Hey all, tried searching, but wanted to know if anyone uses adobe premier pro or premier elements, which is better for a beginner??

Windows movie maker is a bit poo

 

Elements is the easier version, after effects has all the filters and stuff to make your vids look cool.

I used WMM, but am gonna use Premiere for my next vid, however the file sizes it makes are huge for some reason.

 

sony vegas is gangsta!

 

If your just starting out windows movie maker is alright but your limited with options and effects.If your serious about it try pinnacle studio plus!!!!

 

Windows Movie Maker has a sequel, called Movie Maker II. You download it from Windows Update, it's got quite a bit more options and filters and stuff.

Second is Pinnacle, easy to use and comes in bundle with its on hardware.
So, no hassles whatsoever. you buy the whole package, and you're done.

I have Adobe Premiere and it's the least friendly software i ever had.
Even coming from Photoshop,
there's a thousand softwares more friendly and easy than Premiere.

 

I have premier and elements free

so elements is easier?

i've used WMM2 but it just seems a bit tacky and the output doesn't seem great.

Dave, do you use firewire or usb to download vid?
any tips for getting the most out of wmm2???

 

Firewire w/ a dedicated IEEE1394 PC card is the basic tool to "acquire" video stream from your camera.
If it's a MiniDV tape camera, of course,
since raw MiniDV data stream is sooo dense you'll never be able using USB.

(A 60-minute MiniDV tape will hold approximately 13 Gigabytes of data in this form of usage as the DV video format has a constant data rate of 3.6 Megabytes per second (3.6 MB/s × 60 seconds × 60 minutes = 12,960 MB per hour, divided by 1024 = 12.66 GB per hour) [Wikipedia]

Movie Maker isn't really challenging a software: there's no hidden functions or time to waste comprehending it.
Just have to play with it a bit and cut&paste as it meets your taste.

 

Ok so i need an IEEE thingy,

any UK people recommend a good one?

 

Ok looking at a few IEEE1394 PC cards on ebay, my camera is a sony so has the (4pin) i link,

Am i better going for something like this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...link:middle:uk

or paying a bit more money for
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...link:middle:uk

i already have 6 usb sockets so don't necessarily need any more.

Ideally do i wanna go 4pin - 4pin, or is 4pin to 6pin good enough?

They seem really cheap, are there better ones out there or will these be fine?

 

Basicaly, whatever fits your camcorder. I bough my card and cable from jessops for 15 quid. Works fine and nos hassles.

As long as it has a firewire port for your cam, anything else is just a bonus.

 

**** that rubbish.

This is what you need.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Matrox-RT-2500...QQcmdZViewItem

( i may actually want to buy that... damn )

 

Very nice . . .

 

adobe premeire pro is the ****. ive been using it for 4 years now and its the best ive used so far....sony vegas is pretty good tho.

 

I'm just stumbling into video editing, so need to learn the basics. the only reason i'm using premier pro is becuase i have a free copy. might try elements if it's easier to use.

Have you got any tips for premier pro for a complete newb?

Are there any FREE tutorials online that i can check out? to get me started?

Anyone know how to edit out numberplates?

 

Premiere is just a **** to use, same with photoshop. But once you can use it it becomes your best friend.

I'm still at the stage of throwing the pc out the window everytime I try to make a vid.

 

use Sony Veags mate and USB 2.0 should be quick enuf if you dont have firewirewirewire