I don't mean your computers (although I'm mildly curious). I'm just wondering what other kinds of programs and peripherals you fella's use for this kinda' thing.

I myself have:

-A PC and two Mac's (iMac G4 and a PB)
-I only use a two channel sound set up (cheap, easy, basic)
-A 6x9 Wacom Graphire tablet
-The M-Audio Keystation 49e (+ a guitar, bass and access to a tricked out drum kit with mic's)
-A 20" Samsung 'DynaFlat' TV
-A 17" Packard Bell monitor (circa late '97)
-And even though this doesn't matter too much, an optical mouse, with a... *gasp!* CORD!
-Motion version 1
-Final Cut Pro 4
-Photoshop 7.0 (got that from my auntie!_!)
-Premiere 6.5 (got that from school)
-And I throw my music together pretty well, in the simple Garage Band 2004.


I also have access to the local TV channels editing suite of infinite doom. But... since I have very little want, to go back and re learn linear editing... screw it.
They DO have some really neat stuff there, though it's all Window's based; and I'm not too comfortable with that anymore.

Artisan's note: I pray this doesn't turn into an Apple vs. Window thing, because film folk bickering about such a topic is really, really stupid. For common folk it might make sense; but I believe we're all smart enough to understand why someone might want to edit on either.

I use:
Vegas 5
Dvd architect
After Effects 6.5
Deshaker video stabilization
Sound Forge 7.0
17" lcd monitor
20" television just to preiview on
Audio Technica AT897 for ADR work
and some off brand headphones when mixing

Three PC network, But I generally only cut on one and render on all 3. They're all variously connected to monitors via a switch box, but I generally use two of them as servers and the main one as my main box.

Three external USB/Firewire hard drive enclosures, and about seven hard drives ranging from 80 to 200 gigs. My new business plan includes a new hard drive for each client's project or projects, depending on the size of the job. It seems to be working well. After a certain amount of time, that I discuss with the client, I'm no longer responsible for making changes and will delete the DV AVI files, but keep a master copy of the finished DVD/DV tape around. Then I can reuse the hard drive for another job.

A decent 2 channel system with some nice JBL monitors. If I wanna mix surround, I've got a surround sound system in the same room but just not hooked up to the computer for the sake of watching movies while being on instant messager.

Prosonus 1394 - a very nice four input (2 phono/2 Phantom Power XLR) firewire interface for guitars/bass/vocals/keyboards/whatever. I use it to record everything from drums to vocals to this to that to ADR. It works very very nicely.

A barage of microphones including some SM57s, a blue ball, and various others.

A Midi Input - for use with... Yamaha PSR-400

ADVC55 - for capping VHS tapes, generally my secondary device for if I'm capping on one of the other computers while working on my primary.

ADVC110 - for sometimes capping VHS tapes, but also outputting back to the TV since I'm too lazy to hook up my DV cams

A 27 inch LCD television/monitor

A 21 inch monitor

Sony Vegas 6.0d - for cutting video and recording audio

Sony Acid Pro - for generating drum tracks, sometimes use for recording audio, cleaning audio as well.

Fruity Loops Studio 6 - for generating drum tracks, for manipulating midi tracks

Amplitube Live - for using my Presonus interface as a preamp. I go out to my amplifier with some great guitar distortion.

Some good VST plugins including:
Izotope Ozone - Mastering plugin
Izotope Spectron - Odd effects
Izotope Trash - Distortion
Amplitube - Also distortion

Guitar Pro 4 - for making midi tracks to play with in Fruity Loops

Adobe Photoshop CS2

Adobe After Effects

Particle Illusion 3


My setup is pretty nice. It's not perfect, but for what I'm doing, it's certainly paid for itself. I've invested tons of money in it over the past three years, but business is kind of stagnant over these last few weeks since I've been doing lots of work for my day job, so I don't see my setup growing anymore.

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My new business plan includes a new hard drive for each client's project or projects, depending on the size of the job.

That's a fairly good idea.
So, I haven't really chatted to you much, Paul. What is your primary use for all your kit-and-kaboodle?

i'm real basic in this department. not by choice, more from lack of money.

my pc (built it about 5 months back)
17" dell monitor
my cheap sony hc20
a radioshack mic
premiere
photoshop cs 2
after effects
blender 2.41
crappy wal-mart surround sound

yup that's pretty much it...

Uh, what does After Effects have to do with editing?

My basic setup:

dual 2 GHz G5
2x 250GB internal drives
160GB LaCie external
Klipsch 150W 2.1 channel speakers
AKG C1000S for voiceover
dual LCDs - 19" Samsung for main work and a 17" Sony running full-time as a real-time 'cinema' preview

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Originally posted by Evan Kubota:
Uh, what does After Effects have to do with editing?

Does that really need to be answered? Most clients want some kind of graphic overlay or interstitial or moving background with product in foreground. I guess you could concieve it as being an entirely different process but I have yet to meet anyone who didn't start the whole thing smack in the middle of editing.

elliott...

Graphic design is not editing. All you really need for editing is a film splicer or even a sharp knife and some cement.

Actually, I shouldn't have mentioned my microphone. That's neither here nor there for the actual editing.

I'm using 'editing' in the specific, correct sense, not as a substitute for 'post-production.' Whatever goes on in AE is not editing, unless you actually do edit within the program - not recommended