Have any of you been Media 100i users and switched to FCP?

[David Roth weiss]

[Jerome Robbins] ” It just seems like the new standard and what everyone expects that you are using”

Jerome,

If you’re in business to make a living its a very good idea to work on a system thats in high demand.

[Jerome Robbins] “I really do not think that FCP is superediting package,”

I can assure you, there isn’t a perfect non-linear editing application available at any price, but what is it that gives you the impression that FCP isn’t a “superediting” package? Do you think Media 100 is a “superediting” package? What is it that you like about Media 100? What do you think Media 100 can do that FCP can’t?

DRW

[Hamish Boyd]

Many a thread on this already but…

I edited on M100 for years until 2 years ago. Never looked back. I’ve not missed it for a minute. Its not what the edit package can’t do, its how you know to do it in FCP. All the times I’ve though…mmm…thats weird, its more to do with me not knowing. Its no great leap though. Truly.

I was well and truly over M100 by the time I left it. I knew the program backwards but really, its never really changed from its early versions. It became so damn limiting.

With FCP, you can scale it to what ever fits your need and budget. Its intergration with the other studio apps is pretty good and its cheap. No contest in opinion.
I thought m100 were on a winner with 844x, but how wrong was I! That was a much better system from M100. I liked using that. oh well.

A few things I like in FCP (you may be able to do this in M100 now, I’m not sure, haven’t touched it in 2 years)

– live multicam editing. (I’ve never cut a live gig so quickly!)
– scalable (from laptop DV-HDV editing to full HD post)
– FCP systems are now everywhere. Projects can then go anywhere
– Not a rigid in its methodology as say something live avid. A M100 drag and drop person will love it
– Its got a company like apple behind it. You won’t be caught out with a shrinking company. (talk to the 844x crowd..ouch! I went to a video production conference the other week in my area. Small one but every company was there for post systems…except M100. No where to be seen)
– Its getting better quickly. Although media managing could be a bit better.

Things I don’t like
– colour grading..aweful in my books. I only do it in AE. (but from memory m100 sucked at that too.)
– media managing (as a said could be better)

Thats all I can think of right now.
Good luck.

[Chris Tompkins]

I spent 6 years working with M100 – loved it @ the time – but the support was falling away.
It is so limiting in what it can do. I sure did love that image quality!
Making the switch @ first was a bit overwhelming, but once u wrap your head around FCP, there is no going back. The things U can do in FCP far outway what U can do in M100.
Don’t look back – move forward.

[David Bogie]

You’ll love FCP.
You’ll hate FCP.
We all do.
We miss things about out old Media 100s (hardware codec, instant alpha support, elegant, if simple, workspace, long list) but we don’t miss Media 100 in the slightest.

Keep your system for a few months then have a rite of passage ceremony out in the woods. You and your board and BOB go in but only you come out.

bogiesan

This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”