laptop editing choice: Premiere Pro or FCP

[Mat @ lacie]

[Bob Cole] “The AJA Io manual says “FireWire drive solutions arenot supported in use with AJA Io.”

Actually in the IO configuration guide, AJA approves some Firewire solutions including LaCie Big Disk Extreme:
https://aja.com/pdfs/AJA_config_guide_web.pdf

Mat

[Ed Dooley]

Thanks Mat, thanks Mat, thanks Mat.
Ed

[Bob Cole]

Thanks for the reference, Mat — great to have somebody from the source here. btw, the apparently erroneous reference I downloaded yesterday is from page 13 at https://www.aja.com/pdfs/AJA_Io_book6-25online.pdf

— BC

[David Rowan]

OH, and if you do end up with a PC you should consider Vegas instead of PP, I know a few Vegas users and they are very satisfied.

DWR

[Jerry Hofmann]

I agree Vegas would be my choice on a PC too.

That said, I’d be very hard pressed to change from Mac’s and FCP…

Jerry

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[Les Kaye]

Well, as much as I would tout FCP to any former edit*or, you’ll be the one driving. Since Apple stores are fairly ubiquitous, why not just go to one and hang out for awhile? It seems the people there are more than happy to answer questions, and there are more than enough computers to go around.

FWIW – a month or so ago I had a Saturday night epiphany about a motion graphics idea for work. On Sunday morning I went over the Pasadena, CA Apple store, popped my cd into the dual G5 2.7, and tried out some ideas. No one bothered me. After that, I tried out my ideas on a Mac Mini with FCP. (If Motion ran on a Mac Mini I would have walked out with one for my home use).

I haven’t used PPro enough to comment one way or another – other than I’m leary about the only one timeline open issue. If that’s fixed in the next release, then it may be more viable.

One caveat of sorts: I really like AND enjoy editing on FCP. It’s a very impressive bit of software, and I now prefer it to Avid, which I also now prefer to edit. However, FCP IS imperfect and there are a bunch things that need fixing. What works great is really terrific, just as what doesn’t is baffling. You’ll be thrilled and frustrated at the same time – just like with edit*.