Eric Addison
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Just my opinion (and I say this as someone who prefers PPro over FCP), but if you’re using AE a lot (as I do) and you shoot with XDCAM EX cameras (as I do), PPro is the one I would go with. It handles the format (along with P2) better then anyone else (again- my opinon based on my experience). I love working native – it’s really very nice. And dynamic link with AE has made life so much easier.
I think CS5 is going to be big. The Mercury Playback Engine looks be a huge addition. Will FCP editors make the switch? Maybe not in large numbers. But if there is a tool out there that can help you do your job faster and better, isn’t it worth a look and/or try?
And as for feature films using PPro – you never know…maybe not today, but give it some time.
—Eric
Owner | 100 ACRE FILMS
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“The footage is all H.264 encoded .mov files off of Canon SLR cameras.”
That’s your problem…CS4 doesn’t handle that format native very well. There is talk that CS5 will, but until then I’d recommend converting it to another format. I’ve heard that some people use Adobe Media Encoder and convert it to DVCPRO HD or P2 format and that yields a file that PPro should edit quite easily.
—Eric
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I’d wait until April and NAB – Adobe may announce something then, but no one knows for sure.
—Eric
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I just did a long shoot with my EX-3 and noticed the same thing when finished. However, I was able to bring the footage (1 hour 7 minutes worth) into CS4 with no problem. I didn’t use the Sony Clip Browser software though – just imported the whole BPAV folder into PPro and that did the trick.
I’ve never used the Clip Browser software…I don’t think you really need it with CS4 and the media browser in that.
—Eric
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As someone who edits HD with CS4, I can say that it works great for me. Something to keep in mind when using PPro is that it likes a lot of memory – and if you have a 64bit OS, that makes things a lot better. I’ve many HDV and XDCAM HD projects with very little if any trouble.
Looking over the specs, I’d say you may not have the best experience. I’ve got a Core 2 Duo 2GHz with 2GB of RAM with an extra internal 7200rpm drive for media, Vista 32bit, and I can play back and edit basic HD/HDV projects. I usually get decent playback performance by switching to draft mode for viewing, but if I try and do too much, things can slow down.
I would try and get a more powerful laptop if possible, otherwise you may have some trouble – HD requires a little more horsepower.
—Eric
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The update has been released – you can now edit AVC-I footage in PPro CS4.
—Eric
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AVC-I native support in CS4 should, as John mentioned, be coming out any day now in the 4.2 update…we are all waiting for it.
—Eric
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What I understod the case to be was that this feature was coming, but it just wasn’t ready yet. It was to be part of a future update.
—Eric
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1. Works great for me on both my HP workstation and HP laptop. It does have the odd crash every now and then, but not anymore then any other app.
2. The workstation is an HP 8400 with Vista64 and dual quad core xeons with 8 GB RAM. The laptop is Vista32 with Core 2 Duo and 2GB RAM.
3. No additonal hardware.
—Eric
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[Lucas Windsor] “They are as capable, just not as stable”
I would argue that – I think they can be both. My systems are very stable – I very rarely have any crashes…but I do admit that they are systems dedicated just to editing – not much software on them other then CS4.
—Eric