as both peter and mike point out – are YOU a professional?
if a clients asks me what i edit with i ask which he’d prefer? some actually know the buzz words (avid, fcp, discreet, etc.,) and mention a particular brand. i ask why they say…. of course they never have an answer other than, isn’t that what the professions use?
i have versions of every nle – mostly trial ones, and never loaded, so i can honestly reply i’ve got them all, but prefer vegas. vegas? what, you haven’t heard of sony’s SPECIALISED nle?
in fact i have, and occassional still do edit on other systems, but i only have vegas on my own work computer.
do you ask your surgeon whether he’s going to cut you open with sheffield steel or chinese made blades? as long as the end result works, what the hell.
however, in this business everyone roots for their own system, after all, they’ve invested a lot in it.
leslie