Suggestions On What Mini DVD Camcorder and Movie Editing System I Should Get?
Question: I'm going to ask for both for Christmas, but I don't know where I should look or what is the best, for a reasonable price.
I saw something about something called a Sony Vegas editing system? Or something of that sort.
But if you have had a good (or bad) experience with anything, please let me know.
Also, please post your recommendations for me. ( I don't want something to big..I's prefer the camera to be smaller )
Price range..Maybe $300-$400 in total? Cheaper the better; I have 11 siblings.
I don't know if my computer matters..It's about 1-1.5 years old. We're getting a new one before the holidays.
Anything else you need to know, let me know. I'll add on.
Thanks for all your help. :]
Answers: Starting with the camera, pretty much anything from Sony or Canon will do a good job. JVC and Panasonic are OK too, but I don't think they're quite in the same league.
Since you're going for MiniDV (a good choice!) make sure you've got firewire on your PC. If you haven't, firewire cards are cheap (<$20) and easy to install. You'll need it to transfer (capture) video from the camcorder, but don't be tempted to try anything involving USB - it's more trouble than it's worth! Other than that, your PC's probably OK. Video can use a lot of disk space, so make sure you've got plenty of it, ideally on two disks to speed things up (it's quicker if you're reading from and writing to different disks). Video rendering is very processor intensive, so the faster it is, the better. Unlike gaming, video editors don't need high spec graphics cards. Most new PCs seem to come with 2 GByte of memory - that's plenty.
Sony's Vegas is a prosumer level package and probably a lot more than you need. They also produce the Vegas Movie Studio (VMS) package which is aimed more at the novice and is another good choice. It's not the easiest editor to start with, particularly if you've no editing experience, but you should be at least competent after a couple of hours, and the results are well worth it. Steer clear of Pinnacle Studio - it's OK when it works, but it's so unstable that it should come with a government health warning!
You can get a decent camcorder for $200 and up, and VMS is <$100, so you should be OK on the budget.
I saw something about something called a Sony Vegas editing system? Or something of that sort.
But if you have had a good (or bad) experience with anything, please let me know.
Also, please post your recommendations for me. ( I don't want something to big..I's prefer the camera to be smaller )
Price range..Maybe $300-$400 in total? Cheaper the better; I have 11 siblings.
I don't know if my computer matters..It's about 1-1.5 years old. We're getting a new one before the holidays.
Anything else you need to know, let me know. I'll add on.
Thanks for all your help. :]
Answers: Starting with the camera, pretty much anything from Sony or Canon will do a good job. JVC and Panasonic are OK too, but I don't think they're quite in the same league.
Since you're going for MiniDV (a good choice!) make sure you've got firewire on your PC. If you haven't, firewire cards are cheap (<$20) and easy to install. You'll need it to transfer (capture) video from the camcorder, but don't be tempted to try anything involving USB - it's more trouble than it's worth! Other than that, your PC's probably OK. Video can use a lot of disk space, so make sure you've got plenty of it, ideally on two disks to speed things up (it's quicker if you're reading from and writing to different disks). Video rendering is very processor intensive, so the faster it is, the better. Unlike gaming, video editors don't need high spec graphics cards. Most new PCs seem to come with 2 GByte of memory - that's plenty.
Sony's Vegas is a prosumer level package and probably a lot more than you need. They also produce the Vegas Movie Studio (VMS) package which is aimed more at the novice and is another good choice. It's not the easiest editor to start with, particularly if you've no editing experience, but you should be at least competent after a couple of hours, and the results are well worth it. Steer clear of Pinnacle Studio - it's OK when it works, but it's so unstable that it should come with a government health warning!
You can get a decent camcorder for $200 and up, and VMS is <$100, so you should be OK on the budget.
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