Initially, we believed iMovie to be the most convenient video editing software for non-professionals. This is because iMovie asks to import all the necessary footage used to edit the film on to the hard drive of the Mac. This means that you can save time and there is less hassle with bothering with wires and connection plugs, because all the footage is already there on the Mac ready to be compiled together so you don't need to worry about bringing the camera.
However, today, another group encountered a problem whilst using the programme. They have shot hours of footage on their camera and imported all the necessary footage on to the Mac, only to realise the hard drive of the Mac is limited to 30-35GB. The camera itself holds 120GB of data and they've used a substantial portion of its hard drive. All morning, they've been trying to free up as much space on the Mac's hard drive to import more footage, but it still refuses anymore data and they're currently stuck.
Apparently, Final Cut Pro has the same approach to iMovie, in that it asks for footage to be imported straight to the hard drive.
The solution to this problem was a simple one. It was recommended that we use Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 because it uses a distinctive import method. Rather than importing the whole thing, it only requires the image. This means, that it only grabs the necessary elements of the data, and acts as a link. The source of the video clip needs to be connected to the Mac at all times. This saves so much time and hard drive space, it is virtually hassle-free meaning I won't have to worry about trying to import more than 500GB of footage on a 30-35GB Mac hard drive.
Although it is hassle-free per se, this does pose one problem. The hard drive has to be connected at all times, even when editing. Therefore we have scrapped our plan of action because since we are unable to put it into practise and all the initial ideas will be executed on Premier Pro, making it the first time any of us have used a professional video editing software.
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