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Linear Video Editing Software for Mac?

Posted by Cliff on from the editing-without-post-production dept.

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?"

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  1. This may be able to do what you need.... by RatPh!nk · · Score: 3, Interesting

    .....though, you would have to record the video to disk. Vara Software offers this pretty neat application for OS X called WireCast. Giving it a brief once over, it appears that you can do exactly what you are asking and perhaps some extra eye-candy for your users. Check it out and see what you think.

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  2. how about jitter? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting
    if you're not scared of a little programming (shouldn't be if you're posting on /. ) you should check out Jitter (need Max/MSP too) from Cycling 74. that can do just about anything you can imagine in realtime to video. you already have a dv box, so you're halfway there.

    what you requested, real time text overlay, would be especially easy.

    if you're into effects and whatnot as well maybe try out Auvi as an addition to Jitter. good luck!

  3. Motion by trans_err · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Doesn't apple's motion fill this niche? It allows you to add text and graphics to real time video IIRC- it's not free, but it's great obviously apple friendly software.

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  4. Re:bookmark versiontracker.com now by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Which one is better, anyway? I don't always want to browse to both software directories to find all apps - is one more complete than the other?

  5. a couple from apple.com by Twid · · Score: 2, Interesting

    http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tools_tips/broadcas ting.html

    http://www.megaseg.com/

    MegaSeg
    MegaSeg is a live audio and video automation system created to mix your QuickTime or MP3 media in a manner similar to radio and TV stations. Set custom cue-in and end times for media, perform a segue between the media preventing "dead air."

    http://www.channelstorm.com/

    Live Channel
    Live Channel transforms the Mac into a production and broadcasting TV studio. You can process video and audio in real-time and produce live programs and broadcast them on any network. Includes support for multiple live video and audio sources, recorded clips, still images, graphics and text.

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  6. Re:first of all... by Bastian · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It was a hardware device that allowed you to do realtime video editing. I'm not sure of all the features, but our system allowed you to do realtime fades between two video streams. The software integrated well with Lightwave 3D, so you could also insert 3D objects and animations into a video stream on the fly.

    At the time, an Amiga was the only way to go due to some hardware issue. I think it was that there was some sort of issue with the clocking of a TV signal that was much more difficult to solve on PCs and Macs than it was on Amigas.

    Anyway, Amigas did the job so well that the Preview channel supposedly ran on nothing but aging Amiga 2000s with Toaster cards up until when they were bought out by TV Guide.