I like final cut much better but avid is popular on the West Coast
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Avid is better than Edius and Final Cut. I am a professional editor so I have tried all these platforms. Avid Media Composer 5 gives you more control over effects, audio effects, and the audio mixer. More effects are included with Avid as well. The others have effects that look like effects from 1970. Professionals use Avid, amatures use the others. The movie industry uses Avid. If you've seen Avatar or Iron Man 2, you've seen what Avid can do.
Yes Final Cut Pro X is better than PowerDirector as the latter is more akin to iMovie for the Windows operating system.
Avid is the name of the program.
Alternatives to Final Cut Pro include Avid's Media Composer and Adobe's Premiere (See links below).
The best and simplest video editing software is probably Adobe Premiere, which is cheaper than Avid and Final Cut Pro, but still powerful.
Yes there are many. iMovie is the simplest of simple editing systems. Some good ones are, Final Cut Express-$200 Final Cut Studio-$1000 Premiere-$100 Avid-Extremely high
Adobe Premiere is a great product for video editing, along with Final Cut Pro and Avid.
You can use Final Cut Express, Final Cut Studio, Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer or if you are running a Virtual PC on a Mac, you can use any program Windows uses.
If you community college has a graphics art department then you may be able to learn Avid Xpress or Final Cut there. If not there are many online sources such as geniusdv.com that offer training in this software package.
Final Cut Pro: Mac Avid: PC Spectate Video by far Lets you catalog your stuff. Random sampling & more
For Mac: Final Cut Pro 7 or Avid Media Composer. For PC: Adobe Premiere or the complete Adobe Creative Suite.
No, absolutely not! Take it from me, a vid productions student who has worked with both. Final Cut has less bugs and more options than Vegas. It is also seen as a more professional software program if you are looking for a job in the production industry.