[Gavin Stokes]

Thanks Mark,
I couldn’t agree more. I hope by asking about software I haven’t given the impression that we’re only teaching software!

How, when, what to cut in an appropriate manner for different genres and formats – all a big part of what we do.
I also agree that transferable skills and the skill of transferring them are essential. I guess I’m just looking for any experiences with Premiere and to gauge how important it is for graduates to hit the ground running with their editing skills honed in a particular application these days.

As an institution we’ve made the transitions over the years too – Media 100 to Premiere to EditDV / Cinestream to Final Cut. The core of the curriculum hasn’t changed that much but it’s good to be training students using the right tools if possible. 🙂

[Gavin Stokes]

Thanks Gary, Jason, Mark – our dilemma is in part because we already have an Adobe collection, specifically for AE, PS and AI. It’s difficult to justify spending to upgrade FC Studio when for a much smaller cost we can add Premiere Pro, Soundbooth and Encore.
It sounds like the Adobe suite has come a long way in the last 2-3 years and is quite attractive given an either/or decision (for short-form work at least). But at the same time our graduates will be going out into an industry that’s mostly Final Cut and Avid.
Would it be right to assume that if you were looking to hire for a junior editor or related position, and two applicants made it to your short list – one with Final Cut skills and one with Premiere Pro skills, considering all other things were equal you may be more likely to employ the graduate with Final Cut skills?

[Gavin Stokes]

Thanks David, for sharing your comparative performance experiences between FCP and Premiere Pro. This is really important to us as learning lab machines are typically 2 or 4 core.