![]() When that was fixed, I was a little more reassured that I was using the right software to edit the film. Once the project is created, you are greeted with a clean interface that, at first, looked alarmingly amateurish, but that was because I was using a retina screen and my display settings were all wrong. When Lightworks Pro is started up, youre met with a project pane and login (like Resolve or Smoke) where you can access or create new projects and set the project settings like frame rates. Because of the amount of improvisation I did and the footage that we shot, I needed a solution that could handle the organisation process before I edited it. The Pro edition is available at $60 with one years licence (you can buy the software outright for $279 (slightly less than FCPX).Ĭentral Market was filmed in a verité run-and-gun style with available lighting in the market using real traders on a Red Epic with cinema zoom lenses we had to keep the crew extremely small and mobile. In fact, acclimatising to the Windows interface took a little bit longer than using a new software.Ī free edition, which supports basic formats, and the Pro edition, which, of course, is the one you want because of the codec limitations on the free version. Learning how to use the software through online tutorials was quite simple. It was still under development so I decided to use it on Windows 7 through bootcamp on my Macbook Pro. I initially wanted to use the Mac version of the software, so I could use it to cut Central Market. The Kings Speech, Hugo, Braveheart and Pulp Fiction were all edited on Lightworks enough for me to make a decision to try using it for my short film afterall short films are where you experiment. The latest notable film that was edited on Lightworks, was Martin Scorceses The Wolf of Wallstreet with Thelma Schoonmaker at the helm. Originally available as a full editing solution along with hardware Editshare re-developed the software to support cross platforms with an optional keyboard and keeping the control console. It was released in 1989 and was sold to Tektronix and went through a few owners until it was bought by Editshare in 2009. Upon further reading, I learnt that it was used to edit several feature films over the past 20 years making it almost the same age as Avid! I learnt, however, that this solution was designed with film editors in mind. ![]() ![]() Until then, I had thought that this was a new NLE (non-linear editing) that was trying to make its mark on the cutting scene and capitalise on the FCPX premature launch along with Premiere (FCP8). I had heard about Lightworks Pro, which was supposed to be released for the Mac. For my latest short film Central Market, a co-production between Bahrains Ministry of Culture and Enjaaz (a post-production and production funding support programme of Dubai Film Market) and my company Elements Cine Productions, I wanted to try something different before going into feature film editing and my own debut feature. Traditionally, when cutting a film, I have favoured FCP7 even when FCPX was first out, I still used FCP7 for drama and long documentaries. On location during the filming of Central Market. I still have Symphony installed somewhere, just in case, but rarely ever use it. Lately, Ive been using a lot of different tools in my workflow including FCPX, DaVinci Resolve and Smoke 2013. Ive dabbled a bit in Avid MC/Symphony but it never really grew on me because of the clutter. I have been using Final Cut Pro for most of my edits for the past 11 years. He shares his experience with BroadcastPro ME ![]() Ive dabbled a bit in Avid MC/Symphony but it never really grew īahrain-based filmmaker Saleh Nass explores the capabilities of the Lightworks Pro while editing his latest short film, Central Market. He shares his experience with BroadcastPro ME I have been using Final Cut Pro for most of my edits for the past 11 years. Bahrain-based filmmaker Saleh Nass explores the capabilities of the Lightworks Pro while editing his latest short film, Central Market.
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