Edit Suite: Getting the Most From an Edit Bureau
Got a one-time video project to edit? Why spend a fortune buying editing equipment when you can rent it?Although great video gear keeps getting cheaper and cheaper, it remains just beyond the budgets of many aspiring videogrtaphers. How can you justify spending what you might pay for a good used car on a system to help you edit great videos a few times a year?
In most cases, you can't. Unless video production is your day job, financial prudence forces you to settle for editing gear that's not quite top-of-the-line, if you can afford it at all. Then you're stuck trying to create your own Citizen Kane on a system built for much smaller projects. As a result, your projects and your morale may suffer.
So what's an aspiring videographer like yourself, with big-budget creativity and limited cash flow, supposed to do in this situation?
Start by checking out the video edit bureaus in your area. Instead of spending thousands on lots of fancy editing equipment (which may be obsolete in just a few years), you can spend a few hundred dollars at an edit bureau and come away with an even better project.
The next few pages have answers to some commonly asked questions about edit bureaus, along with some suggestions on how they can help make your next video venture your best …
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