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Henry Gray · December 18th, 2006, 01:47 PM

Hi all,
I have just upgraded my camera to a Canon XL2 and need a NLE system as
my existing system is the basic Pinnacle Studio. (note: I am in PAL land)

My computer spec. is:

AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual core processor 4200>, 2.12ghz, 2ghz RAM, Radion X1300 video card with Windows XP-SP2.

I am a total novice so the system must be simple to learn and yet provide
all the functions necessary to produce quality dvd's.
I will not be using HDV so an earlier edition may be suitable and cheaper.

Any advice to help me make a decision will be greatly appreciated.

Edward Troxel · December 18th, 2006, 03:17 PM

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=73400

Chris Barcellos · December 18th, 2006, 03:26 PM

Having graduated from Pinnacle a few years back, to Premiere with one of Pinnacles editing boards (Pro One), and given the fact that I also own Vegas, I can tell you that as far as ease of transition, it will depend on how you edited with Pinnacle. I learned to like the time line method in Pinnacle, and thus switching to Premiere was easy for me as it had a similar feel.

But if you are staying in PC land, you can actually try trial versions of most editors. You can also get a good taste of Vegas in their limited function edition called Movie Studio, and for Premiere you have Premiere elements. These have some functions limited, but supply plenty of horse power for your next step in the evolution you are going throught.

Finally, there is a free editor from Avid, called Avid Free. Try that out also.

Per Johan Naesje · December 19th, 2006, 05:04 AM

Henry,
I'm using Avid Liquid Pro 7.1. Very nice editing suite, you can do all your work inside from capture - editing - color correcting - sound - and finally burn to DVD or export to file in various file formats.
http://www.avid.com/products/liquidfamily/index.asp

I was using the Pinnacle Studio before, the upgrade to Liquid was a huge step, but a couple of weeks hard study, was enough for me to handle the new software.

December 18th, 2006, 01:47 PM	#1
Henry Gray Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK Posts: 60	Help- which NLE Hi all, I have just upgraded my camera to a Canon XL2 and need a NLE system as my existing system is the basic Pinnacle Studio. (note: I am in PAL land) My computer spec. is: AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual core processor 4200>, 2.12ghz, 2ghz RAM, Radion X1300 video card with Windows XP-SP2. I am a total novice so the system must be simple to learn and yet provide all the functions necessary to produce quality dvd's. I will not be using HDV so an earlier edition may be suitable and cheaper. Any advice to help me make a decision will be greatly appreciated. __________________ henry g

December 18th, 2006, 03:17 PM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=73400 __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

December 18th, 2006, 03:26 PM	#3
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Having graduated from Pinnacle a few years back, to Premiere with one of Pinnacles editing boards (Pro One), and given the fact that I also own Vegas, I can tell you that as far as ease of transition, it will depend on how you edited with Pinnacle. I learned to like the time line method in Pinnacle, and thus switching to Premiere was easy for me as it had a similar feel. But if you are staying in PC land, you can actually try trial versions of most editors. You can also get a good taste of Vegas in their limited function edition called Movie Studio, and for Premiere you have Premiere elements. These have some functions limited, but supply plenty of horse power for your next step in the evolution you are going throught. Finally, there is a free editor from Avid, called Avid Free. Try that out also. __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

December 19th, 2006, 05:04 AM	#4
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	Henry, I'm using Avid Liquid Pro 7.1. Very nice editing suite, you can do all your work inside from capture - editing - color correcting - sound - and finally burn to DVD or export to file in various file formats. http://www.avid.com/products/liquidfamily/index.asp I was using the Pinnacle Studio before, the upgrade to Liquid was a huge step, but a couple of weeks hard study, was enough for me to handle the new software. __________________ - Per Johan