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Coming from Avid
I’m a current user of Avid DV express and have used Media Composer in the past.
I’m contemplating Premiere Pro as well as Pinnacles offerings. This is for my personal use so it’s got to run on my existing PC. AKA, I don’t have a lot of money to spend…
It looks like I meet the minimum specs so I think I’m good.
1. Has anyone come from the Avid?
2. Was it “much” different?
3. I hear “Premiere = rendering and lots of it” Well I use DV Express v3.5, so I understand rendering.
4. Anyone worked with Pinnacle Edition? Is it too weird? I’ve heard the interface on v5 was strange but better on v6.
Please, I’m not looking for a why “Avid/FCP/Pinnacle/Vegas sucks” thread. I just need a little advice from some informed users.
Thank you.
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4 Replies
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I actually migtrated to Avid Xpress Pro for a while. I have used Vegas and FCP in the past on various client’s systems and here is my (un-biased) opinion:
1. Vegas: I just cannot get used to it. For some reason, I prefer to work with a source > program monitor workflow.
2. FCP: Almost the same as Premiere Pro. The only thing I found to be cumbersome was the effects.
3. Avid: Good interface, but the process is too combuersome, as you have to enter various modes to do simple things.
4. Premiere Pro: Great interface. Maybe a little more complex than Vegas or so, but once you get the hang if it, you should be fine. The onething that is great about Premniere Pro is the amount of knowledge available online, for free or minimal cost. Another great thing about Premiere Pro is its integration with other Adobe apps. For only $1500 and a good system, you can have an amazing post production system. (Unlike the Avid Xpress Pro Studio) Oh, if you have a decent system, you probably will not require any extra hardware.Aanarav Sareen
Adobe Certfied Expert, Premiere Pro
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Premiere Pro’s main difference from Avid will be the potential to use the mouse much more should you want to.
PPro is designed to be extremely keyboard-intensive if you want to learn the key functions and edit in an “Avid” kind of way…most seem to eventually settle on a mix…
Pinnacle’s interface would be more of a departure from what you’re used to from my perspective, but sitting down with a demo would probably be the best way to determine that for yourself…
TimK,
Kolb Syverson Communications,
Creative Cow Host,
2004-2005 NAB Post Production Conference
Premiere Pro Technical Chair,
Author, “The Easy Guide to Premiere Pro” http://www.focalpress.com
“Premiere Pro Fast Track DVD Series” http://www.classondemand.net -
I agree with Aanarav.
Avid’s to me were way to keystroke intensive. As far as what Tim said about the mouse… well I use a large wacom tablet, and that works great. Use to them from many years on a smoke/flame systems. Premiere is great for moving/trimming clips.. about as fast as it gets.the compositing is ok.. I know after efx is a good compositor but all that smoke/flame time for me = combustion. Rendering is system related. I use decklink and bluefish444 cards the system fly. With combustion I have a fare sized render farm.
Only knock I have with premiere is no archive to tape utility.
And there Product Manager told me “why would YOU want to do that”
regards
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I went to Avid from a linear background. It was actually very easy for me to make the transition. It was, after all, originally created for Linear editors to make a transition into non/linear concepts. I attempted Premiere 6.0 ( I think it was) and had absolutely no luck at all understanding it. I went to Vegas, had problems at first but it started to work for me. I now have Premiere Pro, and am starting to understand it. Believe me, and Avid background is no help in understanding and learning most of the other systems, at least it wasn;’t for me. I now use all three and hvae found it is nice to use whichever system fits the project best that I am working on.
Charlie
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