First Cut for DV editing

Skramsoft today released , an advanced tool desiged to edit any professional-quality movie within hours. "First Cut is ultimately simple - a user-friendly software effortlessly enabling a whole new generation of movie-makers to project their visions onto screens big and small, without breaking the bank. What's more, First Cut's easy-to-learn tutorial brings novice DV editors up to speed in under half an hour." First Cut enables users to run their footage and place markers known as "Hotshots", which create unlimited visual memory locations on-the-fly. It also features easy clip creation and clip assembly, advanced navigation controls (time stepping, mouse/keyboard controls, jog/shuttle, scrub/locate, etc.), transport controls, and logging/spotting notes. It is available for $150.

by MacNN Staff