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video cataloging software?
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:29 am
by Rocketpop
Alright, I've got a friend that is has a crapload of family videos and clips that he has compiled, there are quite a few different formats (mov, mpg, avi)--in any case, he is wanting to catalog them all on his computer, do ratings, add keywords/tags and be able to search by those. He has a PC--I know "Imovie has that in its library feature!", but he doesn't have a mac and he won't be getting one. Any suggestions?
Re: video cataloging software?
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:45 am
by ksbluesfan
Sony Vegas might do the trick.
Re: video cataloging software?
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:05 am
by Blues Fan in SF
Get a Mac.
Re: video cataloging software?
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:49 pm
by cprice12
Did some research...
Media Cruiser
http://www.download.com/MediaCruiser/30 ... ?tag=lst-5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
MoviePhile
http://www.download.com/MoviePhile/3000 ... ?tag=lst-3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I haven't used either...but they are both supposed to be free...so they are worth a look.
Re: video cataloging software?
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:35 am
by Ruutu15
Blues Fan in SF wrote:Get a Mac.
Re: video cataloging software?
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:56 am
by cprice12
Ruutu15 wrote:Blues Fan in SF wrote:Get a Mac.
...as a secondary computer? Absolutely.
Don't get me wrong...I like Macs a lot...but let's be honest here, you can do so much more with a pc right now...plus they are cheaper.
Re: video cataloging software?
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:54 pm
by Ruutu15
cprice12 wrote:Ruutu15 wrote:Blues Fan in SF wrote:Get a Mac.
...as a secondary computer? Absolutely.
Don't get me wrong...I like Macs a lot...but let's be honest here, you can do so much more with a pc right now...plus they are cheaper.
I have a G3 iBook (dual usb) with the maximum RAM (640) and 80G HD running OS X 10.4...it's the last G3 ibook model made, and it serves as my primary computer most of the time. There's really not much I
cant do with it. I'm sure that will change with the new OS not being supported, but what can you do on your PC that I couldn't do on a mac?
Re: video cataloging software?
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:36 pm
by cprice12
Ruutu15 wrote:I have a G3 iBook (dual usb) with the maximum RAM (640) and 80G HD running OS X 10.4...it's the last G3 ibook model made, and it serves as my primary computer most of the time. There's really not much I cant do with it. I'm sure that will change with the new OS not being supported, but what can you do on your PC that I couldn't do on a mac?
I was talking primarily about a lot of the small applications you can download and install.
I'm just guessing here...but I'd say at least 90% of all of the cool little freeware apps you can download, are for a pc.
Re: video cataloging software?
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:17 pm
by Rocketpop
There is plenty of software that can't be used on a Mac without dual booting or using vmware. There are games, smaller apps, and absolutely tons of business specific apps that just can't be used on a Mac. Our entire systems database can't be run on mac, and the guy uses his computer for business as well.
I did tell him he should consider getting a mini and some network storage if he was really concerned about it.
Re: video cataloging software?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:38 am
by cprice12
Rocketpop wrote:There is plenty of software that can't be used on a Mac without dual booting or using vmware.
The dual boot thing isn't perfect either. It has a lot of problems. It's not the same as running windows on a pc.
And it looks like Macs will have to start dealing with viruses now. Mac viruses are starting to pop up.
