Thanks for the input. I am going to start
with iMovie like you suggest, crawl before you walk. I described my
experience of going to the Apple store in a lengthy reply to Jen just a minute
ago.
I had to laugh at your comments regarding
Microsoft. My computer crashed two times in seven years. In the
first crash I lost a lot of valuable files. As someone who will now have both
Windows XP and a Mac, I think I'll be dodging bullets from both sides--like the
cover fire you put down when you remarked:
"And many Mac users
will tell you that they spend their time being creative with their computers,
not dealing with the latest Microsoft security holes and trying to find the
right software drivers... ;)"
Thanks for your
comments.
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Subject: [videoblogging] Re: Advice
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wrote: > > However, while reading the intro to a book about it,
they advised "against" attempting to dive directly into Final Cut
Pro. I ended up buying a book on Final Cut Express and reading about
"nondestructive editing" versus "destructive editing" makes me feel like I
should just get a Mac with iMovie or with Express Cut Pro ($300). I
could upgrade to Final Cut Pro later.
If you haven't done much
editing, I'd think iMovie is a good place to start. Does it still come free
with every new Mac? I think you can push iMovie pretty far in what it can
do. (Does anyone have links to iMovier FCP comparisons?)
>
Certain things like the internal harddrives I believe have to be in your
original configuration. The 8GB I believe could be added later just
like upgrading to Final Cut Pro from Express. I am going to make a
decision by Monday because there comes a point where you have to make a
decision.
You can always add RAM or more hard drives if you have room.
(Most tower Macs can hold at least two internal hard drives, and have a
few slots for RAM.) I've got 2 40 gig drives now, one of which I'll
be taking out to replace with a 120 gig drive soon.
> Thanks
again Steve for your thoughts. I met someone else at the NYC Vloggers
meeting who also thought PCs gave more bang for the buck and were better
than Macs in many ways. >
And many Mac users will tell you that
they spend their time being creative with their computers, not dealing with
the latest Microsoft security holes and trying to find the right software
drivers... ;)
Pete
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