Here we go. The question was "I am leaning toward getting a Macbook -
are there also PC laptops that are good for editing."
I guessed that Roshani wasn't interested in professional editing - the
question was a general one about whether you can edit on PC as well -
so I was trying to illustrate that for most general video editing, it
doesn't really matter whether you use PC or Mac.
If you read what I said, I did not say that if you were a professional
you had to use a Mac and FCP. I was telling Roshani, who was thinking
about getting a Macbook, that the only reason to buy a Macbook for
video editing is if you need to use FCP and can spend $1300 on it.
I should have added another paragraph about the high end video editing
packages for PC just to make it clear that this was a software
requirement I was talking about, not a professionalism requirement.
I'm sure Vegas Pro can stand toe to toe with Final Cut Studio - I
haven't tested them against each other. I do know a lot more
professionals who use FCP than Vegas and Premiere. Perhaps that's
just because they don't know about Vegas and have false preconceptions
about Mac being better than PC for this stuff. I also know a few AVID
editors and even a guy who still uses Lightworks. You could probably
give them all PCP and make them fight about what's best.
But at the low end - and possibly at the highest possible end - it
doesn't matter whether you have a Mac or PC for video editing, unless
someone else is dictating your software requirements or you really
prefer a particular application or interface. The Mac/PC decision
should be made for other reasons. If you prefer Mac, get Mac. If you
prefer PC, get PC.
Rupert
http://twittervlog.tv
As a succinct appraisal of whether you need to get a Mac to do video
editing, I thought it was OK.
On 3-Apr-09, at 11:51 AM, Richard Amirault wrote:
> - Original Message -
> From: "Rupert"
>
> > The more important question is what program you want to use for
> > editing. If you need Final Cut Pro and can spend $1300 on it, you
> > need to get a Mac. If you just need basic editing or even medium-
> > featured editing, it doesn't really matter whether you have Mac or
> PC
> > - you can use Sony Vegas on a PC ($50) and iMovie on a Mac (free).
> (snip)
> > I've been using Macs for video for 10 years, and I prefer the
> > interface. But I've also use PCs a lot for work, and have done some
> > video using Vegas, and it's pretty good too - better in some ways
> than
> > iMovie, but not as good as the much more expensive Final Cut Pro if
> > you want to do lots of fancy stuff. So it's all about what you're
> > going to use it for and what you're comfortable with.
> >
> You are comparing apples to oranges. First, like Final Cut, there are
> multiple versions of Sony's Vegas. The "consumer" version is Sony
> Vegas
> Movie Studio .. but even that comes in, I believe, three different
> versions.
> Then you have the professional version called Sony Vegas Pro. THAT
> program
> lists for $550.00 US.
>
> Vegas Pro can stand toe to toe with Final Cut Pro anyday. Yes, there
> are
> things that one can do and the other can't .. but it works both
> ways. Each
> is a professional level video editor.
>
> Richard Amirault
> Boston, MA, USA
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ
>
>
>
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