Question by Mandy!: Professional photo + film editing programmes? I am interested in pursuing photography as a career, therefore I need decent photo editing software - add effects, crop, change colour, saturation etc. I would also like a good film editing software. For this I would like to be able to make the video black and white, edit the length, change the speed, put different videos together... If anyone can recommend good software to me it … [Read more...]

Question by James: High Quality Film Editing on my new PC? Hey all. I am currently in the process of designing a custom PC. that I can edit studio quality music on, play my games, and edit high quality movies with. could you please take a look at the specs below and let me know if with this set up I will be ok to run a program such as Premier Pro. and export Feature Film quality works. -AMD PHENOM II X4 965 BLACK EDITION 3.4 GHz SOCKET AM3 … [Read more...]

Question by Inquizitive: Film Editing Final Cut Pro software and machine advice? Hi, I am wishing to be an independent filmmaker and start out practicing on Final Cut Pro within the next few days. Which would be the cheapest Macbook Pro to run it perfectly? Going by the specifications requirement of FCP- 1) Integrated Graphics not supported (Macbook pro 13 and many 15 eliminated???) 2) For working with Color using 4K files (like Red One) min … [Read more...]

Question by Heiid S: Should I try film editing? I'm not a Film Major and I haven't taken any classes for film editing yet, so I figure that maybe I shouldn't try it out since I don't have very much experience and may not be very good at it. But I'm asking because I had a lot of fun making three "music videos" (film clips along with music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGuCDYTVY6Q) on iMovie. When I say "fun" I mean that I enjoyed the hours and … [Read more...]

by dissuadedotorg Question by ♥ Jenna ♥: Film editing as a job? My current dream is to become a Pixar animator, but I haven't even began learning animation and I don't know if I will like it or not. What i'm really talented in is film editing and special effects. I own Sony Vegas Pro 8, Adobe After Effects, and Particle Illusion. I have been working with them for about 3 years and have gotten fairly good. (I make anime music videos and post them … [Read more...]

Question by Vijay: Why is film editing not a film director's job? Director knows exactly what he wants in the final cut, right? * Is it because there is some technical expertise required to physically make a "cut" and a "join"? But with the advent of software based editing, one would think this reason does not exist anymore. * The director is the person who knows the content best. So he should be the person who can best decide the flow of … [Read more...]

Question by converse: Free film editing software? Hi. I do piano tutorials/lessons on YouTube and I am looking for a free film/movie editing software. I know about Windows Movie Maker already so please don't tell me about it. As I need to put the notes above the piano keys and display them clearly, having good editing software is essential. I have done a few tutorials with windows movie maker but inserting the title slides right over the keys … [Read more...]