Media 100 Media 100

This is the main non linear editing program we used at uni. sure we had custom edit suites (dual processor G4's with dual monitor 600watt studio momnitors and 2 broadcast tv monitors all hooked in) so the program (actually media 100 is a hardware and software combo) ran like a dream. you can do almost anything with this software.

if you can think of it you can do it with this software.

i would like more audio tracks (8 is never quite enough) and a couple of extra video tracks, 2 plus one title and one graphics track is ok, but three or 4 video tracks would be better.

final cut pro, adobe premier, i movie, ez edit

when the uni provides all the tech support you could ever need this is not a problem. the only down time i ever had was by a gass leak near the edit suites.

This is for Media 100 (aka Digital Origin)''s IntroDV product. I got it free as a part of my purchase of a CanonDV camera. Since it was a bundled package I didn''t have user documentation. Fortunately I was able to get it off the Media 100 website. However through a series of mergers and acquisitions the weblinks have gotten confused. Setup with Win98SE was easy enough but for some driver issues that eventually got solved. Control interface is basic enough: A set of oulldowns and icon menus, a library window for clips, the main edit window, and storyboarding window for video, audio, and music tracks. Even though it came with IEEE1394 (Firewire) support the software tended to lose contact with the camera on occasion; leaving me no option other than rebooting. Editing and adding transitions are pretty standard - select the frames, add your edits, add transitions and viola! Output was less than idiot proof though. Even selecting output format (AVI, MOV etc) you are then asked to choose the compression codec and resolution, frame size, frame rate etc. IMHO that is best left as an advanced option. Lack of Mpeg output hurts it against its competition in the market.

Good basic DV edit package, no frills.

Requires understanding of compression codecs and web formats to select appropriate output format (but it makes you really learn what you''re doing). No Mpeg1/2 support. Company keeps changing.. Digital Origin now Media 100 now ??? WinXP compatibilty unknown.

Ulead Video Studio - a more comprehensive package once you learn the basics.