I have always edited on Avid but often thought about going to premiere however this editor is saying there are a lot of problems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHWKtP23s-Y&feature=youtu.be
Always looking for comparisons of editing systems. So far I find Avid the leading professional software and found this article saying just such a thing.
“And that’s why today, Avid is still used on a vast majority of all feature films and broadcast television here in Hollywood. ”
5 THINGS: on The Truth About Video Editing Software in Hollywood
Got an older version of Media Composer, Symphony, or NewsCutter—even as far back as version 3? Or maybe you’ve got a more recent version of Media Composer, but let your Annual Upgrade and Support Plan expire? Then we’ve got some fantastic news for you!
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I have always been interested as to what makes Media Composer a top of the line editing system. I don’t believe there is an answer as to why one NLE is better than another for all NLE can do what another can but just in a different way.
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Kevin P McAuliffe demos the new waveform sync in Media Composer 8.5. You can take all the cameras and group link by selecting the new waveform sync. This is just like the Plureyes product and will allow you to move quickly into multi cam editing.
Let’s Edit with Media Composer – ADVANCED – Multicam Editing in v8.5
waveform sync
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9whtzAn2rA
Don’t have MC8.5 and want to sync with using just the audio scrubbing? Here you can watch Kevin P McAuliffe explain how to do that.
Multicam Editing in Avid Media Composer
https://vimeo.com/40640282
Recently I asked two questions on the Avid Media composer forum of problems I have been having I am sure many others editors will run across.
Avid has finally started working on a pared down version of media composer for those possible used the old Liquid intermediate version of NLE from Avid. The consumer version is Pinnacle, easy to use but always costing you to add effects and plugins. Then you go right into professional MC with the whole gamit of options, this is the direction I went, just diving right into the difficult learning curve of Avid.
Now there is an intermediate option with Media composer First. Not sure the cost but seems it will have a lot of options to create story and worry less about the editing.
Ever wonder what the latest version of Media composer would offer? Here you can compare what each version offers.
http://connect.avid.com/rs/avidtechnologyinc/images/MC_Feature_List_031815.pdf
