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Posted by Walker Productions on 12/16/05 19:22
And why did you reject Premiere? I cut my first feature film with it and am
about to start my second. Go to www.circleoffive.com to see the trailer.
Mike
"Teresa" <tla@eskimo.com> wrote in message
news:dnshgv$8qh$1@eskinews.eskimo.com...
> Hi,
>
> I've heard all of the (mostly negative) feedback about Pinnacle. Does
> anyone especially like/dislike either Cyberlink Power Director 5 or Ulead
> Video Studio 9?
>
> I've got trials of both of these packages plus Adobe Premiere Elements
> (which I've already rejected).
>
> My impressions:
>
> PowerDirector 5
>
> Pro: Okay user interface, fun special effects, easy video editing.
> Con: Sometimes horribly unintuitive UI, Captures DVI as MPeg and I don't
> see anywhere that I can change this default, crashes without an error
> message occasionally, no decent tutorials, bad help file that tells you
> what to do, but not when to do it, chroma-key doesn't work as advertised
> on the web site. Also, tech support email gives very random answers to
> very specific questions.
>
> ULead
>
> Pro: Easy capture of video, optionally creates new AVI file for each
> scene. VERY intuitive user interface, can do its most complex tasks
> without looking at the help file. Chroma key is very intutive and just
> exceptional.
> Con: Fewer special effects. UGLY metallic looking interace that gets old
> really fast.
>
> Thanks.
> Teresa
>
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