Video Production/Mick Fuzz's notes on Windows & Mac platforms and Free Software solutions

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Contents 1 Windows 1.1 Capturing and editing 1.2 Encoding for Internet / DVD 1.3 Making Subtitles 1.4 Other Processing 2 Mac 2.1 Capturing and editing 2.2 Final Cut Pro (FCP} 2.3 I Movie 2.4 Encoding for Internet 2.5 Making Subtitles 2.6 Other Processing

[edit] Windows

[edit] Capturing and editing

[edit] Encoding for Internet / DVD

• Virtual Dub Mod encoder for Avi Files - Open source -
• Goridan Knot Open source - Create avi from DVD's
• Quicktime Pro - proprietry - create mp4 files
• Windows Media Encoder - free with valid xp licence / crack - Making WMV files
• Matroska http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/ creating files with multiple subtitle files

[edit] Making Subtitles

• Subtitle Workshop -Freeware
• Subtitle Creator - GNU http://sourceforge.net/projects/subtitlecreator/

[edit] Other Processing

[edit] Mac

[edit] Capturing and editing

[edit] Final Cut Pro (FCP}

Great

[edit] I Movie

Good but very limited, and not an obvious link between iMovie and Final Cut Pro. So if they are likely to make the jump and learn FCP eventually, then you may as well start on FCP

[edit] Encoding for Internet

Quick Time Pro

[edit] Making Subtitles

[edit] Other Processing