Video Editing Program

[Bubbleman]

Whats the best video editing program out there to date,

Or A reasonably good one between 500-1000 dollars

[jared]

Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere Pro

[CB]

Avid is also pretty nice. All three of those (FCP, Premiere, and Avid) are about the same for price, functionality, and even UI basics.

I've used all three, and I personally prefer FCP. The UI is a bit more intuitive than the others, and you can get a special Keyboard that has all the FCP shortcuts printed on it, which was very helpful to me. Unfortunately, you need a Mac to run it, but if you really want to get into A/V editing, it's worth buying a G5, just to dedicate it to FCP.


Also keep in mind: None of these three programs has released versions that will work in Vista.