Re: FN-FORUM Small MPEG clips

date posted 14th January 2002 17:58

nah, i've just been busy hosting 'the weakest link'...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Kellie" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 5:34 PM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM Small MPEG clips


> Back on form. Thought that you'd lost it ;~)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Eckersall
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: 14/01/02 17:19
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Small MPEG clips
>
> a bit of sniffing around will get you a copy of premiere 5.5 for
> substantially less than the price of a mac, and if its a one-off i see
> no
> real issue with using a fully working 30 day trial version for the cost
> of a
> download.
>
> i know the new macs come with a built in digital video editing suite,
> but
> quite frankly it seems a little nonsensicle to me to buy a whole new
> system
> just for one client! can you imagine the outcry of mac users if i
> suggested
> they go buy a pc for something? i'd be accused of being the bastard son
> of
> bill gates!
>
> Q:how do you spot a mac user?
> A: when you ask them what system they use you get a 4 hour lecture
> instead
> of a simple 'apple mac'
> :P
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Neelesh" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 4:41 PM
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Small MPEG clips
>
>
> > I know this is petty but, in brief, firewire is the original name for
> IEEE
> > 1394 and Sony's name for it is i.link.
> > It's an Apple invented and developed technology and yes you can get
> Firewire
> > PCI cards to stick in PCs to transfer DV to disk and back again.
> >
> > But the reason I and Paul (was it?) mentioned Macs is the inclusion of
> all
> > you need to edit video right out of the box. How much does a legit
> copy of
> > Premiere go for now-a-days?
> >
> > And sorry for being so boring with these Mac defence emails, I'm
> getting
> > bored of them too.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Eckersall" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 3:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Small MPEG clips
> >
> >
> > > you dont need a mac - firewire is the mac name for the IEEE1394
> standard.
> > > any pc video port capable of dealing with firewire, i.link or
> IEEE1394
> > will
> > > handle the DV. mac users seem to gloss over this for some reason...
> :)
> > >
> > > as for software id go for premiere, its damn good and comes with all
> the
> > > standard codecs you'll need - since its for the web you'll just need
> > mpeg-1
> > > anyway.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Martin Akehurst" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 11:17 AM
> > > Subject: FN-FORUM Small MPEG clips
> > >
> > >
> > > > We've had a request from a client to chop up some digital
> camcorder
> film
> > > > into short mpeg clips for a web site. The camera has fire-wire
> > > > connection. We don't want to get into heavy kit with this, so can
> anyone
> > > > suggest some reasonable software to do this?
> > > >
> > > > Suggestions so far Presto! Videoworks (NewSoft don't sell in the
> UK
> but
> > > > licence to JVC who say they've never heard of it), MGI Videowave
> and
> > > > ULead Video Studio.
> > > >
> > > > Any views/advice gratefully received.
> > > > Mart
> > > >
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