video editing software

[Guest godthedog]

ok: i've got some footage i want to make into a short film, & i'm wondering what i should use for it. my choices are basically digital studio or pinnacle. for the film, i need to: edit video & audio separately, sync video with music, layer different sounds together, clean up the sound a bit (if it's possible), & do titles. i believe that's about it, i don't need special effects or fancy dissolves or shit like that. but it is EXTREMELY important that i be able to stagger the sounds, sync, etc.

 

digital studio only runs me 30 bucks & comes with dvd authoring software.

 

pinnacle's about 100 bucks, and i'd have to get the authoring software separately, BUT supposedly pinnacle's a great program.

 

is anybody familiar with both of these, & if so, what do you recommend?

[Guest Gendo]

I have pinnacle studio 7, and it will do everything you need and it has a pretty easy to use interface. I do however prefer Adobe Premiere over everything else (not for any real reason just my silly personal preference).

[Guest godthedog]

thanks.

 

but it's all for naught, as my drama dept is letting me use FINAL CUT PRO 3 (which, from what i've heard & learned about it, blows everything else out of the water) in their computer lab (but i'm psyched).

[Guest justsoyouknow]

I used Final Cut exclusively in my Video Productions class last year...if you need any help, hit me up with a PM