Bad Track Record

donpachuco:

randallb:

It’s true. If I were in video, doing projects for anyone other than myself, I wouldn’t use FCPX or any Apple products at all.

Video projects for myself, I totally prefer FCPX. If I had a team though, and had any stakeholders other than myself, I’d go premiere pro at this point.

Are more people really starting to use Premiere Pro now? I had to stop using FCP ‘cause it was my roommates and he moved out. I was lucky enough to get a full version of Premiere Pro and After Effects, albeit CS4, about 7 months ago, but I’ve been really, really liking it so far. I haven’t used Avid since college, but I’m taking a class to get a certification at the end of the month anyway. When I first learned non-linear editing, it was before HD, Red, 3D, etc. It’ll be good to get a refresher and get caught up!

I’ve been using Premiere Pro CS5.5 here at GM since September (on a Mac). I’ve been using After Effects for years, so the learning curve wasn’t too bad. I’m generally impressed with the application, but there are small things I miss from FCP. I don’t feel like I’m using Premiere quite at the same level I could use FCP7. To put it in other words, if I’m skilled enough to get 40mpg out of FCP, I’m only getting 30mpg out of Premiere (mostly due to operator skills).

I’m not ready to ditch FCP7 for my personal/freelance projects just yet, but I take solace in knowing that Premiere is ready and waiting for me to dive in when the day comes.