SweetieBabie Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 ATTN : Mac users What special program do you recommend for video editing from a DVD ? My aim is to cut and edit a video clip from a recorded DVD... Imovie won't do it. dummie here. help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalcat Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 I LOVE FINAL CUT PRO!!!! i can even show u how 2 use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce551 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Another option might be RIP DVD to hard disk, convert DVD file to Mp4 or AVI using "Handbrake" , then if use Quicktime to cut out the part of the movie you want. More editing than that not sure, maybe Final Cut Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetieBabie Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Cool! Thanks Bruce Thanks Vlad. Trying Handbrake now, if it's not working will go back advice on final cut pro ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeMarc Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Final Cut Pro... or Director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalcat Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 i never used director or avid. You can get FCP @ pantip 1. FCP can import any video 2. easy to cut blend, overlay, slow or speed up the footage... even has cheesy cut effects. 3. easy to add soundtrack manage sound 4. green screen effect 5. has layers like phtoshop option for interesting effects like i had a character hold a rotating sun in her hand that looked like a ball of energy.... yes i love anime 6. export to any form of video i made a few cool little films with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crustyjuggler Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Just convert the VIDEO_TS file using handbrake like the other fella suggested or personally i would use MPEG Streamclip which has more customisable options. You can just export as a mov or mp4 and import the clip straight into imovie. FinalCut will probably be a little overkill and don't forget you are on a laptop right? (it can be a monster install) http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html http://handbrake.fr/ Then you will probably enter the annoying world of codecs. I would also google: 'DVD to imovie' Lots of free tutorials available.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grezzzy_greer Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Final Cut Pro is actually professional editing software, so it will do everything you would need and MUCH more, although not sure about reading in the DVD files - but as Digital mentioned it can do it, thats fine. My current project in Taipei is a TV station where we will be installing maybe 20 or 30 FCP clients on a news network - although that is not my part specifically (I do the hardware systems design). As si6 mentioned though, it may just be a bit heavy duty for a laptop... Greer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalcat Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 SHES USING A MAC... not a PC!!! 4bg ram renders like silk 2gb ram may have to leave it overnight depending on how heavy you end up tweaking it. worked fine for me. usually adjusting the lighting is a pain in the ass in terms or rendering... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grezzzy_greer Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 SHES USING A MAC... not a PC!!! Yes but as we dont know which version, the comment is still valid. As you pointed out, the 4Gb machine will render faster than the 2Gb... Avid is also professional software, but it may not import those files (not sure). It depends a lot on how involved you want to get, and how much of a learning curve you can take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chatty Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 I was a mac user I think iMovie is fine if you just wanna cut and edit video as a home user. I'm not sure if Final cut pro is too complicated for you? if you have learn about some video editing stuff I think you can go through it but if not you have to spend sometime to learn about it. They might have some function to import file from DVD na.. Compare with home use program (for PC) such as Ulead can have function "Capture" > import from DVD... so easy. Anyway, I'm not mac user anymore, so i'm using Edius / Premiere / Ulead. I think they are fine if you know how to play with them. I can help you export with my notebook if you want to na. It wont' be long. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeMarc Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 I was a mac user I think iMovie is fine if you just wanna cut and edit video as a home user. I'm not sure if Final cut pro is too complicated for you? if you have learn about some video editing stuff I think you can go through it but if not you have to spend sometime to learn about it. They might have some function to import file from DVD na.. Compare with home use program (for PC) such as Ulead can have function "Capture" > import from DVD... so easy. Anyway, I'm not mac user anymore, so i'm using Edius / Premiere / Ulead. I think they are fine if you know how to play with them. I can help you export with my notebook if you want to na. It wont' be long. :wink: I agree that iMovie is ok for very VERY basic stuff, but the output quality really sucks. Thats the main problem I have with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crustyjuggler Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 I agree that iMovie is ok for very VERY basic stuff, but the output quality really sucks. Thats the main problem I have with it. True to a point, if you have the Quicktime pro upgrade (few bucks) you can export from Imovie using the QT engine, giving infinite possibilities, especially regarding codecs (if installed) and customisable sizes and bitrates. If you just export to imovies own pre-sets then your right, they're mostly web-based, eg: utube, web galleries etc... REF: Snow Leopard will have Quicktime 10 which doesn't require the upgrade. Another alternative is Final cut express 4..... Basically a reduced final cut studio which isn't quite the monster install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeMarc Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 I agree that iMovie is ok for very VERY basic stuff, but the output quality really sucks. Thats the main problem I have with it. True to a point, if you have the Quicktime pro upgrade (few bucks) you can export from Imovie using the QT engine, giving infinite possibilities, especially regarding codecs (if installed) and customisable sizes and bitrates. If you just export to imovies own pre-sets then your right, they're mostly web-based, eg: utube, web galleries etc... REF: Snow Leopard will have Quicktime 10 which doesn't require the upgrade. Another alternative is Final cut express 4..... Basically a reduced final cut studio which isn't quite the monster install. good info. Cheers mate :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chatty Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 I agree that iMovie is ok for very VERY basic stuff, but the output quality really sucks. Thats the main problem I have with it. True to a point, if you have the Quicktime pro upgrade (few bucks) you can export from Imovie using the QT engine, giving infinite possibilities, especially regarding codecs (if installed) and customisable sizes and bitrates. If you just export to imovies own pre-sets then your right, they're mostly web-based, eg: utube, web galleries etc... REF: Snow Leopard will have Quicktime 10 which doesn't require the upgrade. Another alternative is Final cut express 4..... Basically a reduced final cut studio which isn't quite the monster install. good info. Cheers mate :wink: Well, I admitted that iMovie Quality sucks, lol I just used it when I don't care about the quality but want something easy... Same as Movie maker on Windows (which I never use it). Final cut express 4 might be the best solution.... I read about how to import Movie from DVD to iMovie, it really sucks.... cuz it has no function for that.... she has to install and run DVD to iMovie Converter for Mac. Dowload trail version from here http://www.mp4kits.com/Guides/iMovie/import-dvd-to-imovie/ Load DVD movies Insert DVD disk into DVD drive .Click Load DVD button (Or click Load IFO button) to load your DVD. Output Settings Choose a format like MOV which is compatible with iMovie from the profile drop-down menu. Start to convert DVD to iMovie MOV Press "Convert" button, it begins to convert your DVD to iMovie MOV format. After the conversion, you can right-click in the Event Library area and choose Import Movies to import the created .MOV file to your iMovie project. Specify a new Event name if desired. The imported video will now be available for you to edit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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