Buyer's Guide: Video Editing Software
This article appears in the February/March issue of 流媒体 杂志,年度 流媒体 Industry 原始资料. In these Buyer's Guide 文章, we don't claim to cover every product or vendor in a particular category, 而是为我们的读者提供他们需要的信息来做出明智的购买决定, 有时使用特定的供应商或产品作为这些功能和服务的范例.
除非你打算只把直播视频流到网络上,否则你需要视频编辑软件. 具体地说, 你需要一个非线性, computer-based 编辑ing system that can ingest, 编辑, and then save video files for distribution online or via DVD/Blu-ray.
Although theoretically you could go the freebie route, producing quality videos requires a serious 编辑ing suite. Candidates to consider include Adobe Systems, Inc.微软的Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium (CS5.5), Apple’s Final Cut Pro X (FCPX), Avid Technology, Inc.Media Composer 6 (MC6), Grass Valley USA, LLC的EDIUS 6和Sony的Vegas Pro 11. This article will touch briefly on the benefits offered by each program.
开始之前, it is wise to consider some general points about nonlinear video 编辑ing, 特别是在定义和满足你的特殊需求方面.
首先,确定您将录制原始素材的视频文件格式. 市场上摄像机的种类繁多意味着有各种各样的记录格式被使用. These formats may be proprietary or open, 但是,即使是开放标准也不一定适用于您选择的视频编辑器. 所以,在做决定之前,仔细看看你今天要拍摄什么——也许明天要拍摄什么.
这还不是全部. 如果您打算使用其他摄影师拍摄的镜头和/或在您的制作中使用库存镜头, your 编辑ing system must be capable of working with these formats as well.
Some 编辑ing programs cope with varying native formats by supporting them all; others transfer incompatible native formats into formats they can work with. 任何时候将某些内容转换为另一种格式,都有丢失数据和注入错误的风险. 如果可能的话,选择一个可以处理各种本地视频格式的编辑系统.
Performance is another consideration. 最好是买一个高端的程序,它可以高效地做很多事情,而不是把钱省在一个廉价的编辑器上. 拥有支持多用户实时编辑而不会阻塞的编辑软件可能很重要——但只有当您打算让多个用户同时访问相同的视频文件时才如此.
You should also think about audio production, 影响生产, 图形, 以及用于制作专业级视频的所有其他元素. Will the 编辑ing system you’ve purchased play nicely with these systems, exporting data to and fro without headaches? Or will it creak and crash every time you try to bring in other elements?
然后是硬件. 您是否能够在现有设备上运行编辑套件,还是需要进行升级? 对于高端设备,您需要购买专为支持工作负载而设计的工作站. Are you prepared to do this?
Give a thought to storage. Where will the finished videos go once they are done? 您喜欢的编辑套件是否与视频服务器和其他归档系统集成? And what about streaming? 你的编辑系统会以你想要的流媒体格式生成完成的视频吗? 或者是否需要在生产过程中考虑额外的步骤?
If you answer all of these questions first, 有可能您将准备好对购买哪个编辑系统做出明智的决定. 但是,不要只看到第一个合适的解决方案就跳起来:花时间与供应商交谈,看看他们能提供什么. 还有一点家庭作业, 你最终可以以合适的价格获得合适的编辑系统,并在未来有发展空间.
Now that you have these answers in your mind, 让我们考虑一下本文开头提到的五个编辑套件.
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium (CS5.5)
现在是1194美元 www.bhphotovideo.com, CS5.5 may seem a bit pricey for the newbie 编辑or. However, this price delivers a profoundly capable 64-bit platform. Besides including Adobe’s Premiere Pro video 编辑or, CS5.5 comes with After Effects (special effects), Photoshop (image 编辑or), Audition (audio 编辑or), Flash Catalyst (interactive Flash content), Flash Professional (Flash authoring), Illustrator (graphic design), 媒体编码器 & Device Central (creating content for mobile devices), OnLocation(元数据), Encore (DVD authoring) and Bridge (file management). In other words, when you buy CS5.5生产溢价,你正在购买一个多方面的图像制作系统.
Apple’s Final Cut Pro X (FCPX)
Final Cut Pro is a legendary name in nonlinear video 编辑ing. At $299, the latest 编辑ion of this software, Final Cut Pro X (FCPX), 是一个全新的版本(而且这个版本没有受到老用户的热烈欢迎). 它是一个64位包,从基于磁带的非线性视频编辑传统中解放出来, resulting in improvements that speed up the 编辑ing process. 对于想要在Mac平台上进行视频编辑的新手来说, who are not tied into older ways of things, and who do not need the wealth of extra features found in a CS5.5, FCPX is worth serious consideration.
Avid Media Composer 6 (MC6)
At $2,499, Avid MC6是本文介绍的编辑套件中最昂贵的—但是它的昂贵是有原因的. 这个新的64位系统是一个完全专业的平台,甚至可以编辑3D立体视频. Avid has also made MC6 compatible with third-party I/O devices (AJA, Blackmagic设计, Bluefish444, Matrox, 和莫土语), which can save you money when it comes to buying hardware. Avid Media Access还允许用户立即访问和编辑RED和RED EPIC的基于文件的媒体, 新AVCHD, ProRes, QuickTime (including footage from HDSLR cameras), 索尼XDCAM, 松下P2, 佳能XF, and other formats—without transcoding or importing. There’s a host of other features in MC6. 简单地说,这是一个面向高端玩家的编辑软件系统.
《草谷
这699美元.95非线性编辑器是一个32位包,但可以在64位Windows平台上运行. 就特征而言, EDIUS 6 supports a range of video formats, including native support for 索尼XDCAM, 松下P2, Ikegami女朋友, and Canon’s XF and EOS movie formats. It can also manage multicamera 编辑ing from as many as 16 sources at a time; it provides real-time effects, 键控器, 转换, 和标题. 一般来说,它具有专业编辑所需的音频/视频功能.
索尼的Vegas Pro 11
With prices starting at $599.索尼的Vegas Pro 11编辑软件有32位和64位两种版本. Its claim to fame is its ability to work with 3D stereoscopic footage. The software comes bundled with DVD Architect Pro 5.2 and Dolby Digital Professional Encoder, and it provides GPU-accelerated performance for OpenCL-supported devices. 就能力而言, Vegas Pro 11是一款高端的专业消费者应用程序,具有3D编辑功能.
All of these descriptions are basically thumbnails. To truly grasp the capabilities of any video 编辑ing software, buyers need to do in-depth research online, plus talk to actual users. 这里的要点是,有一系列的价格和性能选择. 根据您的需求选择合适的编辑器是基于平衡当前需求和潜在的未来需求以及价格和软件可用性.
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