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Let me clear this mess up

X-greg_webb
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Nov 14, 2002, 12:41 PM

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I charged 1200. the couple are from my church and could afford it.They new it was what I wanted to do and call it charity as well as me selling myself.I paid money to our church for use of two sp beta cams, and the edit suite. The quality looked as good as tv, even on auto settings. The cameras are shoulder mounts and the tripods where bigger broadcast style. It was easier for me to go hand held for a lot of the shooting since it was less ubtrusive. ( something I learned from this forum ) The footage was a little shakey when I zoomed in but they are shoulder mounted cameras and over all, were steady.The segment I missed was still captured on my second camera. All audio was caught as well so nothing was missed except for a piece on the one camera which I fixed in editing. I said the job was easier then I thought it would be. I was nervouse working with full beta cams and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. Once again. I am sorry if I offeneded anyone. I will be building a website soon and posting some clips from this weding. Now can we please drop this subject and move on. I have a second wedding coming up soon and would liketo be prepared. I do have a question about editing. Is it true that mac computers are 20 times better then pc when it comes to graphic arts ? the sound person ( Jason ) at my church says I am better off with a imac 1ghz then a dual p4 tillion ghz, is this true?
Thank you
God bless
Greg

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Nov 14, 2002, 12:46 PM

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Glad to hear that you had such gfreat success and it truly ios a miracle to be of service to thers and being able to give them such a nice peace of memory.
IT is never about what you get from the client but what you can give them.
Money is just the means, never the motivator for creativity, whose who do it only for the cash need to look at their calling.
And MAc, i don't know but mac's have always been the premier tool for graphicsd and video.
Go tery one and let us know

X-Mark_Newman
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Nov 14, 2002, 12:52 PM

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Get what you can afford and what your use to. Both have the power to do what you need. Both have excellent software.
If you get a pc, get Vegas Video 3.
If you get a Mac, get final cut pro.
This one is better then the other is nothing more than opinions.
Not only look at the computer but look at the availablity and prices of accessories.
If you want to use a Storm later on, you need a PC. Dont think they make them for the mac.
So the key thing is when looking to buy a computer is:
1) what are you use to and comfortable with.
2) Whats it going to cost
3) what am I using it for and will it satisfy my needs now and later on.
4) How easy is it to upgrade later on and the cost of the upgrades
Mark

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Nov 14, 2002, 3:37 PM

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There is no truth to the statement that macs are better than PCs for video editing or graphics work. This used to be true, it is no longer.
Get the machine that works for you. If you get a mac you'd better like Final Cut Pro. Which is a good program. If you get a PC, Avid XPress DV is my personal NLE. I like it as I was able to port over to it from the Media Composer... Same basic interface, just not as many horses under the hood. Vegas Video, as was recommended earlier is an excellent choice as well. Both of these programs require no hardware accelleration, although you may wish to look into it. Matrox and Canopus both offer excellent solutions.
You may want to think about buying a turn-key solution rather than buying all the parts separately and configuring it yourself. The warranty for all the pieces is with one company rather than having to deal with separate warranties for each piece of your system. Often the cost is comparable if not a bit less for the turnkey.
Oh, and as to the dual chip machine. Be sure the editor you're going to use will benefit from a second processor. I do know that Final Cut Pro does. Not sure about Avid or Vegas Video.
Good luck getting off the ground,
Fred

X-Doug_Graham
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Nov 15, 2002, 8:39 PM

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Greg,
Do you ENJOY trolling? Sure seems that way, from your recent posts. First we get a great flame war going based on the way you described your initial foray into wedding video, and now you want to start a Mac-vs.-PC war? Must we?
Both Macs and PCs do great video editing. Which one you choose depends largely on your personal preferences. Ignore all the "Macs are better" and the "PCs are cheaper" proselytes out there. Try them both and decide which one YOU like.
If I were choosing a video editing setup from scratch, I'd first decide which editing user interface I felt most comfortable using (some popular choices are Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Vegas Video, Pinnacle Edition, and Avid Xpress DV). Do this by getting a hands-on demo of your top choices, or if you can't manage that, then order an instructional tape or book and study that. Then I'd figure out whether my choice had a compatible real-time capture card available for it, and whether I needed real-time capability. Next, I'd pick the computer platform that supported my NLE software and hardware choices. Finally, I would decide whether I knew enough about that particular computer and its hardware and software components to risk building the system myself from scratch, or if I should buy a system assembled and tuned from an experienced systems integrator.
Regards,
Doug Graham