It's still taking a long time to get my proposal video up, using free software like Window Movie Maker doesn't encourage me to speed up at all.
No doubts I have done my first and many "Projects" using Windows Movie Maker (WMM) that sparks off the interest in me for video editing.
Even I have ideas art directing my proposal video but I guess most of the ideas wouldn't work well with WMM.
The One thing I learn in life, if you like to do well in some interest or anything, you got to think that you want to get professional with it! That's how we do it here! Regardless in what sort of interest, sports, music or software.. I find that using the 5Ms,
Money/Minutes (Time), Man, Method, Material and Machine will help to give us an idea how to start to do it correctly.
1. Spending minimum MONEY, investing MINUTES (time), effort is definately essential, not everyone is born geninus!
2. Being MAN enough to do it, certain items are just not meant for you, some might spend less effort to get better, nevertheless the more you do the better you get! Asking for wisdom from God and listen advices people sent to you to advice if this is what your strength suggest you should do help to encourage the right tea your cup should hold.
3. Research, prayers is important to find the best METHOD and we have to be ever versatile to switch over to what best for you.
4. With research and all the sound advice, suitable MATERIAL and tools (MACHINE) required can be derive. This is when point 1 comes in again.
So I consulted a few people and did some Internet research and come across Ulead's (now Part of Corel) Video Studio pro x2. It cost US$99.99, http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1175714228541#tabview=tab0
I thought it's quite reasonable comparing to the Abobe Premiere Pro CS4 that cost $799.00. Anyway I wait a couple of weeks (or much longer) till I was prompted to check out the website again on 30 Nov 2009,
It's US$39.99! Offers end before 1Dec2009, I'm just 15mins till the offers ends! (yes God knows i wanted it so much!) So no hesistation, I immediately bought a download copy from the US site (the box copy doesn't deliver to SG on US site and Singapore site and doesn't have the same offer!)
So the MAN spend the MONEY and got the MACHINE, it's now the MINUTES and MATERIALS with the right METHOD.
Look out for my Proposal video and review on Video Studio Pro x2!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
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