Vidding...(woes)

[ash48]

I suppose I shouldn't moan about vidding because I am extremely fortunate to have an amazing computer to work on (a new 27-inch iMac) and all the latest Adobe programs at my fingertips. Having all the new wiz-bang shiny programs made me decide to change editing programs - from Final Cut Express to Premiere Pro. I lost some of my FCE add-ons when

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[killabeez]

What kind of source clips are you vidding with?

I don't have much experience with Premiere, but I did make a vid with it last summer when I got a new computer and couldn't get my FCP working right (since fixed). I had no problem with the speed or putting clips in-in fact, I found it was much more forgiving about mixing different source than FCP has been. My issues with Premiere were mostly just the cludginess of the timeline (compared to FCP). I felt like the interface got in my way a bit, and was less fluid. Since I was making a movie vid with no effects, it didn't really matter, but that's why I did eventually go back to FCP.

[ash48]

I'm using the same source I do for FCE - .dv. I thought that might have been a problem so I tried MP4, MOV and avi. All worked the same. I hope it's not the .dv because I have a heap of clips saved as in that format.

I don't like the interface as much as FCE (though apparently CS6 is cleaner than CS5). I've been messing around with it because I don't find it as flexible as FC. But I think that's mostly to do with what I'm used to.

I think I'll have to go back to FC - the slowness is a major issue at the moment too. I'll just have to re-install the extra plug-ins I had. :)

Are you using FCP-X by any chance? I keep hearing bad things about it (whilst doing the Premiere tutorials).

Thanks.
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[killabeez]

No, I haven't gone the FCP-X route. Too set in my ways. :) I found a version of classic FCP that would run on the latest OS. (v 7.0.3)

The vid I made last year was on CS6. It does sound like your version is a bit unhappy. Maybe not a great match with the OS version you're running?

[ash48]

Hmmm - it's the latest Mac OS (ummm...Mavericks or something like that) - but yeah, I think it's probably not been set up perfectly. I keep reading little fixes that can help with all sorts of things. I'll try those and see what happens. I remember all the trials I went through when I changed from iMovie to FC. Not such a big learning curve, but still...old dog, new tricks. ;)

[killabeez]

Ah, yeah, I would guess that CS CC and Mavericks might not get along. (A quick google does show some people having stability issues, etc.) I haven't upgraded to Mavericks yet because I'm afraid of it messing up my (at this point) somewhat old version of FCP. Hope one of those little tricks solves it for you!

[ash48]

Ah, that's interesting. That could be it then. I'll keep an eye on the forums and see what's being said. Thanks!

I hate it when we upgrade. Something always screws up (my vidding!).