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I thought a thread like this might be good, this will just be a general thread for this kind of thing- also to explain why you find said program so useful and why you'd endorse it.
Keep in mind, I am recommending things from a Mac Users perspective.
For script writing, really- ANY program that can do Word Processing will do you, but if you want advanced settings. Look to Pages for a Mac (I like to write out my scripts for anything in a basic word document, and then copy paste from there into Pages.)
For recording: Garage Band is pretty useful, it has some decent filters, the only real problem is that it kinda tricks you with its settings initially. Always make sure you set your recording to No Effects, the Male and Female basics always provide an echo. More importantly you can transfer files in high quality, and the program will read just about any microphone.
For video editing: As an initial teaching tool to ease into video making, I used iMovie. Now, it is crap for fandubs or abridging or just about anything you want with accuracy, but if you want to test your skills before you use something more complicated, iMovie is a good starting point. If you want something good... Well, I've mentioned this in another thread. But Final Cut can do wonders if you know how to use it properly.
Image Editing: Photoshop. Always Photoshop. If you're feeling desperate, you can use Gimp, but it's just not as good and in my experience just a tad more frustrating to use.
I also apologize if this is in the wrong section, but I thought this thread might be nice to set up.
Keep in mind, I am recommending things from a Mac Users perspective.
For script writing, really- ANY program that can do Word Processing will do you, but if you want advanced settings. Look to Pages for a Mac (I like to write out my scripts for anything in a basic word document, and then copy paste from there into Pages.)
For recording: Garage Band is pretty useful, it has some decent filters, the only real problem is that it kinda tricks you with its settings initially. Always make sure you set your recording to No Effects, the Male and Female basics always provide an echo. More importantly you can transfer files in high quality, and the program will read just about any microphone.
For video editing: As an initial teaching tool to ease into video making, I used iMovie. Now, it is crap for fandubs or abridging or just about anything you want with accuracy, but if you want to test your skills before you use something more complicated, iMovie is a good starting point. If you want something good... Well, I've mentioned this in another thread. But Final Cut can do wonders if you know how to use it properly.
Image Editing: Photoshop. Always Photoshop. If you're feeling desperate, you can use Gimp, but it's just not as good and in my experience just a tad more frustrating to use.
I also apologize if this is in the wrong section, but I thought this thread might be nice to set up.
