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Don’t laugh
I am using a canon zr300 to shoot video…
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Now that you have caught your breath, I have a few questions about AVID XPress Pro before I switch. I’m currently using Adobe Premiere Pro. This does an okay job on my video. I’m wondering, considering the cam I have, if I should expect the professional results this program boasts – or should I just stick with PPro?
Providing I switch to Avid…can someone please share with me a starting point (step by step) for correcting the color in my cheap little videos from the “home movie” look to something more refined? Or again, should I just stay on the Adobe playground? Any feedback would be appreciated
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Rant ON…
It’s not the tools you use that makes a professional product. It’s the care and dedication to getting it right. Is a claw hammer a better tool than a sledgehammer? They both do the same thing, right?
You can get a professional product out of just about any editor. Do you know PPRo, are you comfortable with the interface? Are you under the gun to get this product out (i.e., is someone paying you?), or is it a learning experience? Do you consider yourself an editor or a cameraman? Could you take the money you’d spend on Avid XPress Pro and put it toward a new camera? I ALWAYS recommend buying your system from a reseller, so you’re looking at some bucks to get started. It’s painful at first, but in the long run you’ll save money.
This buisness can be a money pit if your not careful. Companies are always coming out with the latest and greatest, gotta’ have it software and hardware, yet there are folks making a living editing on laughably out of date equipment. Avid is a great TOOL – it’s not the answer though.
There are training resources available through Avid, tutorials posted on the COW, and books through Amazon. Look at the top of this page for links to the last two…
I’m thouroughly convinced a good editor on subpar equipment can out-edit a bad editor on top-of-th-line gear. At the end of the day, it’s the story. Study your art, and learn your craft – there really is a difference.
Sorry for the rant – did I answer any part of your question?
Jon
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