fcpx or not?

[Rainer Wirth]

At the present moment we are still with fcp7. We fiddle around with X, but really don’t use it for serious work. We are trying Premiere and MC. Smoke is there as a powerful finishing tool. So, lets say fcpX doesn’t develop in the near future, we will switch to a different workflow. And folks, you all know it, when this new workflow is set, we as a production house won’t change it for at least five years. Why such a long time? We will organize everything around our workflow.
Here are the reasons:
Premiere has become very strong and powerful since 5.5
MC 6 is now a pure software, has come down in price and supports aja (our breakout boxes)
Autodesk will come down in price and supports the whole environment.
So within a six months time we will change the workflow. FCP will die out, the rest will grow. Tape is just on the edge, and even DVD will slowly disappear. 90 % of our work is done with file transfer and USB sticks. Our own workflow is tape free for nearly 9 years now.
What we need is a editing tool quick and easy with an exchange to a finishing tool with support of the artist series (Colour) and a strong chroma key.

Rainer