[Brett Sherman] “but the notion of what software is used for Oscar-nominated films is a rather silly to me.”
It’s like anything else – it’s aspirational marketing. Following the tools of certain filmmakers is the same as the current trend of YouTube influencers and companies find that to be important. It does generate sales even though that might be minor in the grand scheme of things.
[Brett Sherman] “Maybe Lightwave is better designed for this type of editing. But chances are it’s a pretty poor choice for what I need to do.”
It’s Lightworks, not Lightwave. If you check out their current version, its pretty full-featured, so it might actually be a good choice. Hard to say without really trying it of course.
https://www.lwks.com
Granted, the appeal is probably small here, because it has tracks ☺
[Brett Sherman] “But do they need sophisticated color correction? Nope, someone else does that. Full-featured audio?”
Actually this is important. At the top level there are larger teams, but many editors doing features have the need to rough in effects, correction, and sound mixes for screening versions. Drop a level down to smaller films and many of the festival entries and in that world you often have to generate the final product out of the NLE – no rough edges.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com