Video Production/Mick Fuzz's notes on Windows & Mac platforms and Free Software solutions

Windows Capturing and editing Encoding for Internet / DVD Virtual Dub Mod encoder for Avi Files - Open source - Goridan Knot Open source - Create avi from DVD's Quicktime Pro - proprietry - create mp4 files Windows Media Encoder - free with valid xp licence / crack - Making WMV files Matroska http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/ creating files with multiple subtitle files Making Subtitles Subtitle Workshop -Freeware Subtitle Creator - GNU http://sourceforge.net/projects/subtitlecreator/ Other Processing Mac Capturing and editing Final Cut Pro (FCP} Great I Movie Good but very limited, and not an obvious link between iMovie and Final Cut Pro. So if they are likely to make the jump and learn FCP eventually, then you may as well start on FCP Encoding for Internet Quick Time Pro Making Subtitles Other Processing