http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Forums » Tag: video editing - Recent Posts en Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:55:56 +0000 http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/tutorials-on-edius#post-52092 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:36:21 +0000 Petr 52092@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I always get inspiration from seeing others use Edius. I have collected some sites with interesting tutorials. If you know more, please add to the list!!</p> <p><a href="http://ediustraining.grassvalley.com/">http://ediustraining.grassvalley.com/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.misterfrag.com/EdiusWBCC.wmv">http://www.misterfrag.com/EdiusWBCC.wmv</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.videoproductions.com.au/html/non_linear_video_equipment.html">http://www.videoproductions.com.au/html/non_linear_video_equipment.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.ediustips.com/mode.html">http://www.ediustips.com/mode.html</a>  (some excellent recommendations on Edius modes)</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltsqou2BXTo&amp;feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltsqou2BXTo&amp;feature=related</a> (also check out parts 2,3 and 4 of this tutorial on youtube)</p> <p>Enjoy, Petr</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/did-i-waste-4-years/page/2#post-50607 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:27:08 +0000 grinner 50607@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>You did not waste 4 years if you had a good time, man.<br /> I've seen many get a degree in this field thinking that would some how entitle them to a high-paying job, or even help with that. Then they get a chip on their choulder when they see they have to do the same legwork as the guys who just made a reel and started networking. Your reel gets ya gigs, don't think a degree does. It doesn't.<br /> While I have three degrees and have never used one, man college was no waste for me. The parties alone were worth the time. If you have the opportunity, you should go. If you just want to get to work in this industry, create a great demo reel, cold-call every production facility in your market, take what is offered (yes even if that is working for free) and climb the same ladders we all had to climb.<br /> Enjoy it. It's pretty freakin' fun. </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/did-i-waste-4-years/page/2#post-50448 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:00:43 +0000 gldnears 50448@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Zeta, Schools which teach " creative " subjects seldom teach more than the mechanics. I don't know how one goes about learning the creative instincts associated with film and video other than by exposing themself to many, many hours of their chosen craft. </p> <p>Do you really want to be a successful editor? I would suggest that if you could, you should jump into the fire in LA. See if you can weasel your way into an internship at a major studio. See if you can somehow crash the gate at the Editor's Guild and find employment as an assistant. Most top line editors are technologically handicapped and embrace assistants who can fight the computer wars and keep everything in the editing room organized and workflow uninterrupted. Being an assistant will expose you to more creative aspects of the craft than 100 years in school. Assisting should provide a living and client contacts which will ( hopefully before too long ) lead to an editor's chair.</p> <p>A career as an IATSE member will provide excellent benefits and retirement!</p> <p>RWC </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/did-i-waste-4-years/page/2#post-50394 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:19:22 +0000 flogonojo 50394@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I haven't read all the posts, but I want to post my two cents since I graduated a year ago from college with a degree in Television/Radio. I have felt a similar way, not that I wasted 4 years (otherwise I wouldn't have discovered that I like video), but I could have gotten a lot better education if I went to the right school. Let's just say our communication dept. was/is in dire need of some help. I feel as if I've learned as much or more after college working solely freelance video jobs.</p> <p>Like everyone else has said, don't victimize yourself...pick up a cam and start making videos. Even if it's just going to the park and shooting random people. What I've found is that if you want to be in this line of work you really have to love it. I'm a Christian, and I really believe that no matter what your line of work is that God will provide what you need if you trust in Him. He has me! Anyways, I hope you find what you're looking for zeta1983. (Wow...I didn't realize that this thread was started 1 year ago. That's when I graduated!) </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/did-i-waste-4-years/page/2#post-50306 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:28:32 +0000 MazdaMan 50306@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Although I have absolutely no training or education in audio/video I do have a direct personal experience in another equally competitive field, professional racing. I spent $25,000 for a 1700 hour automotive tech school program 900 hours of that was NASCAR training, fabrication, chassis apps, aerodynamics, dyno operation, engine building, safety systems, the works. All of my instructors were either retired from nascar or currently employed on a team. The curriculum DID NOT teach enough to get you onto a team getting paid and probably 90% of the graduates couldn't even get on a team as a volunteer. The way I saw it I payed all that money to pick the brain of every instructor I had for every second of the 6 hours I saw them every day. I asked them questions until they started running out of answers. I graduated with honors, top 5 of my class and started knocking down the doors of every race team in charlotte, craftsman truck teams, busch teams, grand american series, daytona prototype teams, winston cup. 1.5 years of being turned out the door and even watching them throw my resume in the trash in front of me, finally I got into a machine shop paying minimum wage, I had a heart beat so I was qualified, after all machine shop skills are required in racing...</p> <p>I kept pounding down doors, it took me 2 years to get my first interview, I didn't like the way it went but 2 weeks later they called me back for a 2nd interview and another 2 weeks I get a call that I've been declined. A while longer goes by and one night I get a call from a guy, he tells me his name but not who he's with and wants to know what my ambitions are. I tell him about what I want to do in racing and he asks if I would be willing to take a janitor position on a team until they had an opening. I said yes without hesitation, we arrange for an interview, he says not to waste my time with making up a resume for him to see, they'll learn everything they need to know in the interview. Come to find out the director of operations was personal friends with one of my instructors at school and asked him to send over his recommendations for 3 of his previous students. After a 6 hour interview they hire me into their engine program with a few major deciding factors, first was that I completed the school program I was in and therefor showed dedication, 2nd was because I asked them just as many questions in the interview as my instructor said I did in school lol, and lastly they felt I was capable of learning any tasks needed and was humble enough to learn lesser things first. At the time the team was Evernham Motorsports, our top driver was Kasey Kahne.</p> <p>Might be a bit too much detail but I wanted to paint the clear picture that I would have never gotten there without the school and my instructors and as you can guess every nut who has ever turned a wrench on a car is knocking on their door for a dream. However a second point I would like to make is if it was worth it? After working with that team for a year I learned that if I spent that 25 grand on a mechanical engineering degree at UNC Charlotte I probably could have walked right into most of the teams without much resistance and may still be in racing now. When the economy started going south and sponsors started backing out the guys with the ME degrees kept their jobs and I didn't. The choise of what and were you go to school might be the bigger question to ask than if it was worth the time.</p> <p>Sorry for the long post. </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/did-i-waste-4-years/page/2#post-50097 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:05:21 +0000 composite1 50097@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>On your poll I chose 'other' as your first choice wasn't specific to my answer. I think if you can swing it, go for 'training' (i.e. certifications), a 'degree' (BA, MA, MFA) and work in the field. Why? Because if you're 'in this to win this' you'll constantly need to update your info and refine your techniques to stay current. I would like to think that ultimately you would like to produce larger and larger productions as you go along. Going to conferences, training seminars and attending university grade courses will not only keep you abreast of the latest gear and techniques, it will allow you to network with other industry pros. My company's latest film went into production from a chance discussion at a conference with reps from a large production equipment firm. Had I not attended the conference, the project never would have happened.</p> <p>Another reason to follow such a course is your competition. Every six months new college grads with shiny new degrees in production get turned out into the marketplace. You're going to have to compete with them, all those who came before you and all of the one's coming up behind you. Quiet as been kept, the days of 'just going out and working in the industry' are over. The trend now is to use these shiny new grads as unpaid interns. Yeah, they don't have full capabilies as production personnel but they have the higher end basic skills I mentioned earlier in the thread. Who do you think is going to get picked for internships? Some schmoe off the street with no background in production and no secondary skills or the schmoe fresh out of college with the basics? Additionally, you may find yourself not wanting to have your own outfit and want to work for a studio or production house. When you go up for those kind of gigs you'll be up against razor sharp competition. In today's economy, the comp is sharper than ever. The more knowledge, training and practical skills you've acquired will give you more opportunities to work.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/did-i-waste-4-years/page/2#post-50080 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:09:04 +0000 TDedmonSBP 50080@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>It's a popular radio-friendly catch phrase of one of the talk radio guys I listen to, I love it.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/did-i-waste-4-years/page/2#post-50078 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:50:54 +0000 composite1 50078@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>"Bovine Scatologic"</p> <p>HA! That's a good one and I shall add it to my personal lexicon.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/did-i-waste-4-years/page/2#post-50052 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:34:10 +0000 NormanWillis 50052@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><em>&gt;&gt;If something is your passion, you need to pursue it and you need to know that what you are doing is something that you enjoy. I once heard that "if you love what you do for a living, you will never work a day in your life," and I believe this wholeheartedly which is why I am now less than a year from a business degree with emphasis on the entertainment industry with hopes to get a hybrid film/business masters after that.</em></p> <p>Amein.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/did-i-waste-4-years#post-50026 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:08:33 +0000 TDedmonSBP 50026@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>When I started in this industry I was also going to school to be a chiropractor. I was trying to figure out along which line to plan my life's journey. One thing that I kept hearing was, "Finish your chiro and then you can always make movies/do video on the side as a hobby." Let me tell you that this is absolute bovine scatology in terms of advice. If something is your passion, you need to pursue it and you need to know that what you are doing is something that you enjoy. I once heard that "if you love what you do for a living, you will never work a day in your life," and I believe this wholeheartedly which is why I am now less than a year from a business degree with emphasis on the entertainment industry with hopes to get a hybrid film/business masters after that.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/did-i-waste-4-years#post-50022 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:52:20 +0000 Digital Arts Center 50022@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>UC San Diego Extension offers a ONE YEAR Professional Career focused program in Video, Sound and Motion Graphics. </p> <p><a href="http://dac.ucsd.edu">http://dac.ucsd.edu</a> or call 858.622.5750</p> <p> </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/low-budget-tech-videos-follow-up#post-49963 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:04:00 +0000 composite1 49963@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Mazda,</p> <p>As they say, 'knowledge is power'. Please, I've got more certifications and degrees than you can shake a stick at and I'm constantly learning just to keep up with the curve. These days, to grow in capability you must have a combination of book knowledge, practical training and hands-on experience to get the job done. Take the classes if you can. If nothing else, you may learn how 'not to do something'. Valuable info indeed.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/did-i-waste-4-years#post-49962 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:46:36 +0000 composite1 49962@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Zeta,</p> <p>There's a good deal of solid advice and anecdotes already so I'm not going to elaborate on any of them. Thing is, unless you're already loaded or your parents are well connected or blind luck causes the rainbow to end in your lap, no matter what you've gotten your degree in the only person able to make a place for you is you. Colleges and Universities are notorious for only giving students the 'academic' basics of an industry. Most curriculums are based upon being 'accredited' which is the college version of a 'seal of approval'. Unfortunately, to be academically accredited has nothing to do with being 'practically trained'. Colleges figure you'll get your real training when you get out on the job. All they are required to do is teach you the basic terminology and techniques of a given industry.</p> <p>Now, is having that knowledge a bad thing? Absolutely not. If you can get an education, get it. Your degree will give you other highly valuable skills like writing for example and depending on what other subjects you studied a reservoir of knowledge that will come in handy when you least expect it. Those are the only real advantages of having a degree. You'll still have to get your 'hands dirty' and do grunt work like fetching coffee, logging footage and carrying gear. There's not a whole lot of opportunity to get out of doing that. While you're doing that stuff though, keep your eyes and ears open, ask questions whenever you can and make yourself available as you can. You'll find that having those additional skills will come in handy and get you work though it may be an indirect path to what you want to do. </p> <p>Also, there are many different aspects to filmmaking as it is a collectively created artform. Yeah you can do it all yourself with your own gear these days, but it's hard and if you want to do large projects, you're going to need other people. Others have suggested you figure out what it is you want to do, that's a damn good suggestion. Scriptwriting is the genesis of any project, producing (despite what some may say in these posts) involves far more than just 'finding money' and is an artform in itself and no film gets made without it, directing (other than acting) is the most glamorous portion but carries the greatest weight of responsiblity as it gives the project it's visual and audio direction. After those you have Director of Photography which is the most critical part of the production and carries a similar weight as the Director (no pictures, no movie), Camera Person, Sound Designer, Grip, Gaffer, and Editor in my view the most difficult, thankless and most important position as the Editor 'crafts' the movie into its final form. Outside of those, there are tons of other supporting gigs that can be applied to the smallest corporate video to the biggest Hollywood production. So again, whaddaya' wanna' do?</p> <p>I got into this biz indirectly. I had an art degree and when some set up gigs to work as an illustrator tanked, fortunately I had other skills to fall back on. Eventually, I joined the service as a photographer and then became a videographer. When I got out of the service, I was back at square one just like when I got out of college. Despite having terriffic skills and experience, nobody wanted to hire me. So I chewed the bullet so to speak and started my own company which I had intended to do when I trained as a videographer. Starting your own freelancing gig may be your best option and it may not. Whatever you decide, you best be prepared to roll up your sleeves and be prepared to 'throw some bows' because nobody's going to give you anything. There will be people who will help you along the way, but only because they see you bustin' your butt.</p> <p>You are in this at a good time though. If you can lay down a 'regular gig' to keep a roof over your head and put food on the table, if you tighten your belt a bit you can save enough scratch to get gear. That's how a lot of us did and do it. At least you're not in the era when a videocamera cost $40,000.00 just to look at it (unless you're looking at a RED ONE!) Do not despair young one. If this biz is what you really want to do, you'll find a way to do it and that's for certain.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/did-i-waste-4-years#post-49954 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:14:26 +0000 NormanWillis 49954@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi Zeta.</p> <p><em>&gt;&gt;"What should I do?"</em></p> <p>If you ask me, if you are asking whether or not to pursue video editing as a career based on whether or not you can make a living at it, you are asking the wrong question.  Not that you don't need to make a living, but the main question is, "What do you feel called to do?"</p> <p><em>&gt;&gt;"Did I waste 4+ years?"</em></p> <p>If any of us look back on our past, we can always spot the negatives: I'm sure even the best of directors can do that:but it is irrelevant.  The Spirit has led each of us to be where we are today (and who we are today).  Regardless of whatever has happened to us in the past to us, each day is a new beginning.  We have to take stock of where we are today, right now, and then play the hand we have been dealt.</p> <p>So you have a degree, and you need experience before you can get a good paying gig?  That is not surprising.  Video editing is, essentially, art: and all of the maxims about starving artists apply.  However, the question remains, this what you love to do, or is this what you feel called to do?  If you love it, then pursue it; and find a way to put bread on your table however you can (so long as it is ethical, and legal).  If not, then find something that you do love, or something that you feel called to do, no matter whether it pays or not; and then find a way to put bread on your table.  In the end, the money is far less important than doing what you love, or what you feel called to do, because you love it, and feel called to it.  </p> <p>No matter what you do, there will be a ton of work involved: that's just life.  So if you don't want to wake up each morning and dread the thought of going to work, you need to find something that you either love, or else have a burning desire to do.    For each one of us, what that is, is different: but the old saying goes, "Do what you love, and the money will follow."</p> <p>Best of success, and please keep us posted on your progress.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/did-i-waste-4-years#post-49934 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:27:05 +0000 peachydingo 49934@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>It all boils down to this:<br /> A: Find a career you like.<br /> B: Try to make sure it is not too competitive or easily sent to a cheaper labor market.</p> <p>I remember bragging to my Dad 10 years ago that with my computer skills, I would be in demand for the rest of my life- sure to have a job no matter what the economy did.</p> <p>Fast forward to today. The Baby Boomer managers that are running the show could not care less about employee loyalty, the American economy or even the future of this country. As long as they can make a profit RIGHT NOW, who cares about tomorrow?</p> <p>Our economy is in the state it is because of greed, pure and simple. Whoever you work for will be figuring out first and foremost how they can pay for their big house and luxury cars. Your needs and loyalty do not matter, so it is best to look out for yourselves. </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/low-budget-tech-videos-follow-up#post-49915 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:19:38 +0000 MazdaMan 49915@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Lol, given my current situation a few classes in the area may prove very beneficial.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-macbook-pro-for-video-editing#post-49907 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:00:49 +0000 robgrauert 49907@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey, if these guys are saying that travel with the 17" isn't a problem, then i'd go with that. I have a Mac Pro only, so i was just going by what i've heard about the traveling issue with these laptops</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-macbook-pro-for-video-editing#post-49903 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:01:32 +0000 TDedmonSBP 49903@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>yeah the Seagate is FW800 I have a brand new macbook pro 17" too, and like jerron said, size has never been an issue for me. The drive is extremely reliable weighs less than a pound, and i was able to find a 72000 so that's good.</p> <p>the also make express cards for SD cards and Compact flash that are faster than a USB reader, you might look into that because it is easier and quicker than using one of those cheaper things you get from ebay or wal-mart. the MacBook's downfall is not having an internal card reader, even the $150 netbooks have that. Oh well, small price to pay.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-macbook-pro-for-video-editing#post-49902 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:28:55 +0000 Erniewoof 49902@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks so much for your time, Rob. Still not sure if I'll need the Express Card (maybe for wi-fi or down the line for video)</p> <p>Just using a Sony Handycam HDR SR-11...</p> <p><a href="http://erniemunick.com/handycam.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://erniemunick.com/handycam.jpg</a></p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-macbook-pro-for-video-editing#post-49884 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:23:02 +0000 robgrauert 49884@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Ernie,</p> <p>The Express Slot allows for 2 things:</p> <p>1) If you're shooting with Sony's EX1 or EX3, the SxS cards can be inserted right into the Express Slot for a speedy offload of your footage. This is quite beneficial when shooting in the field. I believe if you don't have an Express Slot, like on the 15", you can get adapters that connect to the FW800, but the offload will not be nearly as fast as offloading with the Express Slot.</p> <p>Also, if you are shooting P2, you can get adapters to connect your P2 cards to the Express Slot for a speedy offload.</p> <p>2) The Express Slot allows for expansion. You can get esata cards that connect to the Express Slot and then connect an esata hard drive, or better yet, a RAID to your laptop. This comes in very handy when editing video of higher data rates or uncompressed video.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-macbook-pro-for-video-editing#post-49874 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:07:00 +0000 Eventvideoguy 49874@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have tried to find an external Firewire 800 drive. I can't seem to find them anywhere.</p> <p>Are there FW800 enclosures for sale that I can place a Hard drive into.</p> <p>I lie though. The only FW800 drive I've found was a 200GB (or something small like that) for almost $200.</p> <p>Why would I pay that much when I can get a 1.5TB for $130.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-macbook-pro-for-video-editing#post-49872 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:45:46 +0000 Erniewoof 49872@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>What good would an Express Card slot do for video editing with a Macbook Pro 17"? Doesn't everything have to go to an external hard drive?</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-macbook-pro-for-video-editing#post-49866 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:47:10 +0000 jerronsmith 49866@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I carry around my 17 inch all the time, so I wouldn't consider the size an issue. </p> <p> </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-macbook-pro-for-video-editing#post-49865 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:22:58 +0000 Erniewoof 49865@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>You guys are great.</p> <p> My Lacie external drive seems a bit bulky. Tdedmon, you mention your seagate freeagent 320Gig , and that seems smaller (size of a stapler, Amazon says). This is Firewire? This is fairly light? Fast? Reliable? This, maybe, should be a separate post, BEST EXTERNAL DRIVE for MOBILE VIDEO EDITING with a Macbook Pro. I own a desktop Lacie---I didn;t know I'd be going mobile. Maybe these are the answer: <a href="http://www.lacie.com/us/products/range.htm?id=10036" rel="nofollow">http://www.lacie.com/us/products/range.htm?id=10036</a></p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-macbook-pro-for-video-editing#post-49864 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:15:32 +0000 robgrauert 49864@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>There are a bunch of backpack style bags that can carry a camcorder and 15" laptop and more. If you can find one of those you should be able to manage it all.</p> <p>You may be able to find a backpack style bag that holds a camcorder and 17" laptop with accessories. If you can find that, I'd get the 17" since the bag will make traveling easier. If you can't find one of these bags, I'd go with the 15".</p> <p>Either way, I would always keep my media on an external drive. People sometimes carry more than a camera, laptop and external drive. Be happy that's all you have to carry. I'm sure you can work something out. </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-macbook-pro-for-video-editing#post-49860 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:22:12 +0000 TDedmonSBP 49860@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I use a seagate freeagent 320Gig for my traveling external purposes, it is bus powered through firewire800 and is only about the size of the mac's transformer. Depending on the size of the project you may be able to move it over to the comps HD for purposes of working while traveling, but I would keep it to a minimum.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-macbook-pro-for-video-editing#post-49857 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:46:25 +0000 Erniewoof 49857@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm working with a Sony HDR SR11 Handycam, Macbook (15 or 17), FCE 4 and, IF I have to lug one along, a Lacie external drive---change your thinking at all? </p> <p>Biggest question is whether I HAVE to lug that external everytime I'm on the road. </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-macbook-pro-for-video-editing#post-49855 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:15:47 +0000 robgrauert 49855@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>So I would go with the 15" if you're going to be traveling a bunch and don't plan on working with SxS media. </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-macbook-pro-for-video-editing#post-49854 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:15:05 +0000 robgrauert 49854@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>i believe the only major differences between the 15" and 17" are the size (obviously), the 17 is a bit faster depending on which 15" model you get (although you won't notice much of a difference), and the 17" still has the Express Card slot while the 15" has an SD card slot. If you're working with Sony's SxS media, the 17 inch will be handy because you can insert the SxS card right into the Express slot and offload your media. You can still use the 15" to offload SxS, you just need an adapter.....</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-macbook-pro-for-video-editing#post-49853 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:59:39 +0000 Erniewoof 49853@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey fellas</p> <p>So, if you;re traveling, you WOULD NOT recommend, even if you have the maxed memory and RAM, doing it all from the laptop? It WOULD save lugging along the extra equipment.</p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks so much. And I assume the 15" can do EVERYTHING the 17" could</p> <p> </p> <p>Ernie</p>