Posted by Gary Eickmeier on 12/30/44 11:36

Smarty wrote:
> Gary,
>
> My comments were related to Video Studio 9, a program which is typically
> sold for around $79 and occasionally less through different Ulead
> promotions. It is the 'amateur' version of their more deluxe program called
> Media Studio Pro. Apparently both use the same HDV plug-in, but they differ
> substantially in other ways. I've had no experience with the more deluxe
> product, and therefore can't really offer an opinion.
>
> I too switched from an earlier version of Video Studio to Adobe Premiere
> (version 6) for much the same reason as you describe. I switched out of
> Premiere when HDV editing was required, and thus began my search for
> something fast and competent for editing.
>
> Despite the 'amateur' status, it does what it claims to do very well, and is
> especially fast for HDV, particularly compared to the much more expensive
> alternatives. I find it too limited for many editing tasks, but it certainly
> does the basics well in HDV.
>
> Smarty

Thanks. It must be that they are not re-encoding all of the footage and
others are. If anyone knows why Ulead should be so much faster than the
"other guys" I would find it interesting.

So, I imagine Media Studio Pro would be something to really look into.

Gary Eickmeier

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