First of all, hello everyone, I am new here and also new to filmmaking - although not new to the industry. I have acted, moderated and done voice overs for almost two decades and I did go to NYU film school for a spell as well.
Anyway, I have been looking into equipment and find the array of stuff on offer is dazzling. I've narrowed down my camera choice to a Canon XL HI (please don't anyone confuse me by saying I should buy something else unless it's really, really, really better) but now I find the choices of editing equipment totally confusing... starting with the laptop. Should I get a macbook pro or a sony viao? I've heard that Final Cut is excellent but extremely difficult to use for beginners and wonder if I could use something like Vegas 8.0 on a Mac? (I've downloaded the trial version and find that at this point it probably offers more than enough options).
Your help and experience are greatly appreciated.
Anyway, I have been looking into equipment and find the array of stuff on offer is dazzling. I've narrowed down my camera choice to a Canon XL HI (please don't anyone confuse me by saying I should buy something else unless it's really, really, really better) but now I find the choices of editing equipment totally confusing... starting with the laptop. Should I get a macbook pro or a sony viao? I've heard that Final Cut is excellent but extremely difficult to use for beginners and wonder if I could use something like Vegas 8.0 on a Mac? (I've downloaded the trial version and find that at this point it probably offers more than enough options).
Your help and experience are greatly appreciated.