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Ableton for videos

DJ Grenade 3:26 PM - 11 October, 2009
I might be completely in left field but can
a. use ableton to edit videos
b. use ableton to dj with videos?

I know im asking these questions in the video sl forums but im mainly concerned on editing videos since i already have the basics of ableton for audio
dj lad 3:11 AM - 12 October, 2009
Not really no.

The video encoding process in Ableton is out of control slow and in terms of DJing with it, it's just not fast enough. There aren't enough effects, etc. You'd really be better served using another program.
dj sof 5:02 PM - 21 October, 2009
sony vegas pro v 8 which i have the best in the market so far for video editing for djs and vjs
dj lad 8:05 AM - 22 October, 2009
Yeah, no way at ALL Is Vegas #1. Vegas is practically a hobbyist suite.
marx 8:13 AM - 22 October, 2009
Vegas is extremely powerfull.
dj lad 5:21 PM - 22 October, 2009
Is it? It has some nice features, but I've used it quite a bit and never came away impressed at all, especially compared to Avid, Premiere, and FCP.
marx 9:37 AM - 23 October, 2009
of course. Its how you use it like anything else. I've never used Avid, but have messed with FCP & Premiere. With Vegas, the workflow is much better, whatever I'm thinking of I can easily translate that into the project. Where the other two don't flow so well, especially FCP. But everyone has there preference, I'm just chiming in saying Vegas is very powerfull. I do have a couple edits under my belt :-) haha.
dj lad 8:09 PM - 23 October, 2009
Believe me of all people I know that you have some edits under your belt :)

That said, it's hard to beat the workflow in Premiere considering how it interacts with the rest of the Adobe suite.

I think it's just whatever you're comfortable with. I've been using Premiere since it was Premiere 1.0 so it's what I use.