Hardware/Software Response

After collecting all the footage and sound samples that I needed, I returned my equipment and was asked to answer two questions related to the hardware and software that I used.

1. How was your experience with the Olympus digital camera? How did it compare with other still or video cameras you have previously used? Were you able to successfully implement your Image Capturing Strategies using the features of this camera? In an ideal world, how would your still/video camera of choice function?

I found the Olympus camera to be mediocre. It was a few steps back from other equipment that I have used, including a Sony Handycam video camera and a 7 megapixel Sony digital camera. The Olympus did not completely fulfill my strategies due to the poor function of the burst feature. Ideally, I would have liked a camera with more megapixels, a better zoom, and a more functional burst feature.


2. Discuss your choice of video-editing software and describe your history with this software. If you used this software for the first time, explain why you chose this particular application and how you think it helped you to accomplish your creative goals (or proved detrimental). Will you use this software again for future projects?

The editing software I chose to use was Final Cut Express. I got FCE at the beginning of the school year but this was my first time using it for a project. I found it difficult at first, but quickly learned to use many of the functions, which in my opinion led to a finely polished final project. I plan on using FCE for the majority of my editing needs for the next few years.