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Linear Video Editing Software for Mac?
Vilorman asks: "Everyone knows that there is tons of linear video editing hardware out for Windows and Mac. There is even quite a bit of stand alone linear editing software for Windows. There are all of these Firewire DV input/output boxes on the market but where is the software for them? We've got Final Cut Pro HD and DVD Studio for the Mac but that's all non-linear. Where's the linear stuff? I want to be able to take live video into my Mac and superimpose text over video or images over video and then send it right back out using the standard Firewire video I/O box that I already have; but I want to do it live on the fly, not in post-production where I have to ingest an hours worth of video and then print it back to tape. I know it can be done but where is the software for making it happen?"
Actually, what he's asking for is what I would call real-time special effects generation.
-jcr
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You're looking to genloc stuff, not editing!!
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-psy
I think that's it -- he definitely has his terms confused. Linear editing is when you have to start with the first scene and add one scene at a time. Non-linear editing is when you can edit the scenes and shots in any order.
He is looking for a live keyer or character generator (as you say, real-time).
There are many machines that do that. Basically he wants a switcher, not a computer. But I hear you can still use an old Amiga 2000 like that.
You know, when people are doing "Ask Slash-Google" it would really help if they reasearch their terms so they know what they're talking about before they ask a question.