Looking for a video tool recommendation
by Kevin Ryan · in General Discussion · 08/21/2006 (6:32 pm) · 5 replies
I just edited my last plan to add a link to a video. I used the very old Adobe Premiere 5.1 to create the video. Can anyone recommend a new tool to create and/or convert between different video types? Also what is the current best video type (as far as compression/quality ratio and also something that'll run on everyones computer) to use? WMV?
I'm not going to be creating videos everyday day, but realized that when I discuss my camera system some supporting videos would be useful.
I'm not going to be creating videos everyday day, but realized that when I discuss my camera system some supporting videos would be useful.
#2
08/21/2006 (10:56 pm)
Thanks Aaron, I'll download it and check it out. 
#3
I would recommend MPEG-3 or 4 for a video format since it can be used on any the "big three" OS's without any special codecs.
08/22/2006 (7:32 am)
I love Premiere and Final Cut Pro. I know people who also love Vegas. You might also want to check out Avid Express, the low-end version of an industry standard.I would recommend MPEG-3 or 4 for a video format since it can be used on any the "big three" OS's without any special codecs.
#4
I use the Adobe Production Suite (7 dvd's) for the Video editing I do, but for what you want Adobe Primiere (the one targeted for home use) is a VERY good product.
As to formats I would publish in MPEG-2. It is DVD standard and I am pretty sure there are some toasters and fridges that understand it.
The Trusted One
08/22/2006 (10:33 am)
Kevin,I use the Adobe Production Suite (7 dvd's) for the Video editing I do, but for what you want Adobe Primiere (the one targeted for home use) is a VERY good product.
As to formats I would publish in MPEG-2. It is DVD standard and I am pretty sure there are some toasters and fridges that understand it.
The Trusted One
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Virtual Dub is one option. It doesn't have super high-end features, but it does a very good job. It's GPL'd and free so you can't beat the price. Here's a link . . .
www.virtualdub.org/
As a side note, Torque has a built-in video capture feature that rapidly snags a series of screenshots at whatever framerate you specify and saves them in either PNG or JPG formats. You can use it instead of Fraps for your Torque-powered games. Kirk Haynes pointed it out and posted a bug fix for it in this thread a few weeks ago. Once you've snagged all your frames, you can then load them up into Virtual Dub and compile them into a single AVI file, add sounds, apply compression, etc.