Not sure where to ask this, so if it's in the wrong place, please move it...
Anyway...
I've been offered a job with a new company and they want me to come up with a detailed spec for an AV post-production and audio studio. I know Logic can handle the audio side no problem, but what about the video editing..? That's not my area of expertise so I need some advice (I need the job too).
So for software; would a combination of Logic Studio and Avid (or whatever else for video) be good enough? They want to be able to make short movies (corporate videos and ads etc.) by shooting on location and cutting/editing in their own studio.
As for hardware; I originally recommended a beefed-up MacPro, but they're put off by the price. So would an iMac be powerful enough to handle basic AV post work and Logic with say 48 tracks of audio..?
And what else would be needed to get up-and-running? Audio interface (Apogee?), displays etc...
The studio is small; big enough for 3 or 4 people and maybe 2 or 3 in the vocal booth. They already have a pretty powerful Windoze PC with Sonar installed and a couple of flat-screen displays. Also, there's a Yamaha O1V sitting there doing nothing - could this be incorporated..? And if so, how?
I'm joining this company as an audio engineer/producer and composer but they also want me to be involved in the film production side too, even though they know I don't have much experience with film. This is because it's a new company and they're trying to keep the overheads down at first. For me, it's a challenge and a chance to grow professionally so I very keen to make it work.
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers