[Eric Ben]

Thanks! I mean I wouldn’t touch FCP 10. That may open up another argument but I’m another one of those who beleve 7 to be a better interface. As for Brorsoft, I downloaded it and am using it on my system without flaw. No bugs, no maleware, no problem. I’m always looking for options, hence my (first time) posting here.

[Eric Ben]

Yeah the 780m file rendered by compressor to 422 ended up as 13 gig! When I used Brorsoft it was like 4+ gig. Yes there is a slider on the brorsoft that lets you reduce the quality but I didn’t touch that. But points to them over compressor for the interface: very user friendly.

[Eric Ben]

I’m running Compressor 3.5.3 which I believe is most up-to-date for FCP 7. I know there is a v.5 for FCPX but there’s no way I’m touching that… 🙂

Thanks.

I’ve been happy with the Brorsoft over the last few days. It output the same ProRes 422 (LT and Proxy) as Compressor 3 in less time and at a third the size. Not trashing compressor, I realize I’m using an older version that’s trying to handle newer codecs.

I guess a lot of the leg work is finding stuff that works for your workflow too, as above poster pointed out.

Thanks again!

[Eric Ben]

Thanks kindly for the advice.

Yeah in the time since posting this I’ve dug around the web and come to the same conclusion. So to highjack the initial topic, do you know anything better/faster than compressor? I downloaded the trial of Brorsoft and I think it may be faster. I also like the interface better. I have Sorenson Squeeze and Streamclip, but got the impression it was better to use Compressor because it’s native to the OS and FCP (?) but not sure that has any bearing…

Thanks again.