Video Editing Software?

[Deano!]

I am aware that some members of this forum are professional smutty movie makers who have to get good results from the shoot through to the final product with a tight equipment budget.

So, I'm just wondering which brand and type of editing software does the typical BGAFD raunchy movie maker use when producing a product for sale? Also, is it true that Apple Mac systems are the industry standard platform still?

I'm only curious because I muck around with one of the cheap-n-cheerful editors from AVS Video Tools which has opened my eyes to just how much hard work goes into editing up something with music and titles and a sequence of scenes that follow through nicely. I'm interested in what porn movie editors use.

[one eyed jack]

Ive heard Final Cut Pro, Premiere CS3/ 4 and Avid and occasionally Sony Vegas being used

[planeterotica]

I have never used Sony Vegas myself but i went to the Broadcast Exhibitioin a couple of years ago where they were demonstrating it and it did appear to be very versatile, of course they made it look easy to use but well worth a consideration.

[jimslip]

I use Final Cut Pro, it works very well, some elements are a bit daft, but generally it's excellent.

[one eyed jack]

I use premiere CS3 but plan to upgrade to CS5 in a few months

[Peter]

Final Cut Pro.

9/10 films cut using NLE (Non-linear editing) submitted to the Oscars were cut using FCP.

[videokim]

We use Pinnacle 12 (very user friendly) & Sony Vegas 8 (not very user friendly lol!) both do a great job but we stick mainly to Pinnacle 12 with most of editing because we are lazy & its so simple to use.

Kim x

[Deano!]

Peter wrote:

> Final Cut Pro.
>
> 9/10 films cut using NLE (Non-linear editing) submitted to the
> Oscars were cut using FCP.

That's interesting. I remember talking to a guy a few years ago who's main business was producing TV ads and I'm sure he mentioned FCP being the industry standard as well in the advertising caper.

[one eyed jack]

It just depends what you are looking for and the limit of your budget and whether you use PC or Mac. otherwise, either or does the same thing.

[Peter]

one eyed jack wrote:

> It just depends what you are looking for and the limit of your
> budget and whether you use PC or Mac. otherwise, either or does
> the same thing.
>
>

Yep, as I often tell the girls, its not what you've got, its how you use it.

One of the winning films at Cannes a few years ago (the 'proper' festival) was cut using iMovie, the free video software that comes installed with every mac.