[Vinh]

Thanks Carl!

So I assume if you put experience with Avid Xpress DV on your resume for an apprentice editor, it’s not gonna look too different than putting Xpress Pro correct? If they similar enough to pick up in a few hours, that should be better than having only Final Cut Pro experience I assume?

[Vinh]

I never personally had that problem in FCP. Only thing that I can think of is that your sequence setting or setting to your external monitor is conflicting. Could also be if you change sequence setting and had old render files?

I see job posting in both in FCP and Avid. I just don’t wanna be left out of the loop because I didn’t know the right editing system and someone else just as qualified did.

[Vinh]

Thanks Michael.

Avid Xpress DV is $395 while Xpress Pro is $1695. I think the DV is eight tracks while the Pro is 24. I really interested in learning Avid since I’ve used FCP for five years now and Avid still dominates the market. I don’t know if I can justify paying 4x as much for more real-time effects. I just wanna learn the real interface and most commonly used features.

If the features in DV is good enought to eventually hop on an Adrenaline, I’ll spring for that, just as a learning tool.

[Vinh]

Thanks Michael!

FCP doesn’t have any modes, everything is adjustable without having to enter different modes.

Would you say that Xpress is closer to Xpress Pro or Xpress DV? Is Xpress pretty much the same as the Adrenaline minus more tracks and more real time effects? Would you say that if I bought Xpress DV, the transistion to a higher Avid wouldn’t be much of a hassle?

I’ll contact Avid for more info. Thank you for your help.