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FCP or Premiere
Probably over 60% of my work is done in After Effects 20% in C4D and 20% in FCP. I was considering buying automatic duck so I could export my timelines to AE, but that’s just stupid when premiere and AE work so well together with the dynamic link, or at least what I’ve seen in Adobe TV, plus learning Motion is not on my to do list.
I need to know more pros and cons in switching to Premiere before I do. -
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Do you frequently work with file sequences? If so, you’d probably prefer Premiere, as FCP to my knowledge still doesn’t know how to import file sequences. Premiere can recognize “numbered stills”, so a folder of TGA files comes in as one clip, not 900 single-frame stills.
I’m mostly an animator, so that’s my bias.
-jeff
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Not surprisingly, Premiere Pro imports PSD files far easier than FCP…
Dynamic link is certainly a plus, but it does take some serious RAM to use it extensively (lots of AE comps on a given PPro sequence).
Audio handling on the editing timeline goes to PPro…
FCP can open edit sequences from multiple projects simultaneously…PPro can’t. (Assets brought in while different sequences are in focus tend to end up in unplanned-for places in FCP…so that can be a two-edged sword.)
I’ve liked Apple’s audio app included in their suite over CS3’s Soundbooth because of capabilities like multiple tracks…
I happen to think that the aesthetic of the composition space in PPro’s basic title tool is superior to FCP’s basic title tool (not Live Type), even though Adobe left the interface in a ridiculously broken state for CS3’s entire lifespan…
Overall, if you do most of your work in AE and you assemble in an NLE, I can’t imagine PPro wouldn’t be everything you need and more…
TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,CPO, Digieffects
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Ppro is a great application but fcp has its advantages. In my experience FCP is more stable than premiere. Especially if you are working on larger projects.
Another poster addressed final cut audio editing tools, as far as these are concerned, in premiere you end up using more keystrokes/mouse clicks to keyframe audio. I have also had issues using premiere/soundbooth audio filters. When rendered they can cause distortion. Also while editing HDV there is audio dropout during playback even when rendered. When it comes right down to nuts and bolts though both programs accomplish the same ends and premiere can easily be customized with fcp keystrokes. If you are on a tight budget then cs3/4 is the way to go.
Why not upgrade to cs3 or cs4 for photoshop and after effects and continue using fcp as your nle?
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