Premium Member George Ebersole Posted May 9, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted May 9, 2017 Has anyone ever used any of Cyberlink's editing or other production software? Is the money I save by buying their license as opposed to Final Cut pro worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Field Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 What is your purpose for editing going to be? Like a post house or personal projects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member George Ebersole Posted May 9, 2017 Author Premium Member Share Posted May 9, 2017 What is your purpose for editing going to be? Like a post house or personal projects? Right now just personal junk I want to post on YouTube or Vimeo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Tinsley Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I would just get Premiere for $20/month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member George Ebersole Posted May 10, 2017 Author Premium Member Share Posted May 10, 2017 Last I heard Adobe stuff ran into the $1300 range. I'm seeing a bare bones edition for $89, and a midway version for $500 or $600. Where can I get the $20/month version, and is it legal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Tinsley Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Yeah here's a link: https://creative.adobe.com/plans?promoid=NV3KR7S1&mv=other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member George Ebersole Posted May 11, 2017 Author Premium Member Share Posted May 11, 2017 It's a mobile cloud app. Thanks, but never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Tinsley Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 No... It isn't. It's a desktop app. All Adobe products moved into the Creative Cloud a few years ago. I wouldn't bother with Power Director. Just get Premiere and edit with what is industry standard. It isn't even that expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member George Ebersole Posted May 11, 2017 Author Premium Member Share Posted May 11, 2017 I went to Adobe's website; http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere.html?promoid=PQ7SQBYQ&mv=other Interesting. I wonder why people are still trying to hock the expensive boxed versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Field Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 There's also the ever common five finger discount on Sony Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Aapo Lettinen Posted May 11, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted May 11, 2017 (edited) I went to Adobe's website; http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere.html?promoid=PQ7SQBYQ&mv=other Interesting. I wonder why people are still trying to hock the expensive boxed versions. people are unsure how much they would use the program, they believe they would pay for nothing if they don't edit anything for couple of months. (one can plan these beforehand and cease the subscription for periods you wont need it so a bit odd attitude but nevertheless there is lots of people who simply don't like the idea of renting at all, they want to own it all no matter the cost. a piece of software is considered expendable nowadays and very soon renders obsolete so not a good investment I think... ) the main problem with current software and adobe products especially is that they are not very compatible between versions. so if you need to collaborate with another person who has, say, two years (or one or two versions even) older version of Premiere, you may not be able to share project files at all except using primitive methods like transferring the data in xml format between premiere versions. even converting the files from old to new version may not be possible. So it is good to always have the latest or almost the latest version of the software and then it is much much cheaper and easier to rent than to purchase anything (and also mandatory with adobe products). if one is just working with old video formats and operating systems and never have to share anything with anybody, then any 10 year old software would do. It's just like, software developers don't care about backwards compatibility anymore :( and if updating the editing software you most often need to also update the operating system nowadays which leads to all kind of problems and other software may stop working. challenging times :blink: Edited May 11, 2017 by aapo lettinen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member George Ebersole Posted May 11, 2017 Author Premium Member Share Posted May 11, 2017 Jonathan Tinsley; thanks for the heads up. I really didn't want to spend thousands on Adobe boxed versions. aapo; yeah, I can see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakesh Malik Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 There's always the legally freely available DaVinci Resolve... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Peterson Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 If you want to get a NLE you can buy outright for a low price, then go with one of these three: MAGIX Video Pro X8Vegas ProHitFilm Pro Or if you do not want to spend anything at all.... check out DaVinci Resolve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Field Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I'd suggest Resolve as well from a visual perspective, but it has next to nothing in the audio category (if you need that covered). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Satsuki Murashige Posted May 11, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted May 11, 2017 I've been using Creative Cloud for a few years now, and while I was skeptical about not 'owning' the software at first, now I prefer it and wouldn't want to go back. The biggest benefit is the free and easy software version updates - with so many new cameras and codec variations coming out every few months, the need to constantly update to stay current is a big issue. Just don't update while in the middle of a project. Otherwise, it's great not to have work around compatibility issues between software versions if you are passing edits around between collaborators. Because we are always on the same version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakesh Malik Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I'd suggest Resolve as well from a visual perspective, but it has next to nothing in the audio category (if you need that covered). It's currently in beta, but Resolve got a major update in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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