X-Tara
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Apr 25, 2003, 5:38 AM
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Re: Premiere vs. FCP in the montage category
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Hiya Joel,
Well, I just went over to those boards, and it sounds like even the people who
use Premiere aren't terribly happy with it, mostly because of the bugs and the
numerous workarounds you have to employ to get a finished project. That
definitely has given me a shove in the right direction.
And yes, my husband is slowly coming around. When I first mentioned I wanted
to do this kind of work, he was low key about it until he actually saw a
montage. Then he got interested. But then one night in our office (aka the
spare bedroom) where we have my Mac in one corner and his PC in the other, I
was scrubbing back and forth to synch up an audio track to a video clip of this
guy singing the same song at karaoke. I'm sure you're familiar with the sounds
of running back and forth over the same frames over and over...
"What the heck are you doing over there?"
And he came over and I explained what I was trying to do. He sat there and was
utterly fascinated. So much so in fact that he 'invested' in the business (hence
my gorgeous new G4, but that also came about because I was losing serious
amounts of sleep rendering stuff on my iMac DV SE 400 and he was getting
lonely sleeping with just the dog).
Even tho' I haven't actually jumpstarted the business yet (the 3 montages I've
done so far have been freebies for family & friends), I now have the demo
material to start pounding the pavement, and he jokes that once I'm making
tons of money he'll come and work for me (heck of a jump from Operations
Manager/Mortgage Underwriter to video editing, but he's genius with a
computer). He even said he'll learn how to work with a Mac (the PC/Mac debate
has been waged throughout the years with us, since he comes from a DOS
background), so I couldn't ask for anything more (of course, I didn't mention
anything about PC software, I'll hold onto that for now).
So yeah, I could see the definite appeal of working with the spouse, especially
if I'm the boss... (bwahahaha).
Until then, I'll settle for his investment capital.
;^D
Thanks again for all your help. I'll let you know how it goes at the Apple Store
tomorrow.
: Hi Tara,
: : I'll definitely also check out the forum you recommended before parting with
: : my husband's hard earned money (gee, he'll be so thrilled).
: I've been trying to get my wife interested in editing ever since I started, nearly
16 years ago (ackk - I just realized that's a long time - this age thing creeps up
on you). She's a trained printmaker and oil painter but has no interest in
computers......damn.
: Joel
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