Hi,
I want to start making/editing my own films. I got camera (canon xl2) and I got a reasonably fast pc (2.8 p4). I want to buy Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 but I keep hearing Final Cut Pro is much better. I tried fcp at my local Apple store and honestly I see no difference between it and Premiere Pro. Could anyone tell me what makes it better? I want to make films, they say Premiere Pro is only for weddings and amateur stuff while FCP is on par with Avid on cutting feature films. I would gladly put aside my pc and get a mac and fcp if they will make me a better filmmaker. in the mantime, I am just very confused.
Thanks a lot!
2006-06-12 13:13:00 · 4 answers · asked by ss000kk 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
I use Premiere Pro everyday, but that is for broadcast television. As far as cost goes, a really nice Premiere setup will be much less expensive than FCP. I have used FCP a few times, and I really don't see much difference in the two programs. Because Macs were the first to really have a system for non-linear editing, many folks still believe it is the one and only. If you become a professional editor, you will have to FCP and Avid (among others) at some point in your career.
2006-06-13 15:41:44 · answer #1 · answered by WEIRDRELATIVES 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not to familiar with Premiere, but every Adobe product I've used has served it's purpose. Final Cut may be better though. Adobe is not king of everything. If you're that interested in filmmaking...why not go with both. The more programs you can learn...the better. One may serve a better purpose at some things...while the other program is better at others.
2006-06-12 13:17:06 · answer #2 · answered by zenkitty27 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Final Cut has more features for exporting to actual film, and is used quite often in productions. Rendering on a Mac is a lot smoother in my opinion. Final Cut Studio includes Motion (After effects rival) Soundtrack, which helps you with your audio, as well as a HUGE library of sound effects and loops to make your own royalty free music, LiveType for titling, and a separate compression program, DVD Studio Pro for DVD authoring, and Qucktime Pro. There's like 46 Gig of data in the software, so it's a lot of bang for the buck, and a lot of bang for your hard drive, so make sure you get a big one or two or three....
2006-06-12 20:04:33 · answer #3 · answered by nathan75932 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Final Cut Pro, and as you stated you would have to get a mac. But it's your talent as a filmmaker, not the tools that will make you better.
2006-06-12 13:16:27 · answer #4 · answered by curious 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋