Let us know ones you know and like. How much is actual ownership cost, how stable are they?

Variants suggested:

Sony vegas Pro 12

Prices from $340 for Edit version, $260 for student version

• http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegaspro

Avid Media Composer 7

Prices at about $795, $295 for student version

• http://www.avid.com/US/products/media-composer
• http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/6676/avid-media-composer-7-#Item_2

Magix Video Pro X5

Prices from $43 for older version up to $399 for latest, $149 in all top products pack for students/teachers

• http://www.magix.com/us/video-pro-x/
• X2 full fledged version is available for $43 at http://www.amazon.com/MAGIX-639191700675-Video-Pro-X2/dp/B003EYU5BI/
• X3 with native AVCHD editing, multicam and 3D for $99 at http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B004R8ZM6I/ref=sr_1_2_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1368059833&sr=8-2&condition=new
• X5+Samplitude+Designer Pro, $149 for students and teachers - http://education.magix.com/us/products/magix-academic-suite-pro-x/

Grassvalley Edius Pro 6.5

Prices from $500, $160 for student version

http://www.grassvalley.com/products/edius_pro_6.5

The software is designed to be easy to use yet powerful, and a great introduction to professional video editing software. Media Composer | First has all the tools to create a project from start to finish and to deliver a finished movie in professional formats and to popular web outlets, unlike some freeware products that disable critical features like saving or delivering finished projects. It includes many of the same features as industry-standard Media Composer. It also lets you expand those tools and feature sets through additional purchases including plug-ins, options, and additional applications. You’ll also be able to buy stock footage and music. All Media Composer | First projects are stored in the cloud; some projects and cloud storage space are included,, with the opportunity to purchase more. Additionally, users have the opportunity to upgrade to a full version of Media Composer without losing any options, plugins, projects, add-ons etc. that were purchased with Media Composer | First.

Media Composer | First is still in development, and won’t be available until later in 2015. It will also offer limited functionality.

http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/faq/Media-Composer-First-FAQ

Two options for 4k denoise:

1 - use noise reduction "-5" in camera and use neatvideo in post production for a better quality denoise.

2 - use noise reduction "0" in camera and avoid neatvideo in post-production for a faster workflow.

Which one to choose?

https://www.nero.com/enu/products/nero-video/?vlang=ru

First of all, captioning requires that each line be associated with a timecode, which determine when the caption appears and disappears. In the past, this would have to be hand-entered, but the latest release of Premiere Pro allows users to move sliders to adjust the timecodes. So the main hurdle here is getting the captions into Premiere Pro, where we can fine-tune the timing.

Still, the transcript we're importing has to have some time codes in it. So we have to convert the script to a format that does. Here's a method that I use that isn't perfect, but it accomplishes a lot. 1) Paste the script into an Excel spreadsheet, so that each line of dialogue is in a separate row. 2) Insert columns before the dialogue. In one column, insert a number sequence (1,2,3, etc.) This will help you preserve the original order if you resort the list for some reason. You will probably have to break some longer stretches of dialogue into several rows, so these numbers come in handy. 3) Use two columns for your timecode, and use the format "hh:mm:ss". This can only handle timecode as far as hours, minutes and seconds. (Don't worry about frames for now.) 4) Take the duration of your video (say, half an hour) and divide it by the number of lines of dialogue. That gives you an average length of time for an average line of dialogue (say, three seconds). You can fill in the Timecode columns with timecodes that increase by three seconds.

Basically, if you're good with spreadsheets, you can use Excel to reconfigure your captions pretty effectively. You can now use this spreadsheet with a word processor to merge this data into a format that works as a captions file. The easiest to use is the *.srt format, which looks like this:

1 00:00:01,1 --> 00:00:06,1 ACT ONE

2 00:00:07,1 --> 00:00:12,1 JULIANA: They’re not even up yet!

3 00:00:13,1 --> 00:00:17,1 BERTA: That’s just what I said, Miss Juliana. Remember how late the boat got in last night. Yes, and once they got home, the young bride had so much to unpack before she would go to bed.

The format is simple. The first timecode, followed by ",1" to signify frames. The two dashes and an arrow. And then the text of the caption, which ends with a double linefeed.

Premiere Pro's Problems - Open versus Closed Captions. Now, you'd think that you could simply Import this file, apply it to your tineline, and adjust those timecode sliders to time the captions right. But that's not correct.

You see, Premiere Pro cannot import SRT files as Closed Captions. It interprets them solely as Open Captions, and you can't change them afterward. (Converting Closed to Open, and Open to Closed, would be a great feature to request.) So you need to take this SRT file, and convert it again to a format that PP imports as Closed Captions. Such as SCC format, which looks like this:

Scenarist_SCC V1.0

00:00:00;00 942c 942c 9420 9420 94ae 94ae 9476 9476 c143 5420 4fce 4580

00:00:01;03 942f 942f

00:00:06;03 942c 942c 9420 9420 94ae 94ae 9452 9452 4ad5 4c49 c1ce c1ba 94f2 94f2 5468 e579 a7f2 e520 6eef f420 e576 e56e 2075 7020 79e5 f4a1

00:00:07;03 942f 942f

00:00:12;03 942c 942c 9420 9420 94ae 94ae 97d0 97d0 91b9 91b9 c245 5254 c1ba 2054 6861 f4a7 7320 ea75 73f4 20f7 6861 f420 4980 9770 9770 91b9 91b9 7361 e964 2c20 cde9 7373 204a 75ec e961 6e61 ae20 52e5 6de5 6d62 e5f2 10d0 10d0 91b9 91b9 68ef f720 ec61 f4e5 20f4 68e5 2062 ef61 f420 67ef f420 e96e 13d0 13d0 91b9 91b9 ec61 73f4 206e e967 68f4 ae20 d9e5 732c 2061 6e64 20ef 6ee3 e580 1370 1370 91b9 91b9 f468 e579 2067 eff4 2068 ef6d e52c 20f4 68e5 2079 ef75 6e67 94d0 94d0 91b9 91b9 62f2 e964 e520 6861 6420 73ef 206d 75e3 6820 f4ef 2075 6e70 61e3 6b80 9470 9470 91b9 91b9 62e5 e6ef f2e5 2073 68e5 20f7 ef75 ec64 2067 ef20 f4ef 2062 e564 ae80

00:00:16;11 942f 942f

00:00:17;03 942c 942c 9420 9420 94ae 94ae 94d0 94d0 91b9 91b9 91b9 4ad5 4c49 c1ce c1ba 2057 e5ec ec2c 20f4 68e5 6e20 ad20 ece5 f480 9470 9470 91b9 91b9 91b9 f468 e56d 20e5 6eea ef79 20f4 68e5 e9f2 20f2 e573 f4ae

00:00:18;15 942f 942f

00:00:23;03 942c 942c 9420 9420 94ae 94ae 1370 1370 c245 5254 c1ba 2049 2073 f7e5 61f2 20f4 68e5 f2e5 20e9 736e a7f4 94d0 94d0 6120 62e9 f420 efe6 2073 7061 e3e5 20ec e5e6 f4ae 2049 20f4 68e9 6e6b 9470 9470 49a7 ecec 2068 6176 e520 f4ef 2070 75f4 20e9 f420 68e5 f2e5 2c20 cde9 7373 ae80

00:00:25;00 942f 942f

Luckily, there is a website (https://www.rev.com/captionconverter) that enables you to upload an SRT file and convert it to SCC.

At that point, you have to place the captions into your project, and then use the sliders to adjust the timecodes.

Seems to be tailored for local producers.

http://www.jetsen.com.cn/index.php?m=index.technologyv&id=94

If you're like Vitaliy you'll probably have some sort of collection of scanned grain, flares, leaks, wipes, transitions, layers' skulls, effects and so on. Though not in every an each project, these resources, can be handy in some situations.

 
Projection Films has a nice set of these in FHD and 4K flavours. Many ( the ones in the folders) are FHD proRes. The files are licensed by Tim Clague under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

 
It takes quite some time to download ALL of them. I left a 4.77GB zip file at mega ( use any browser but safari) case you don't want to go through the hassle. If you find them usefull consider donating to Tim >> http://projectorfilms.blogspot.pt/p/free-hd-downloads.html http://projectorfilms.blogspot.pt/p/free-4k-light-leaks.html

PROJECTOR_FILMS' free light leak and lens flare - DL 4.77GB Mega

  Some other sources for free "GRAIN" - https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/10-free-film-grains-for-video-editors/

• Adobe Encore CS6
• Adobe Media Encoder CS6
• Adobe Story Plus
• After Effects CS6
• Audition CS6
• Photoshop CS6
• Prelude CS6
• Premiere Pro CS6

• Speedgrade CS6

• An optimized Mercury Playback Engine that is faster than before in software-only mode, and also sports a broader range of choices in graphics cards.

• Adobe Mercury Transmit gives Adobe I/O hardware partners, such as AJA, Black Magic Design, Bluefish444, Matrox, and MOTU direct access to the Mercury Playback Engine. Using external monitors, you’ll get full-screen playback while maintaining all the real-time performance benefits of the Mercury Playback Engine.
• Warp Stabilizer and Rolling Shutter Repair, which were previously only in Adobe After Effects.
• Unlimited cameras in Multicam.
• New and enhanced editing tools such as adjustment layers very reminiscent of After Effects, trimming directly in the Program Monitor, and a redesigned Audio Mixer. You can now double click to apply effects to selected clips.
• Three-Way Color Corrector effect, that uses GPU acceleration
• Adobe Media Encoder is now fully 64 bit software with a much expanded preset list and more efficient batch encoding that makes multiscreen delivery a breeze.

After Effects part

• Native support for Adobe SpeedGrade .Look files, cineSpace .csp files, and overrange IRIDAS .cube files.
• Not only is Mocha still there, but you can launch it directly from within After Effects.
• Global RAM cache. This is a vastly improved frame caching system that allows you to try different options and Undo without a penalty in productivity, as well as render and cache a comp’s work area in the background.
• Persistent Disk Cache. Previews done in a previous session are saved and immediately available the next time you open a project.
• New graphics pipeline. With more efficient use of OpenGL, the work environment in After Effects is more highly responsive and smoother. You’ll get faster manipulation of layers with graphical overlays such as masks, motion tracker points, and motion paths. Depending on the hardware, functions may be speeded by anywhere from 1.5 to 16 times!
• Intelligent 3D Camera Tracker effect.
• Ray-traced 3D rending engine giving you the capability to quickly design fully ray-traced geometric text and shape layers in 3D space. Pair this engine with, say an nVidia Quadro 2000, and you’ll see over 10 times the performance over CPU-only rendering by a stock Intel i7 3960X processor!
• Variable mask feather lets you set any number of points along a closed maks and define the width of the feather on a per-point basis
• Pro Import, previously available as a separate product from Automatic Duck, is now included with After Effects CS6.
• Effects that were previously 8bpc now support 16bpc or 32 bit float including all of the HD plug-ins of the included CycoreFX HD Suite.

Links:

http://success.adobe.com/en/na/programs/events/1203_16108_nab.html
http://success.adobe.com/assets/en/downloads/guides/PL_CS6_WN_Reveal.pdf
http://success.adobe.com/assets/en/downloads/guides/SG_CS6_Intro_Reveal.pdf
http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/
http://blogs.adobe.com/toddkopriva/
http://blogs.adobe.com/insidesound/

Trials:

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=production_premium&loc=en_us&sdid=JUJDJ&virid=adbe2012-JUJDJ
http://www.adobe.com/downloads/

Buy:

http://www.adobe.com/products/catalog/software._sl_id-contentfilter_sl_catalog_sl_software_sl_creativesuitecollection.html

I just switched to a Windows laptop from being an a Mac and I was hoping I could ask a few questions.

Firstly what the Prores alternatives on windows? I know there is Cineform and DNXHR, though there are so many diffrent choices and flavors it is hard to know which one to choose. My intermediate and archive codecs in the past have been prores 4444 and prores 4444xq. What are similar choices on Windows and also what are the editors and graders using?? What is the standard most people use on windows?

Also can anyone recomend a good video player to be able to check my footage on? Something I can go back and forward frame by frame.

Thanks

I just started using a windows machine after using a mac for a long time.

I have been having this weird scrolling issue where scrolling up and down on the timeline is intermittent.

Sometimes i can use the mouse scroll wheel to go up and down, sometimes i cant.

My display scaling was set to 150. When I set it to 100 percent (so native for the high res display) then restarted the computer, the problem went away. Everything is now scrolling fine.

Also if I went to display options, to use my monitor for full screen playback, it didnt fill the whole screen. Only when set my scaling to 100 percent and restarting, did it become full screen.

There seems to be a scaling issue with Premiere.

Does anyone else have this issue?

It would be nice not to have to have scaling so low for day to day use.

• Magix Vegas 14
• Magix Video Pro X8
• Movie Edit Pro line
• Sony Catalyst Production Suite
• HitFilm Pro 4
• DaVinci Resolve 12.5
• Edius 8.1

It will be really good to have one universal standard.

• Free, because it should be. Shoot and download your media, and play it in real-time.
• Support for a wide range of 2D/3D/VR formats: *Cinematic RAW files (RED, ARRI, Sony, Canon, Phantom, Kinefinity, Panasonic, etc)
• DSLR RAW files (Canon 5D, Nikon N600, etc)
• Editorial formats (MXF, WAV, etc)
• Pro VFX/still formats (DPX, EXR, etc)
• Web-based media (QuickTime, MP4, H.264, etc)
• Still image formats (TIFF, JPG, PNG, etc).
• SCRATCH CONstruct™ timeline – manage your shots in a stacked timeline; set up unlimited versions and switch among them, or view them side-by-sid

http://www.assimilateinc.com/products/scratch-play/

Thought I'd get your advice and opinions on setting up a new mac for feature film editing. I've been on a Windows machine for some time now, and went through the process of determining the best settings for performance, and the best settings for export. My goal is optimal quality, particularly with export quality. So do you guys have preferred settings you use on your macs for the best editing and exporting results? Will be using FCP 7, FCP X, After Effects, Audition. Also any thoughts on antivirus - needed or not, conflicts with FCP or not?

Thanks, Matt

http://www.openshot.org/features/

A lot of people been waiting a very long time for 2.0 to release and this year.

Installers for Linux, Windows and Mac

I'm shooting 4K with the GH4 for all the benefits including punch in, pans, etc. Final output is 1080p. Occasionally I'll mix in some HD footage.

The last project I did was 6.5 mins, but much to my surprise was really dragging down my computer. I wonder if some of you with more experience can suggest a better workflow. I'm hoping to avoid buying a new computer for another year, but will do what I must when I can. Here's what I'm working with:

Premiere Pro CC iMac (Retina 5K, 27 inch, Late 2014) 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 16 GB 1600 MGz DDR3 AMD Radeon R9 M290X 2048 MB

To create a sequence, I've simply dragged the the first 4k clip to the timeline and let Premiere handle the settings accordingly. I edit, then export as HD.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts and advice!

Berlin, May 24, 2016 – MAGIX Software GmbH, a German software and app provider, is acquiring a majority of the Sony Creative Software (SCS) products.

MAGIX Software GmbH is a leading creator of video, music, and photo-editing software and apps in Europe and is already well established in the US market. By purchasing Sony Creative Software products, including the full Vegas Pro, Movie Studio, Sound Forge Pro, and ACID Pro product lines, MAGIX is further cementing its position in the market and accelerating its international growth. The SCS Catalyst Browse and Catalyst Production Suite will continue to be developed by Sony for professional broadcast and production applications.

“These products from Sony Creative Software are the perfect addition to our portfolio. We have already strengthened our presence in the United States in order to propel development and sales. This autumn, we plan to release new versions of the video-editing programs Vegas Pro and Movie Studio, which are heavily oriented toward the customer requirements of today,” says MAGIX CEO Klaus Schmidt.

MAGIX will continue to support all current SCS customers who purchased products from Sony to ensure a seamless end user experience.

See more videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/photoshopelements/videos?view=0

Previews and reviews:

• http://blogs.adobe.com/photoshopdotcom/2012/09/photoshop-elements-11-premiere-elements-11-now-available.html
• http://www.imaging-resource.com/SOFT/adobe-elements-11/

Available at:

• http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-65193942-Premiere-Elements-11/dp/B0093FROFM/
• http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photoshop-Elements-Premiere-Student/dp/B0098DZ1EK/