have to use FCP. However, on projects where I am assembling clips either documentary style, or music video style, or slide show style, I find iMovie much quicker and more efficient than FCP or Premiere. It gets the job done without lots of extra bells and whistles or multilayered menus. Honestly, you could edit an entire documentary quickly and easily in iMovie. I would have no trouble imagining a DVX100 user whose primary NLE was iMovie, depending on the kind of work he or she does.
As someone who loves FCP and relies heavily on it, here's my assessment - when a project I'm doing CAN be done in iMovie, I do it in iMovie. While I may FEEL more professional using FCP, I value my time more than warm feelings. With certain projects, there is no way to tell the difference in the final product as to which NLE it was done on.
Any thoughts?