|
|
Posted by Ken Maltby on 05/11/07 16:04
"Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com> wrote in message
news:faqdncrPkrSn-dnbnZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d@adelphia.com...
> Ken,
> 5.1 does require a plug in but it is activated at no extra charge (unlike
> the mpeg4 plug in which is optional for another $15).
>
> I've been looking for a tutorial dealing with this magnetic effect, but
> have yet to find one. The user manual in pdf format in the Program
> Folder-->Magix does have a far more complete description that the
> abbreviated book which comes in the box, however.
>
> This is one cool program. Also, the HD DVDs look excellent, not quite a
> crisp as the Ulead ones, and lacking some of the elaborate animated menus
> / templates, but still very, very nice. The SmartRender is also remarkably
> good.
>
> It was you, in fact, who put me onto this program in one of the earlier
> versions a couple years ago. I had not tried it until you told me of its
> features, and I have indeed found it to be a great product.
>
> Smarty
>
Don't know about "Great", except at $10 it would be totally
amazing. It has always been a great way to play with features,
techniques that are normally only available in very expensive
editing packages. It's had some stability issues for many of
us, but that seems to be much improved. It's interface can be
a little hard to get used to, as well.
All-in-all, it has always been a worthwhile editing tool to have
on hand, and, at it's low price, it's easy to add it to your toolbox.
I find editing projects to be a lot more interesting if they are
built up from many parts. With many parts coming from or
effected by many separate tools. Fortunately, there are a lot of
free or inexpensive tools being created, all the time. Even
things as simple as a good collection of interesting fonts, can
allow for some real impact on your resulting productions.
Being stuck to just one editing tool, even the most liked
packages, would be very limiting from my point of view.
Besides, it's not the tools so much as the techniques and
your inventiveness in using them. You can do some pretty
good things with cheap tools like BluffTitler, (with a little
practice, and combined with an editing package), that rival
what studios use $30-40,000 proprietary effects engines to
do.
So even if you have other editing tools on hand, it is worth
it to investigate what this one can do, I wouldn't have it as
my only editor, but it works well with others, and can add
features and techniques to your editing capabilities.
Luck;
Ken
Navigation:
[Reply to this message]
|