Apple Posts New Videos Comparing FCPX to Adobe & Avid

[Geert Van den berg]

After the promotions of the competition and them pointing out FCPX is not a professional tool, IMHO Apple has every right to do a counterattack.

Yes Apple what you are showing, works certainly better than Media Composer or Premiere, but this is basically all that FCPX can do (I read the manual in a couple of hours and then there was almost nothing more to learn about it…), and MC and PP do a lot more than just these things! (And you’re not showing how to add a cross dissolve to just an audio track and how even the slightest modification to a video file in another app makes it impossible to relink…)

I really like FCPX, so add all the missing stuff back in ASAP! FCPX its short learning curve is a plus, simple can be powerful, but please…

Hmm this forum is really therapeutic 🙂

(the Adobe Production bundle is also almost ordered though…)

[Tom Daigon]

Juan – “I’ll be in Avidland next week in case anybody’s looking for me. Maybe I’ll switch to Lightworks on Linux in a year or so, but in the mean time…”

Im in Adobe CS 5.5 land myself and having a great time. Its a thrill to have Premiere Pro 5.5 dynamic link right into After Effects. And what a rush to display my CPU activity monitor and see all 8 cores light up to 1000% when rendering in either program. And I love have helpful, knowledgeable people to talk to at Adobe tech support with cutting edge tools to help me troubleshoot issues. I feel like the Cheshire Cat these day…just one big grin.

Tom Daigon
Avid DS / PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com

[Alan Okey]

[Liam Hall] “Didn’t anyone else think the Avid interface looked old-fashioned? I guess that is Apple’s point…
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That Apple is more interested in fashion than function? Cynical as I am, I don’t think that was their intended message…

I’ve never been impressed by UI chrome, but then again I’m probably in the minority. Beauty is subjective, but utility of function should be self-apparent. If a tool works well, I couldn’t care less whether or not it looks sexy in a marketing brochure. I’d like believe that not all people are simply crows attracted to shiny objects. Another way of saying that beauty is skin deep, I suppose.

[Shawn Miller]

“I feel like the Cheshire Cat these day…just one big grin.”

That’s great to hear, Tom. Just out of curiosity, what’s been the biggest “pleasant surprise” for you with PPro? Were there any ‘ah ha moments’ when you started working with it?

Thanks,

Shawn

[Tom Daigon]

Jumping into new software is always a mixed experience. But since I do a lot of motion graphics, the instant link into After Effects (AND not having to then render a QT movie and import back into PrP….just switch back to PrP and there is your AE clip)… was a real joy. As with any new software and hardware there is lots to figure out and adjust to. But all in all its a switch I don’t regret.

Tom Daigon
Avid DS / PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com

[Chris Harlan]

Hey Tom, I’ve got production suite 5. What are the reasons for going 5.5? Or can I comfortably wait to 6?

[Tom Daigon]

Hi Chris. Here you go…

https://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/production/features._sl_id-contentfilter_sl_features%2Bby%2Bversion_sl_new%2Bsince%2Bcs5.html

https://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2011/04/adobe-premiere-pro-cs5-5-whats-new-and-changed.html

https://tv.adobe.com/show/cs-55-production-premium-feature-tour-

Tom Daigon
Avid DS / PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com

[Shawn Miller]

” But since I do a lot of motion graphics, the instant link into After Effects (AND not having to then render a QT movie and import back into PrP….”

Right, that does make sense. I love the Dynamic link between Premiere and AE, and also the file format support from Photoshop and Illustrator. The integration between AE and Cinema 4D also makes things much easier and fun to work with.

Shawn

[Tom Daigon]

I agree Shawn. And the lack of any need to transcode is cool. I was working with a FULL resolution Red file (R3D) in real time.

Tom Daigon
Avid DS / PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com

[Ian Bailey]

It’s somewhat reassuring that Apple has responded and is specifically using the ‘p’ word. Personally I’ve not been too concerned about FCP as I’ve continued to believe features would be added back in as this new app develops. What’s up-set me most is the tools from STP and Color that have been lost.

I played Devil’s advocate where I work (a university in England) and made a case for CS5. We already have a lab with PPro which no one is particularly enthusiastic about, so FCPX will get its chance to shine. Seeing the Avid interface also brought back bad memories from when I worked in TV.