12-06-2007, 10:56 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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Originally Posted by Bearcatrp
Go to www.squared5.com to get mpeg steamclip (free) for converting your video. Toss up between photo shop and aperture from apple. I don't edit photos so not much help there. Here is a site with open source software you might use: http://www.opensourcemac.org . I have used iMovie for quick editing. Works good. I am in the process of learning Final Cut Express which has alot more options. idvd works fine. Not sure on DivX. I started with my 24 inch iMac but moved on to a mac pro. You definately want a external scratch to speed things up. Being new to the mac, good forum to check out is www.macnn.com .
Hope this helps.
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Many thanks for the input, much appreciated. I had been looking at FCE as it would fit my needs for the type of video I normally produce.
not sure what you meant by "external scratch" though, is this meaning an external HDD (which I have many)? I read that though on PC USB2 throughput is comparable to FireWire, it's not on a iMac, saying that Firewire is the way to go..
Been looking at Aperture and PS, I think cost is going to be more of the deciding factor..
Thanks again.
Cheers
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