Answers.Body: <p>Just about any NLE could handle your needs.  Nothing in that listing seems particular difficult, though with a budget of $300 it might be easiest and fastest to pay an editor to put it together for you really quick.  Alternately, Final Cut Pro X could do it pretty easily since you are on the Mac platform and the most recent copy is just within your budget.</p>
  
  <p>It is a professional NLE (non-linear editor) but there are a ton of tutorials available online to get you going quickly with all the basics and your particular needs are very simple to do.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>You're forgetting something important: the <strong>time</strong> it will take to learn how to use sophisticated editing software. If this is a one-time task, the previous answerer is right -- hire someone. If you're going to do this regularly, plan on spending at least $300 for Final Cut Pro and a few weeks to learn the basics well.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I wish to create a video that demonstrates my research results, which comprise of images (graphs, tables, visualisations, etc), image sequences and videos. An example video which achieves what I am trying to do conceptually can be found <a href="http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/145347/CVPR%202011%20-%20Final%20Video.mp4" rel="nofollow">here</a> (MP4 file, ~15.9 MB).</p>
  
  <p>Therefore, the requirements for my research videos include the ability to create:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Title pages</li>
  <li>Images to be displayed over variable time (e.g. graphs / tables, single frames side-by-side, etc)</li>
  <li>Text annotations (with options for adding bullet points / numbered lists, arrows, boxes, etc)</li>
  <li>Video sequences that can be displayed side by side and it is <strong>critical</strong> that they are in sync</li>
  <li>Image sequences to be played as video with a user-defined frame rate</li>
  <li>Background audio (voice-overs)</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Such resulting video should be of similar quality to the example given and allow good compression ratios.</p>
  
  <p><strong>OS:</strong> Mac OS X 10.9</p>
  
  <p><strong>System:</strong> 2.7GHz i7; 16GB RAM</p>
  
  <p><strong>Budget:</strong> $300 (when justifiable)</p>
  
  <p><strong>Complexity:</strong> Up to a full day of learning</p>
  
  <p>Given this use case and constraints, what would be the best software tool for such a task?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Hire someone.  This is exactly what I do for a living.  (I'm not saying you should hire me.  I already have plenty of work on my plate) Engineers and research scientists tend to underestimate the amount of experience and knowledge required to produce quality video.
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Comments.Text: Even if all you have to spend is $300 for one project, you can find someone who already has access and experience with the necessary tools to produce your video.
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Tags: <software><software-recommendation>
Title: Software recommendation for creating videos for demoing research results
UserDisplayName: Josh
ThreadText: # Software recommendation for creating videos for demoing research results
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-24)
  
  I wish to create a video that demonstrates my research results, which comprise of images (graphs, tables, visualisations, etc), image sequences and videos. An example video which achieves what I am trying to do conceptually can be found [here](http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/145347/CVPR%202011%20-%20Final%20Video.mp4) (MP4 file, ~15.9 MB).
  
  Therefore, the requirements for my research videos include the ability to create:
  
  1. Title pages
  2. Images to be displayed over variable time (e.g. graphs / tables, single frames side-by-side, etc)
  3. Text annotations (with options for adding bullet points / numbered lists, arrows, boxes, etc)
  4. Video sequences that can be displayed side by side and it is **critical** that they are in sync
  5. Image sequences to be played as video with a user-defined frame rate
  6. Background audio (voice-overs)
  
  Such resulting video should be of similar quality to the example given and allow good compression ratios.
  
  **OS:** Mac OS X 10.9
  
  **System:** 2.7GHz i7; 16GB RAM
  
  **Budget:** $300 (when justifiable)
  
  **Complexity:** Up to a full day of learning
  
  Given this use case and constraints, what would be the best software tool for such a task?
  
  **Tags:** software, software-recommendation
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Hire someone.  This is exactly what I do for a living.  (I'm not saying you should hire me.  I already have plenty of work on my plate) Engineers and research scientists tend to underestimate the amount of experience and knowledge required to produce quality video.  
  > **username_1**: Even if all you have to spend is $300 for one project, you can find someone who already has access and experience with the necessary tools to produce your video.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2013-11-24. Score: 1
  
  Just about any NLE could handle your needs. Nothing in that listing seems particular difficult, though with a budget of $300 it might be easiest and fastest to pay an editor to put it together for you really quick. Alternately, Final Cut Pro X could do it pretty easily since you are on the Mac platform and the most recent copy is just within your budget.
  
  It is a professional NLE (non-linear editor) but there are a ton of tutorials available online to get you going quickly with all the basics and your particular needs are very simple to do.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2014-02-19. Score: 1
  
  You're forgetting something important: the **time** it will take to learn how to use sophisticated editing software. If this is a one-time task, the previous answerer is right -- hire someone. If you're going to do this regularly, plan on spending at least $300 for Final Cut Pro and a few weeks to learn the basics well.
  
  
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