Simon Ubsdell
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I can’t remember if this is required but have you got audio scrubbing enabled in Premiere?
Simon Ubsdell
tokyo productions
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[Bill Davis] “there was never a MASSIVE mis-impression that Adobe Premiere Pro was a TERRIBLE NLE”
I’m just not sure that’s true at all.
In common with many editors I know, at the time of FCP X’s original launch, I was very much under the impression that Premiere was a toy that was simply not worth my time in investigating.
Perhaps it was, perhaps it wasn’t. But the fact remains that Premiere was starting from a very low point five or six years ago in terms of perception and Adobe have made up huge amounts of ground since then.
Whether Adobe have made as much progress as Apple in that time is not for me to say.
I will say that I was much more inclined to give serious consideration to FCP X when it launched than to waste any effort on getting to know Premiere.
Simon Ubsdell
tokyo productions
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[Scott Witthaus] “It might be, but at the end of the day, no matter how I customize Premiere, FXPX (for me) is the superior creative editorial tool (see Jeff’s post below) It just is (for me).”
Fair enough.
I can’t argue with that. There are loads of reasons to choose FCP X over other NLEs as it comfortably outclasses them in those areas.
I’m just not convinced that it’s superior to Premiere in terms of layout options. That’s all.
Simon Ubsdell
tokyo productions
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[Robin S. Kurz] “Comparing completely non-standard layouts strikes me as pretty disingenuous and contrived”
Oliver has already pointed out that the entirely standard (!) Assembly workspace is very lean and clean indeed.
Simon Ubsdell
tokyo productions
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1) Premiere can emulate every layout of which FCP X is capable.
2) FCP X cannot emulate every layout of which Premiere is capable. (That’s a major understatement.)
3) Like FCP 7 and Media Composer, Premiere has had multiple layout options for a long while; FCP X has only just acquired them.
4) FCP X workspaces allow for only a limited number of layout options; Premiere allows for unlimited flexibility.
5) Premiere panels can be stacked so that they all occupy the same space; FCP X cannot do this.
6) Premiere allows for third parties to create custom panels via Extensions; FCP X does not have an equivalent.
Simon Ubsdell
tokyo productions
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You can just grab the top of the video layer (in the track panel) and drag downwards.
Or you can use the Time View Options button to set the track heights. That’s the button to the left of the time zoom slider.
Simon Ubsdell
tokyo productions
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[Brian Seegmiller] “I assume you have a second monitor. What do you put on that?”
Individual bins mostly, scopes when I’m using them, the track mixer if it’s a big mix, …
But the fact is you can put anything there at any time. Premiere is infinitely flexible.
Comparisons are invidious but it’s only fair to point out that it’s more flexible than FCP X, even now that 10.3 has more layout options.
Simon Ubsdell
tokyo productions
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[Scott Witthaus] “Perhaps, but I wonder how many editors are making their Premiere interface feel like X! But a nicer look for sure.”
The way I work these days is to have the interface set up like this:
I can then use Shift 1 to select the Project Pane, Shift 2 for the Source Monitor, Shift 3 for the Timeline, Shift 4 for the Canvas, Shift 5 for the Effect Controls, Shift 6 for the Track Mixer, Shift 7 for the Effects browser, Shift 8 for the Media Browser, and Shift 9 for the Clip Mixer.
I don’t see any need to have any more panels open at any one time – they can all live stacked up in the one pane at the top left. This way I have a full width timeline and a nice big canvas.
It might not suit you but it might be worth a try?
Simon Ubsdell
tokyo productions
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[Scott Witthaus] “But wouldn’t you say that an editor that prefers Premiere might be using the more traditional two-up setting. “
Perhaps. I don’t work that way, but again if we’re comparing like with like we’d have to compare it with this in FCP X:
It’s all down to personal taste, of course, but to my way of thinking filmstrips are the worst kind of visual clutter you can have staring at you. I know a lot of users just love them – I can never cope with them as the give me eyestrain, they don’t provide me with any information that I actually need, and they just look plain messy and distracting.
But again, I come back to my point that if you’re wanting to compare the two looks you have to be fair about exposing the same options.
I think Premiere can be every bit as pared back as FCP X if you choose to work that way. I don’t think Adobe do the application justice with their default layouts, but that doesn’t mean you can’t configure it to something that pleases you and helps you work better. Because you most certainly can.
Simon Ubsdell
tokyo productions
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