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FCP vs. Premiere Pro
I’m a PC user and I’m just getting started on video. I’ve been using Premiere Pro for the last two months and I’ve been quite pleased with the product (keep in mind I’m a novice). Everyone I talk to keeps telling me that FCP is Soooooo much better than Premiere Pro. What does final cut do that premiere pro doesn’t? Is it that much better? Is it such a better editor that I should switch to the Mac?
Honest opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Jim
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7 Replies
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I’ve never used Premiere, so I can’t give you a real objective opinion, but I hear it’s a fine application. One advantage Premiere has is that if you get involved with After Effects, remember that both are Adobe products, so you can export clips directly from Premiere into AE without having to render them first.
But if you choose to become a serious editor, you should consider learning FCP and/or Avid, since Premiere just isn’t used as much in the industry. FCP, of course, would require you to switch to Mac. If you stay on the PC platform, then you should consider Avid (though it is available for both platforms).
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Maybe Jim is making comedies and doesn’t want to become a “serious” editor.
Jim, if you like PPro – stick with it – learn it well – it’s so close to FCP it would take you about 30min. to be cutting “serious” work on a Mac. If you have the extra 3 or 4 grand floating around you may want to pick up a G5 and FCP Studio – or go down to your local Apple Store and play with it for a while – you may like it more than PPro.
All NLE’s are just tools – a good editor can cut a quality sequence on any platform. I use FCP 5, Vegas 6, XpressPro and PPro 2, all on a regular basis for paying gigs – they all have features I wish the others had and they suck at times, but they all get the job done one way or another.
Lance Bachelder
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Ha-ha.
“Serious”, of course, has nothing to do with the genre or quality of one’s work. I’m referring to the ability to market one’s skills. I don’t know about you folks there in sunny California, but out here in the Big Apple, most post-production facilities use either Avid or FCP. Premiere isn’t unheard of, just not nearly as common.
As I mentioned, I hear it’s a fine program. But if he is ever to work outside of his own studio, or finds a client with a preference (and there are many), it would be a wise idea to consider learning FCP/Avid.
Seriously.
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I have owned both. If you have a well equipped PC and you are pleased with the work you are doing there is no reason to switch. You would need to buy a top of the line MAC and the application software. But if one day you plan to work in the industry somewhere, your FCP skills may help get you a job. Also with FCP you can have access to Motion, Livetype and DVD studio which are all great apps. I have been using FCP for the past 3 years and I would not go back to Premier Pro.
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PPro and FCP are in the same league, both products have advantages and weaknesses.
We have both.
ppro is integrated with photoshop, audition, encore, after FX and is used more as the macs are fading out here (we use many software packages and sadly most of them aren
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Premiere won’t even allow you 2 bins open at once. From time to time I am forced to work on it. Hate it.
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Is this the only major downfall? …not being able to have multiple bins open? What else does Ppro lack when you compare it side by side with FCP?
Thanks for the responses so far.
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