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Switching From Final Cut To Premiere 2020
Switching From Premiere Pro To Final Cut
Tech; Final Cut Pro X increases temptation to switch from Adobe Premiere Pro. Some of the new features I've been reading about give me pause: advanced people and shot detection, automatic audio cleanup, automatic color matching between clips (nice!), a 'magnetic' timeline (for sync), background rendering, among many other technical whiz-bang goodies. Watch out as by default Premiere Pro will save exports to the last location an export was saved to. So if you're working with multiple file folders or hard drives, you might end up saving to the wrong spot which can cause problems if the export file is very large. Click Export (or Send to Queue). Learning curve in switching from Final Cut Pro X to Adobe Premiere Pro CC 7? Having grown up with Final Cut Pro X, I've exclusively edited on this program and no others. However, I'm going to switch to a Windows laptop for on-site editing, and I'm wondering how easy it'll be to.
A popular and highly debatable topic reared it's head through my inbox again this week, so I wanted to share the dialogue that followed.
John Ranta, a high school media teacher from Souhegan High School in Amherst, New Hampshire writes:
'Folks, can I pick your brains? We've got Final Cut Pro V 6 in our lab, and are weighing an upgrade to Final Cut 10 (which has received very mixed reviews). From what I've read on the ‘net, a lot of folks have switched over to Adobe Premiere on the Mac. Have any of you tried FCP 10? How about Premiere? How do they compare?'
This is the million dollar question. We too have FCP 6. We also must switch next year. I have been researching Adobe and Avid use for the past year & a half since FCP X came out.
Here's what I've learned through my research:
Some teachers love FCP X, are Apple schools, and although they may have struggled a bit to learn the ins and the outs, they like it. Some made the switch and hate it. I have tried to learn it myself. I have not found it easy to manipulate and don't truly like it right now for what it is, and I'm a total Apple guy!
Adobe Premiere is met with an equal amount of love and angst as well. Depending on who you talk to, it's fabulous or it's cumbersome and horrible.
Avid is the third option, and one I'm finding some major Broadcast Journalism colleges and universities are switching too, but painfully. It's a professional software, with a steep learning curve.
So what should we do? I still have no clue. The decision will depend on who you talk to, what you're comfortable learning and then teaching, and ultimately what you can afford.
Switching From Final Cut To Premiere VsBecause we are an all Apple district, I tend to believe we will be forced to FCP X and I will learn to accept it kicking and screaming. Ultimately remember this; our students are highly adaptable, and whatever decision you make, will be a correct one.
What I also know, is that once a student has learned one editing system, they are very adept to learning others. My decision will be more comfortable knowing this, based upon hearing from my graduates, that they eventually pick up any editing system their college is utilizing.
Would you like to contribute to this conversation? Please add your thoughts in the comments below.
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 Trade in Premiere for a Free Copy of Final Cut Express or Upgrade to Emmy-Award Winning Final Cut Pro 4 for Half Price 
MACWORLD CREATIVEPRO, NEW YORK—July 16, 2003—Apple® today announced an easy new way for Adobe Premiere customers on Mac® or Windows to switch to Final Cut® Express or upgrade to Final Cut Pro® 4. Starting today through September 20, 2003, Premiere customers have the choice of trading in their disks for a free copy of Final Cut Express, Apple's industry-leading video editing software optimized for DV, or receiving a $500 (US) rebate from the purchase of Final Cut Pro 4, the next generation of Apple's Emmy award-winning editing software for film, HD, SD and DV.
'Professional video editors and film students have chosen Final Cut Pro as the de facto standard for video editing on any platform,' said Rob Schoeben, Apple's vice president of Applications Marketing. 'We're offering Premiere customers a unique opportunity to join the party for free or half price. There has never been a better time for Premiere customers to make the switch.'
Additionally, Apple is offering customers who purchase any new Macintosh® computer the opportunity to purchase Final Cut Express at the same time for just $99 (US)—a savings of $200 (US) from the suggested retail price.
Video enthusiasts editing in DV can use Final Cut Express to capture, manage and edit digital video and achieve professional results. Final Cut Express provides users with the ability to apply transitions, titles and video effects in real-time; create composite layers and produce high-quality graphics and animations; and perform color correction. Additionally, Final Cut Express projects can be exported for use in iDVD™ or DVD Studio Pro®, saved back to tape, or exported to any QuickTime® format, including MPEG-4.
Final Cut Pro 4 offers a smooth transition for Final Cut Express editors who want to make the leap to a professional-grade editing system that supports all formats. Final Cut Pro 4 is packed with more than 300 new features including RT Extreme for real-time compositing and effects, powerful new interface customization tools, new high-quality 8- and 10-bit uncompressed formats, full 32-bit floating point per channel video processing, advanced trimming and timeline tools such as support for dynamic and asymmetrical trimming, and enhanced audio editing capabilities with multi-track audio mixing and multi-channel audio output. Final Cut Pro 4 also includes four complimentary applications—LiveType for advanced titling; Soundtrack, an innovative, royalty-free music production tool with over 4,000 royalty-free, professionally-recorded audio loops also available separately for $299 (US); Compressor for full featured batch transcoding; and Cinema Tools for 24 fps capabilities with support for film cut lists and 24-frame EDLs for HD video.
Pricing and Availability
The promotion is available worldwide starting today through September 20, 2003. Adobe Premiere users upgrading to Final Cut Express simply need to fill out a coupon at www.apple.com/finalcut/offer/, send their Mac or Windows install disks to Apple, and a copy of Final Cut Express will be sent to them. Adobe Premiere users upgrading to Final Cut Pro 4 need to purchase a copy of Final Cut Pro 4 from the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores or Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $999 (US) then fill out a coupon at www.apple.com/finalcut/offer/, send their Mac or Windows install disks and proof of purchase to Apple, and a $500 (US) rebate will be sent to them. Additional terms and conditions apply, see www.apple.com/finalcut/offer/ for full details.
Additionally, Apple is offering customers who purchase any new Macintosh computer from the Apple Store (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and participating Apple Authorized Resellers the opportunity to pick up Final Cut Express for just $99 (US)—a savings of $200 (US) over the suggested retail price.
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