[MacDV] Re: Simple? Video to DVD question

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I would recommend you try using iMovie and iDVD first. There is a big
learning curve for FCP, and it sounds like it would be overkill for what you
want to accomplish.

IMovie does have some filters and you can buy plugins to add even more
functionality. GeeThree makes a bunch of excellent ones, there are at least
two other companies that offer them as well.


On 2/26/06 3:41 PM, "SLarsonIH at aol.com" <SLarsonIH at aol.com> wrote:

> I have two basic questions. As background, I'm the one with FCP Pro 4.5 HD on
> the computer that I bought, which didn't come with original media or manuals.
> I have to decide whether to remove it or buy a used copy, before too long.
> 
> 1-I have VHS tapes of family events and some obscure movies I taped from TV,
> years ago, that I want to put on DVD. Is iMovie and iDVD going to be enough to
> make nice DVD's, or are there some important features that FCP brings to the
> table. For example, if FCP will give more scene selections, sharpen, lighten
> or darken bad footage, much like Photoshop will do with pictures, that might
> make the extra cost and time, worth it. In a nut shell, what does FCP give me
> that iMovie & iDVD don't. (Or a web site that explains it)
> 
> 2-I see lots of different versions of FCP on eBay for sale, except 4.5 HD.
> Is 4.5 significantly better than 4.0, and is it not as good as 5.0? My
> impression is that Apple dropped a number of programs bundled with 4.5 when
> they came 
> out with 5.0. Is there a web site that tells what came with each version?
> 
> STeve
>