I've been thinking about buying an ibook G3 500 or 700 to do my DV imports and edits. I'll probably buy a couple of external firewire 40gb hardrives to hold the videos.
I need your opinion on this. Is iMovie a good editor?
I don't know, try to help me on this.
if your spending the money on a decent ibook (please go at least 700) and firewire drives get decent software (not imovie or premier), get final cut, or avid dv (except avid requires a g4 processer).
F this s
whats got into him?
..he cant take critisism
well great there goes the band
There are three sides to every story. My side, your side, and the truth. And no one is lying. Memories shared serve each one differently.
-Robert Evans
Why isn't iMovie a good option?
I mean, it's simplicity is what attracts me, I'm not aiming for succesful mega blockbuster, but something decent to edit my movies on.
Anyways, inform me on the subject.
Is it possible with iMovie to do the 'green background' thingy?
I heard something that I could put certain colors to be transparent.
Help please.
the pros
-decent default title animations
-click and drag media files
-dvd authoring
the cons
-digitizing is non time code based, its just click record to start and click record again when finished. no taking media offline then re-diging, or sending your bins somewhere else or exporting an edl.
-i'm pretty sure if i remember correctly, there is no audio video file/track seperation.
-effects are going to be cheesy useless annoying effects. effects that draw attention to themselves rather than staying hidden and improving your sequence.
-does not support 'green background' thingy effects.
-its an "I"product.
basicly with all these kinds of programs imovie, windows media editor, pennicle 8, random circut city "Dv movie maker" software, its like trying to explain to someone why hitler's bad.
F this s
whats got into him?
..he cant take critisism
well great there goes the band
There are three sides to every story. My side, your side, and the truth. And no one is lying. Memories shared serve each one differently.
-Robert Evans
What about Final Cut Pro?
Would a 700 ibook be able to resist FCP?
I've heard it'sthe ultimate DV editing program. Is this true?
yes get fpc.
yes.
no, avid is.
on side note if you're a student you can get fpc for 300.
F this s
whats got into him?
..he cant take critisism
well great there goes the band
There are three sides to every story. My side, your side, and the truth. And no one is lying. Memories shared serve each one differently.
-Robert Evans
FC3 is fantastic and should run just fine on the ibook G3... only I'd go for 700 or 800 if possible.
If you're after something simple it's superbly user friendly, and using the short cuts enables you to cut very quickly. But no doubt you'll start wanted more when you get going and with FC3 you'll really have everything you want. Colour correcting for one, which seems to be avoided in DV film-making... chroma keying (with blue or green screen), makes even animated and all sorts possible (if you also have photoshop 7 etc)
Bottom line: imovie will cut it, and a little more, FC3 will do anything you want to do (in this early days).
