Apple- Any good video editing software?

(venom93corba) · (venom93corba) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 09-26-2009, 11:04 AM

Hey i'd like to start making some good video's. For MAC's what is some good video editing software besides iMovie.

(wakesurf12) · (wakesurf12) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 09-26-2009, 11:23 AM

Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express...

Thread over.

(brinks) · (brinks) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 09-26-2009, 1:05 PM

You also have Adobe Premiere and all the Avid NLE's as well

murrayair 09-26-2009, 7:06 PM

Go with Final Cut Express. You don't need Pro unless you're getting into some really heavy duty editing. Plus Pro will run you $1200-1400, while express is only a $200 and has everything you'll need for most projects.

On the Adobe side, you can get Premiere Elements for around $100, which, like Final Cut Express, will have almost everything you'll need. The full version of Premiere runs $600-700 and is a great program, but has more that what most people will ever use.

(elliemac) · (elliemac) **Join Date: Sep 2009** 10-03-2009, 10:07 PM

We use Final Cut Pro in my Advanced Broadcast Journalism class, and it's amazing. I have Final Cut Express on my laptop at home and love that too, would get Pro if I could though...

(venom93corba) · (venom93corba) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 10-04-2009, 6:16 AM

How is the learning curve from iMovie to Final Cut Express. iMovie is the only thing I've ever used.

(elliemac) · (elliemac) **Join Date: Sep 2009** 10-04-2009, 12:26 PM

I started out using iMovie and found the transition to Final Cut pretty smooth. All of the tools you would need to make a decent video are pretty straightforward, and I was able to teach myself to use all of the cool filters and such without encountering many problems.

(fiveohfilms) · (fiveohfilms) **Join Date: Oct 2009** 10-04-2009, 6:29 PM

i use final cut express for all my videos. i have no problems with it. i went from iMovie to FCE 4 and it wasnt too bad of a transition at all. couple tutorials on you tube to get you started and you'll be fine. i have all my clips on fiveohfilms.wordpress.com check it out