Today’s editing computers are a marvel in my opinion. Did you know that before computers, it took around one million dollars of equipment to stock a professional editing room? You needed multiple tape decks, a switcher, an effects generator, a character generator, an audio mixer, signal enhancers, multiple monitors and years of experience to operate it all.
To rent out all this stuff by the hour, it cost $500-$1,000 per hour to edit. A thirty second spot could easily take ten hours to edit, even a relatively simple one. That’s ten grand just for one step in the production of something that lasts half a measly minute!

Ouch!

We’ve got it great compared to that. Today, ten grand is More than enough to buy a total system and all the software you’d ever need to edit a lifetime of shows.

Computer editing is loads of fun and the creative possibilities are endless.

Computer editing revolutionized the entire television and video production indus Continue reading »

Choosing the best video editing software can seem a daunting task given the wide range of products available at the moment. However with a little help to remain focused on what is important you should be able to make a good choice.

One of the key points to keep in mind is, “What is it that I am I REALLY going to do with the video editing software that I choose?” The answer to that question has to remain uppermost in your mind when selecting the best video editing software for you.

All of the major home video editing software companies offer camcorder to DVD video editing solutions that make them almost inseparable from each other. So concentrate on what you REALLY need.

The first thing to establish is what is the format of the material you will be working with and what will be the formats that you will want to produce in the end. Input will be determined by your camcorder or your DVD recorder or whatever the source of your material is. Take note of the format your de Continue reading »

MAGIX presents Mufin, a new music recommendation technology and a new release of the company’s professional video editing software suite, Video Pro X; Previews Movie Edit Pro 15 for consumer video editing

CES – LAS VEGAS, January 8, 2009 — MAGIX a leader in multimedia software is attending CES from January 8th to 11th to demonstrate its new innovations in music discovery and video editing technology.

MAGIX Video Pro X is the company’s newly launched professional video editing software solution, delivering superior value and innovative features.

· Source and Program Monitor – Allows for direct comparison between the original and edited video
· Multi Camera Editing – Easily edit from mu Continue reading »