Something to learn: Photoshop & Video editing

[GoldenTree]

Hello as the dawning of my new pc birth will be upon us in the soon coming I would like to as those of you who know and are experienced one thing. How, why, how much time and lastly how hard was it to get into video editing and Photoshop ? Maybe after affects (Think it falls into video editing anyways). The reason I would like to get into this is I just think it is plain out fun. I had some free trial editor that was sort of gimmicky a year or 2 ago and when the trial ended so did I. So I want to start again with new hardware and software and get really good at these kind of things. Also there is this 3D program where people planed out their pc builds in and I think that is interesting also. So if you have any knowledge or experience (Guess they bot mean the same ) please point me in the right direction. 

 

Edit: I am sorry if I do not answer tonight it is 2:30 a.m and I should be in bed

 

Thanks again, Golden

[Ookami]

First you need to buy Photoshop and watch guides or go to lessons.

 

I know basic of Photoshop due to trial and errors and few guides on http://www.good-tutorials.com/

[Tataffe]

What do you want to use PS for? I'm using PS Elements 11 for editing the photos I take, like cropping, brightness and contrast adjustments or color corrections. Also raw data editing and some simple graphics design (also using other software to support that). But that's basically everything PSE is for.

[gardening]

editting as in cutting or adding scenes = that would be Premiere Pro or.... After Effects is for changing lights, calculate aditional frames (the difference between to frames) add or delete not exisiting thingies...

 

If you buy Adobe: do not rent the CC version: at the beginning not expensive, but the announced future prices are ... extreme. And if you end the renting you can never again open your projects.

 

Look for free tutorials at Youtube, compare the different versions (like Premiere to Effects and other software to Adobe)

 

I Ithink I would start with a semi-professional software. Depending on the software it might be more simple to use a 'Suite', so all abilities you think that should be in an editing software might even be possible. Editing is NOT FX-work!

 

I own the Adobe Mastercollection and have on my Notebook the Directors Suite by Cyberlink

 

Always use the trial version, so you will learn if your Hardware equipment is even suited for your material and ideas.

 

Think about what camera you might want to use for your creativity: try to avoid AVCHD files (~ 160 actual FullHD cameras use it unfortunatedly) = strongly compressed and often includes the 32bit Qucktime Server exe files => strangles your PC

If you want to look for cameras, you might want to take a look at slashcam.com (multilingual)

 

If you want to print... your work or watch it elsewhere:

how good is your monitor with correct color? => read tests specialised on that (TFTCentral.co.uk or Prad.de = English and German)

 

My future PC able to really (as in using all possibilities, no program parts deactivated or ...) work with the Adobe MC (Premiere Pro CS6 needs CUDA = nVidia), high GPU bandwidth, as much RAM as financially for me possible..... and more than 4 camera angles => 6/12 core CPU... lots of SSDs....

Semi-pro programs like Cyberlink need far less and are not as 'pettish' as the rather extreme pro versions possibilities can be....

[Canoas]

Photoshop is relatively easy, but it's a learn as you go thing. At first you can try messing with the layer effects, filters, etc. and then whenever you don't know how to do something just follow a tutorial.

[Canoas]

Also, don't bother just watching endless photoshop tutorials as you'll just forget most of it pretty soon, just watch them when you actually need them and are going to apply it.

[PieterDeWolf]

I tried graphic design a couple of years ago and i loved it! But i never had propper hardware so photoshop wasn't even rendering effects in real time. It was lagging Don't know anything about video editing though.

If this is your first try at graphic design though. Try Paint.Net it's free, awesome community with an insane amount of tutorials. this should be your foundation. Learn paint.net, then photoshop.

http://forums.getpaint.net/

 

photoshop sites (tutorials and such):

http://psd.tutsplus.com/

http://abduzeedo.com/

 

Those are the 2 that got me going! Happy learning!

[GoldenTree]

What do you want to use PS for? I'm using PS Elements 11 for editing the photos I take, like cropping, brightness and contrast adjustments or color corrections. Also raw data editing and some simple graphics design (also using other software to support that). But that's basically everything PSE is for.

 

I am not really sure yet I would not mind trying to edit photos and graphics design

 

Thanks, Golden 

[GoldenTree]

editting as in cutting or adding scenes = that would be Premiere Pro or.... After Effects is for changing lights, calculate aditional frames (the difference between to frames) add or delete not exisiting thingies...

 

If you buy Adobe: do not rent the CC version: at the beginning not expensive, but the announced future prices are ... extreme. And if you end the renting you can never again open your projects.

 

Look for free tutorials at Youtube, compare the different versions (like Premiere to Effects and other software to Adobe)

 

I Ithink I would start with a semi-professional software. Depending on the software it might be more simple to use a 'Suite', so all abilities you think that should be in an editing software might even be possible. Editing is NOT FX-work!

 

I own the Adobe Mastercollection and have on my Notebook the Directors Suite by Cyberlink

 

Always use the trial version, so you will learn if your Hardware equipment is even suited for your material and ideas.

 

Think about what camera you might want to use for your creativity: try to avoid AVCHD files (~ 160 actual FullHD cameras use it unfortunatedly) = strongly compressed and often includes the 32bit Qucktime Server exe files => strangles your PC

If you want to look for cameras, you might want to take a look at slashcam.com (multilingual)

 

If you want to print... your work or watch it elsewhere:

how good is your monitor with correct color? => read tests specialised on that (TFTCentral.co.uk or Prad.de = English and German)

 

My future PC able to really (as in using all possibilities, no program parts deactivated or ...) work with the Adobe MC (Premiere Pro CS6 needs CUDA = nVidia), high GPU bandwidth, as much RAM as financially for me possible..... and more than 4 camera angles => 6/12 core CPU... lots of SSDs....

Semi-pro programs like Cyberlink need far less and are not as 'pettish' as the rather extreme pro versions possibilities can be....

 

This was really helpful thanks. And I think editing as in how there are videos with the fancy word animations and things along those lines. Also cutting, adding frames things like that. Also thanks for the tips for buying and the printing will keep in mind.

 

Thanks Golden

[GoldenTree]

First you need to buy Photoshop and watch guides or go to lessons.

 

I know basic of Photoshop due to trial and errors and few guides on http://www.good-tutorials.com/

 

I will look at my options before I buy it.

 

Golden

[GoldenTree]

I tried graphic design a couple of years ago and i loved it! But i never had propper hardware so photoshop wasn't even rendering effects in real time. It was lagging Don't know anything about video editing though.

If this is your first try at graphic design though. Try Paint.Net it's free, awesome community with an insane amount of tutorials. this should be your foundation. Learn paint.net, then photoshop.

http://forums.getpaint.net/

 

photoshop sites (tutorials and such):

http://psd.tutsplus.com/

http://abduzeedo.com/

 

Those are the 2 that got me going! Happy learning!

 

I think I will start with what you had suggested it seems IMO like the best way to go for a step in the right direction.

 

Thanks, Golden

[PieterDeWolf]

No problem, enjoy! you may see me popping up on the paint.net forum again

[GoldenTree]

No problem, enjoy! you may see me popping up on the paint.net forum again

 

Thanks and sounds like a plan

 

Golden

[gardening]

This was really helpful thanks. And I think editing as in how there are videos with the fancy word animations and things along those lines. Also cutting, adding frames things like that. Also thanks for the tips for buying and the printing will keep in mind.

 

Thanks Golden

 

You are welcome