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Bloomsgrl18 · Novice Vidder Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 47

Hey guys! I wanted to know what programs you used to make all the great videos I see, and where I can go to buy them. My Windows Movie Marker is a piece of crap, and I want to make better videos for the fans of JATE to enjoy. Any help would be loved!

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Bloomsgrl18 · Novice Vidder Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 47

I just bought Sony Vegas since I browsed about the forums, and saw that a lot of you use the program. I hope I'll get the hang of it when it comes in the mail.
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IntoTheVoid · Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:21 pm Post subject:

Heh well so did I, and I found that I needed the Tutorial by Polarbear to help

Steph's 'Guide For Dummies' is great help too. So good luck!

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AlcoholicPixie · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:55 pm Post subject:

The best thing to do when you first get Vegas is not to attempt a vid. Spend about a week or so playing about with it so that you can get the hang of the program, because it has A HELLUVA lot of differences to WMM. Once you know pretty much how to use it, THEN make your vid. I did this before I did Any Other Name, which was my first Vegas vid, and it really helped. Of course, I was still figuring things out as I went along, but I didn't get into the program completely blind, either.
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Rocksiren · Expert Vidder Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 2576

Well, the first vid I ever did (wayyyy before LOST was even on) was on WMM, and I do agree it has its limitations. It is, however, an interesting challenge for people. Anyway I went on to a bunch of programs from there, but now I have:

1.) Cyberlink PowerDirector

2.) Sony Vegas Movie Studio

3.) Avid XPress Pro

Okay so PDR is really good and for ease of use, its excellent. My chief complaints are sometimes it can be a little spazzy-mcgee. Also it doest have the "reverse footage" function, which I end up doing separately in VEGAS and importing in.

Vegas- I havent *really* gotten the hang of it yet- Pixie is absolutely right when she said really explore it first. Ive started videos on it, but never finished. I think Im so used to PDR, and its clear timeline et al, that I get confused with VEGAS. But it has really fun stuff on it, I end up doing special fx on there and making a little "reel" for myself to use in PDR. But Paul's & Steph's tutorials are EXCELLENT:
Paulies: http://www.lostvideo.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=3869

Stephs: http://www.lostvideo.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=8411

Okay so the AVID one (ooooh's and ahhhh's from around the forum) is for a course Im taking...yes it cost around $2000. I have no idea how to use it. It has a physical KEY to operate it (not kidding). I have never even opened the program....Im terrified, and want to wait until I get to that class (last in line of course).

Hope this helps.
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Noj · Intermediate Vidder Joined: 07 Feb 2006 Posts: 204

How much are some of these programs?
I like WMM, but mine's busted. It simply won't import anything, just crashed. It used to do this, just on certain episodes, but this time round it won't install anything at all.
So unless anyone knows how to fix that I'm gonna need a new program

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AlcoholicPixie · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:57 pm Post subject:

Charmed_Charlee · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:18 am Post subject:

yeah i have sony vegas and i'm still gettin used to it i've spent a day looking through it and i'm still confuzzeled with it, just playing around with it and its alot different to WMM