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Avid xpress 4.6 VS. Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0
i am currently a student making short films (5-30 mins.) for large, international film festivals. i am in desperate need of good editing software. i have briefly tried pro2 but have never actually seen avid. i was wondering which is the overall better buy, with special effects being what i need to focus on. also if you know can you say what makes each program unique and worth buying.
thx,
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Avid is def. the way to go. I have used avid, premiere, final cut, etc. Best bang for your buck is def. avid. Avid’s greatest achievement? Making software that acutally works the way it says it should. Premiere is not nearly as adavanced as Avid. Check out avids website for some easy tutorials on using the software. Any questions about differences, hit me back. Hope this helps.
Jon
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You can’t go wrong with either Avid, FCP nor Premiere Pro. Download the AvidFreeDV from Avid’s website. There is no free version of FCP but they do have a FCP Express for about $199.00.
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For what you need now, really, any of those NLE’s will be fine. Heck, throw Avid Liquid into the mix, it might prove to be a better buy simply cause it is a fully integrated solution (including audio and dvd authoring). But the future?
I mean its easy to get a solution that will suit you right now…but for some, you might also ask, will it be suitable for the future when I’m looking for potential post production work. Is editing something that you intend to do? Do you plan to look for work as an editor? If so, then Avid Xpress would be the way to go. Once you get the interface down, understanding the Avid workflow when going from offline to online to the bigger Avid’s is a pretty smooth transition. Generally, there’s just more work available for Avid editors (FCP is also getting a lot of attention these days). The market for PPro, Vegas, and Ulead just isn’t very big, at least, not yet.
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