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Final Cut Pro vs Adobe Premiere Pro

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aardvarktonight

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Does anyone know what the main difference is between these two programs?

I've used Adobe Premiere Pro and its fine for me. Just want to hear what others might think in comparison.

Which one is A) Easier to use B) More plugins/effects ?

Thanks.
 
It's a matter of taste. I think for Mac, Final Cut is definitely the better option. Premier Pro is a resource hog like all Adobe products. It has some interesting features like auto-transcriptions but it's considered a bit of a dinosaur among professional editors I know. Premier Pro is better on PC simply because it's 64-bit (Mac version is 32-bit only) and more tailored to that platform. Final Cut is a vary powerful editing platform that a lot of pros use. Networks like CBC use it almost exclusively.
 
I've used both with their previous iterations (Premiere Pro CS3 and Final Cut Studio 2).. and they're pretty equal IMO. For the limited amount of editing that I needed to do, I could use both easily. However, if you're getting into major editing of films and such (in OS X), I would probably go the route of Final Cut Studio. The combination of tools is pretty impressive.
 
While Premiere is fairly robust, it is only intended for the consumer market. FCP on the other hand has evolved into the number one pro edit tool edging out Avid. It's comparing apples to oranges.
 
I dont know much about final Cut but I know it is best for Mac and I have used Premiere Pro before it requires a lot of learning so it is not very easy. I suppose Final Cut is easy to use.
 
I like Final Cut Pro because (1) it has lots of integrated features (talks to Motion, Color, etc.), and (2) has lots of nice plugins available. Premiere is pretty good, but the only Adobe video product I use on a regular basis is After Effects, for stuff that would take too long in Motion. Like Plester said, FCP is turning into a big boy for the editing market, so if you want something that will transfer into a job at some point, it's a good one to go with.
 
Rottie said:
I dont know much about final Cut but I know it is best for Mac and I have used Premiere Pro before it requires a lot of learning so it is not very easy.
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You've obviously never used Leitch or Avid! 😀

I think Final Cut's strength is in it's ability to be adopted by both beginners and pros. It holds your hand for noobs but has some powerful tools under the hood. The interface is also fairly uncluttered. Final Cut is fairly light weight too, relatively speaking.

For the average video editor, I recommend Express. Namely because it's only $200 and it's got pretty much the same features that more expensive Studio has. A fully functional NLE system that just drops a couple fancy features. Namely additional software, certain filters, integrated XDCAM support, and time code support. Not that necessary for putting together small projects. Even when shooting with XDCAM. I just finished putting together a half hour documentary on Express for college.

Avid and Final Cut are pretty much the dominant non-linear editing programs out there.

Plester said:
While Premiere is fairly robust, it is only intended for the consumer market.
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Not true. Premier Pro is a professional NLE program. You're probably thinking of Premier Elements, which is to Premier Pro as iMovie is to Final Cut.
 
I'm actually diggin' Edius. For news, it's better than Avid Newscutter.

Kind of off-topic but if you're looking for a real feature-packed editor thats good at quick jobs, Edius is worth a look. Not available on OS X though.

Don't really know why I posted, but I am enjoying Edius for news cutting!
 
bearxor said:
I'm actually diggin' Edius. For news, it's better than Avid Newscutter.

Kind of off-topic but if you're looking for a real feature-packed editor thats good at quick jobs, Edius is worth a look. Not available on OS X though.

Don't really know why I posted, but I am enjoying Edius for news cutting!
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News cutting? Like CNN, Fox...?
 
Yes, except I cant really speak about national networks but here in Charlotte, I think WCCB is the last holdout (I think they use FCP currently). I believe CNC and SOC have gone Edius and BTV has had Edius for a couple of years now, if I'm not mistaken.
 
While I always turn to Avid for any piece that is going to broadcast, Final Cut Pro is just as powerful.

If Premiere suites your needs, well stick with it. But if you are hoping to expand more in the video editing world, FCP is one of the best. The FCP Studio package with Motion, DVD Studio Pro, etc, are tools that I use almost every day. Add in Adobe After Effects, and you have a very powerful editing system at your disposal.

However, if you don't plan on going above the consumer demographic Premiere is aiming for, just stick with it.
 
Premiere Pro is every bit as good as Final Cut Pro now adays. I've actually been running CS4 since it came out and I've been very happy with it. The integration with the other products actually makes it better than FCP in a lot of cases.

That said, we are moving over to FCP in a few weeks. My co-worker is out at NAB this week and we're going to end up replacing everything with Mac. This is for the most part because corporate is Mac in the creative services and we need to be also. So we'll end up with Final Cut Server, a couple of editing boxes and a couple of MacBook Pros. I'm excited to try them out. I've already spec'd out my MacBook Pro 17". It's nice when the company can spend the $3,500 and I don't have to!

What's funny? We went and did some benchmarking with an all Mac company (large) who does broadcasting and a lot of other productions. A couple of their head editors actually talked highly of Adobe and thought that CS5 was going to be a good step forward. One of them mentioned that he was requesting CS5 to be installed on his MacBook Pro to run it side by side with FCP. He said if you know PPro, it's pretty easy to get around in FCP. But he said that FCP had some quarks about it and he loved the integration with the Creative Suite and it make workflow easier for motion graphics. I was really surprised at how well they talked about CS. I think most FCP people may look down on PP, but it's come a long way.
 
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