Video Editing

[Honours Dead]

Ok so I'm new to video editing, and will be needing to learn how to create digital effects, and other stuff to make my Snowboarding videos look professional. I have from now until December to learn how to use some Video Editing Software.

 

Any idea of what Program I would be able to use to make an intro like that?

 

 

Well please share you knowledge :)

 

p.s. Sorry if this is the wrong area

[Anthoni]

1st of all be a bad ass like haggen.

[Honours Dead]

1st of all be a bad ass like haggen.

 

K stop stalking me? Also being like Haggen takes work kai?

[Peter]

adobe after effects, sony vegas

[Honours Dead]

adobe after effects, sony vegas

 

 

So the newest versions of them, or is one some how better then another?

[Tyler]

Get the ones you can find the most guides for.. so probably vegas 8.0.. can't answer about After Effects.

[Peter]

For After effects, www.videocopilot.net

long guides but should learn a lot

[Toby]

Like some of them said, Adobe After Effects with a mix of Sony Vegas.

[Ceejay]

The first intro bit that hatton did was done in adobe after affects.

 

All i know =]

[Rain]

The smoke screen effect, the 3-D background and the Text were all done by Adobe After Effects. The rest were Sony Vegas I assume(Haven't seen the video in a while).

 

I personally think all Sony Vegas are basically the same, just each new one has some more features. AAE takes a lot of memory and takes quite a long time to render(Imo) which is why not many people use it. But it is still very good.

 

Start working with Movie Makers :P

[Honours Dead]

Thanks guys, I'm going to do more researching into them.

[HATTON]

If you've a good, fast computer, download Adobe After Effects CS4, if yours isn't so good just simply go for CS2 if you can get hold of it anywhere.

 

Sony Vegas is a must if you wish to edit videos professionally, mixing this with AAE is a good combination and can produce some quality videos if you learn how to use both of them effectively together.

 

For After Effects, you're going to need to get hold of certain addons if you wish to make a large amount of the things:-

 

- Majority of VC's products ( can be found at http://www.videocopilot.net/products/ ) Riot Gear is very useful

- Trapcode Presets (including Trapcode Particular)

 

You're going to have to find out how to activate the things the VC products/Trapcode presets as I cannot remember how I did that, sorry.

 

I found Sony Vegas more or less trial and error but for After Effects, I used:

 

http://www.videocopilot.com/

 

The tutorials are very easy to follow and he includes a bit of humour in them so they aren't COMPLETELY boring.

[Easy Process]

Sony vegas <3 ^^