I have been doing some writing and shooting for a short film. I am trying to decide whether to get Adobe Premier or Final Cut Pro for my editing. Anyone use either program and can give some advice one way or another? I appreciate it.
I bought Final Cut X when it was released and have never had to pay Apple another dime through countless updates. There are a lot of good third party plugins to add additional effects etc.
I like Final Cut a lot. That's not to say that Adobe doesn't make great software. It largely comes down to preference and not capabilities.
I have with Adobe is their new monthly subscription pricing. I like the fact that Final Cut is one price and it is yours. I am not sure I want to lock myself into a monthly payment forever. Doesn't seem like a good long term value.
I have with Adobe is their new monthly subscription pricing. I like the fact that Final Cut is one price and it is yours. I am not sure I want to lock myself into a monthly payment forever. Doesn't seem like a good long term value.
That would certainly dissuade me, since the bottomline is that they all get the job done, it's mostly just a matter of the comfort zone you reach.
I've managed to learn FCP 7, which is no longer supported by Apple since they went in a whole new foundation for FCP X, so I'm not in position to comment on any of your choices from experience. Below are links to two articles by the same author (Larry Jordan) on the advantages and disadvantages of former FCP 7 users going with either Adobe Premiere Pro CC or FCP X.
made the switch from FCP 7 to Adobe Premiere. FCP X's timeline works a lot differently than traditional NLE systems, it's not very intuitive and personally I can't work with it.
You can pay month-by-month for Premiere, so if you no longer need it, you don't have to continue pay for it and just include the cost into your post production budget. FCP 7 is seriously outdated for modern hard ware (it's a 32-bit program so it can't take advantage of newer hardware) and cameras (you need to transcode your media if you're using DSLR, RED or footage from other newer cameras) which takes up storage space and time.
I think the ability to edit native RED/DSLR footage and background rendering is worth Premiere alone over FCP 7. In FCP 7, you need to render a clip anytime you add an effect or make a change to it. So if money is an issue, I'd say choose between FCP7 and CC 2014. However, if money is not an issue, then see how you like the timeline in FCP X compared to CC's more traditional timeline.
In short, I'd suggest Premiere CC 2014. It's worth the monthly cost.
I like Final Cut a lot. That's not to say that Adobe doesn't make great software. It largely comes down to preference and not capabilities.
I've managed to learn FCP 7, which is no longer supported by Apple since they went in a whole new foundation for FCP X, so I'm not in position to comment on any of your choices from experience. Below are links to two articles by the same author (Larry Jordan) on the advantages and disadvantages of former FCP 7 users going with either Adobe Premiere Pro CC or FCP X.
Why you should go from FCP 7 to Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Why you should go from FCP 7 to FCP X
You can pay month-by-month for Premiere, so if you no longer need it, you don't have to continue pay for it and just include the cost into your post production budget. FCP 7 is seriously outdated for modern hard ware (it's a 32-bit program so it can't take advantage of newer hardware) and cameras (you need to transcode your media if you're using DSLR, RED or footage from other newer cameras) which takes up storage space and time.
I think the ability to edit native RED/DSLR footage and background rendering is worth Premiere alone over FCP 7. In FCP 7, you need to render a clip anytime you add an effect or make a change to it. So if money is an issue, I'd say choose between FCP7 and CC 2014. However, if money is not an issue, then see how you like the timeline in FCP X compared to CC's more traditional timeline.
In short, I'd suggest Premiere CC 2014. It's worth the monthly cost.