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by FrankWest
Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:26 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Advice required... many thanks
Replies: 9
Views: 12169

Re: Advice required... many thanks

I fully agree with the choice of Vegas Movie studio. Try to buy the 10 HD platinum production suite. It will cover HD or SD edited and with the suplied DVD architect will burn Blu-ray or DVD discs. You will get sound forge with it as well. Try Ebay I got mine for about £50. There are extremely good...
by FrankWest
Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:23 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Advice required... many thanks
Replies: 9
Views: 12169

Re: Advice required... many thanks

Can't argue with Col's advice, but I'd strongly recommend you consider Sony Vegas Movie Studio which is much cheaper (c£35) than Edius Neo and give you a cheap upgrade path to Vegas Pro should you outgrow it. There are various versions of Movie Studio - mainly with a different set of bundled softwa...
by FrankWest
Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:22 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Advice required... many thanks
Replies: 9
Views: 12169

Re: Advice required... many thanks

Frank You will find that nearly all the camcorders on the market within your price range are full HD models recording in the AVCHD format. The images are stunning but they do require a very powerful PC to be able to edit them easily. Most PC's with a dual core processor will struggle to edit said f...
by FrankWest
Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:07 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Advice required... many thanks
Replies: 9
Views: 12169

Advice required... many thanks

Hi everyone - I really could do with some advice. I had an 8mm camera years ago (thus, giving away my age) but have little experience of DV. I have a strong idea for a short film; I've a budget of about £500 to buy a camcorder and editing software for my PC. If anyone could suggest makes and models ...