What else is in your video making toolbox?

djcc wrote on 9/22/2004, 8:01 AM

Having been one of the several who recently purchased the PC Tools magazine with several video editors and a multitude of other video & audio utilities, I thought I would ask what other apps people find essential as companions to Movie Studio. So, what's in your toolbox?

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allyn wrote on 9/22/2004, 8:22 AM

i use muvee autoproducer for "quick-and-dirty" projects. this is automatic editing software: give it the raw footage, it analyzes it, and produces a finished video for you in a style you've chosen. it works pretty well considering.

http://www.muvee.com/

i also use dvdpatcher to overcome the limitation in MS3 (and VMS4) of creating 16:9 MPEG-2 files.

for general purpose photo editing i use paint shop pro 5, and thumbsplus 7 for managing my collection of digital camera images.

Former user wrote on 9/22/2004, 8:49 AM

Ulead Cool 3D, Ntrack Audio Mixer, VirtualDub, TMPGenc

Dave T2

ADinelt wrote on 9/22/2004, 9:00 AM

These are some of the tools that I use:

1) Movie Studio 3.0a
2) VirtualDub
3) DVD-Lab
4) Particle Illusion 2.0 SE
5) Anim8or
6) Paint Shop Pro 5
7) Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
8) ULead Video Factory and Movie Studio
9) Power DVD
10) DVD Patcher
11) Audacity

dand9959 wrote on 9/22/2004, 9:03 AM

Nero - for burning
Goldwave - for audio editing
DVD X Maker - for authoring
Macromedia Fireworks - for graphics
DVD Shrink - for copying, er, back ups
MS Media Player - for ripping CD

IanG wrote on 9/22/2004, 3:10 PM

Scenalyzer for video capture
Media Center for organising media and rough storyboarding
Acoustica for audio editing / noise removal
MP3 Audio Mixer for building soundscapes
PhotoBrush for "improving" stills
DVD-Lab for authoring
Nero for burning

Ian G.

djcc wrote on 9/24/2004, 7:00 AM

Thanks for all the replies. I'll check out some of these tools as my needs progress. I'm still kinda new to all this even though I have had the software for a year. Hard to find the time to do what I want! Pesky kids actually expect me to play with them from time to time instead of parking my rear end in front of the computer!! :o)

GerryLeacock wrote on 9/24/2004, 2:58 PM

I think the list of the stuff I've bought and DON'T use is actually longer than the list of what I DO use. :(

djcc wrote on 9/24/2004, 3:36 PM

Ain't that the sad truth!