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Is it worth the time to upgrade to FCP5 from 4.5?
I’ve heard pros and cons on this subject. What is the advantage of upgrading to FCP 5 for just editing?
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6 Replies
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There is no real advantage unless you want to use the newer features of FCP5 like multi-cam, control surfaces support, etc…
I make it a habit not to update in the middle of major projects, so I’m still running Panther on my main machine, but I did upgrade to FCP5 because I needed to take advantage of the multicam feature and control surface support–which makes mixing shows with 12 tracks MUCH easier.FCP is a major release with new features, but you’re not missing anything unless you need the those features. Editing is the same.
Ron
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How do you like Motion, over Livetype? And DVD pro 4?
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I haven’t used either program much…maybe a handful of times since FCP4.
DVD Studio 4 is nice, again, I haven’t been deep into the program, but DVD production is fairly simple for what I do. Compressor seems to crash less and work better.I use Combustion for my compositing and Motion I have used mainly to generate quick particles or backgrounds. As you may or may not know, Motions particle system as almost the same as Combustions….both appear to be from Particle Illusion.
All the programs seem to work. I just haven’t had a chance to play with them due to my work load right now. I just launched them and confirmed they work.
Ron
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Scaling and motion blur is GREATLY improved with FCP 5 over FCP 4. If you do a lot of scaling down of video or item sliding vertically on the screen, FCP 5 is much better at that.
never upgrade in the middle of a project, but other than that, I don’t see any reason not to upgrade any longer. Ensure that your installation of Tiger is clean and not and upgrade and you should be good to go.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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I have a gig of ram, dual G4. Plenty of HDD space. But, my video card is only 64megs not DDR or better. Could this be the cause of my slow render times? or that it requires me to render when I add filters??????
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Well that fact that you’re still running a G4 might be a reason. I may be wrong, but I don’t think your video card would contribute to render times. Processors and RAM could help speed your system.
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