Anybody abandoning FCP...for good? - IndieTalk

drc · 09-05-2011, 03:39 PM

Since Apple is stopping the sale of FCP 7 / FCP Studio 3, are you going to switch to Avid or Premiere...or are you going to stick with FCP 10 (aka iMovie 2)?

SinEater · 09-05-2011, 03:40 PM

I switched to Premiere Pro and have no intentions of going back.

drc · 09-05-2011, 03:45 PM

Did you have trouble making the jump? I've heard FCP 7 and CS5 are pretty transferable.

SinEater · 09-05-2011, 03:55 PM

I had no issues, but I had been using Premiere since CS3 for work. The interfaces are quite similar, and the integration with After Effects is nice.

GuerrillaAngel · 09-05-2011, 05:04 PM

I will not make a movie on a PC.

SinEater · 09-05-2011, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by GuerrillaAngel

I will not make a movie on a PC.

Both Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro run on OS X as well as Windows. Blanket statements and rampant fanboy-ism is idiotic, though. I use edit suites on both platforms, and neither is perfect. As for stability, they're just about equal at this point.

Cracker Funk · 09-05-2011, 05:17 PM

CS5 is simply fantastic. I'm pretty sure you'll like it.

I first learned how to edit, using FCP, and I've used it a few times since then, in various stages of the software's development. The interfaces are practically identical.

The only thing that will take time transitioning is knowing the shortcuts. But basic functionality transitions quite easily.

NickClapper · 09-05-2011, 05:25 PM

I will not live in a house with a PC... lookin' all ungainly...

Cracker Funk · 09-05-2011, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by NickClapper

I will not live in a house with a PC... lookin' all ungainly...

indietalk · 09-05-2011, 07:07 PM

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GuerrillaAngel · 09-05-2011, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SinEater

As for stability, they're just about equal at this point.

Ding, ding, ding . . . I noticed you used the word "about"!!!

Not so sure, eh?

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Blanket statements and rampant fanboy-ism is idiotic

I was answering the OP's question. What do you want me to do? Lie?

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If my Mac decision is idiotic fanboyism to you I wonder what you have to say about my picking a Droid over the iPhone, eh?

brettzdamn · 09-05-2011, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Cracker Funk

CS5 is simply fantastic. I'm pretty sure you'll like it.

I first learned how to edit, using FCP, and I've used it a few times since then, in various stages of the software's development. The interfaces are practically identical.

The only thing that will take time transitioning is knowing the shortcuts. But basic functionality transitions quite easily.

On 5.5 their is a setting for FCP shortcuts

i have it and love it

directorik · 09-05-2011, 09:34 PM

I am not going to switch and I am not going to use FCP X.

theclash4u5 · 09-05-2011, 10:15 PM

I've been using CS4 for a while now, but I'm trying to get my hands on 5.5, since I've been hearing good things about it. Pretty excited!

sonnyboo · 09-05-2011, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by GuerrillaAngel

I will not make a movie on a PC.

Adobe sells Premiere Pro for the mac and have for years.

As I say every single time these useless debates come up - it's the artist not the brush that counts. Anyone who says a Mac is better than a PC or Avid is better than that as simply stating their own preferences. Your mileage may vary. There are way too many factors to a mac or PC to determine what causes crashes and what doesn't when it comes to video editing. 99% of the time it's user error on both sides of the Apple/PC lines.

Why not debate which is the best car made for the price or which french fries taste the best? You are no more likely to get a less objective answer to those questions.