Re: [videoblogging] FCE question...

2007-07-02 Thread randulo
> I just can't believe that setting the frame size of a project is a "pro" > feature. I mean ... that's SERIOUSLY messed up. A $300 editor should be > able to set the frame size for Pete's sake. I couldn't agree more. All the free software I have and the entry-level Premiere elements all allow t

Re: [videoblogging] FCE question...

2007-07-02 Thread Rupert
Don't doubt it, dude. These bastards are all about stripping out the simple things so that you want to upgrade (instead of *having* to upgrade). You probably heard me bitching about this on Twitter, but another example of this is the Mail program that replaces Outlook Express in Vista - it w

Re: [videoblogging] FCE question...

2007-07-02 Thread David Meade
Well I can compress it down to whatever I want. The final steps and final output arent a problem ... I just want to set the frame size of the project before I start so that I dont have to resize/distort the source material just to then export it down at its original size. I just can't believe tha

Re: [videoblogging] FCE question...

2007-07-02 Thread randulo
This is a PITA, but with an added step in the workflow (the last step, usually), you can use a format converter to adjust the size. There are many of these for Windoze, but I'm not sure what can do this on a Mac. Doesn't handbrake or hub do this? No, a quick look at hb shows it'll do a lot but from

Re: [videoblogging] FCE question...

2007-07-02 Thread Rupert
No. That's why it's E and not P. E just handles DV. Not many differences between Express and Pro for the casual user - but that's one of them. Since you don't need the full power of the latest Final Cut Studio, you could try to get hold of a second hand copy of an earlier version of FCP.

[videoblogging] FCE question...

2007-07-01 Thread David Meade
ok so I have a mac now and am learning Final Cut Express (FCE). Overall its similar to how I would be using Premier Elements on the PC, however there is one big problem with FCE and I'm hoping someone here can offer a solution. Note: I also got the "One To One" training thing from the apple store