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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Most common editing software?

Most common editing software?

  • Final cut

    Votes: 132 64.4%

  • Premiere

    Votes: 39 19.0%

  • Avid

    Votes: 20 9.8%

  • Vegas

    Votes: 9 4.4%

  • Other

    Votes: 5 2.4%
  • Total voters
    205
FCP and Avid. There are some other high-end systems that are a bit more rare.
 
FadiYakoub said:
What editing software are most film-makers using today?
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For the vast majority of studio features, high end television series, and other pieces that are handled by established editors, Avid is dominant. Among indies and local broadcasters, Final Cut is probably the most widely used today.
 
As interesting as some of the open-source and other editing programs seem, none really have the marketshare of Final Cut or Avid, or the capabilities and reliability of the other high-end systems (let alone features such as... support for Red Footage). If Apple doesn't get on the ball, Premiere might just give FCP a run for it's money with the system integration that Adobe has rolled out and improved upon recently. FCP seems to be the winner right now. Who knows what the future will bring us?
 
I used to be Premiere back in the day, but a couple of years ago I switched to FCP, and haven't looked back.
 
Austin Glass said:
I used to be Premiere back in the day, but a couple of years ago I switched to FCP, and haven't looked back.
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Like you, except one extra step before and after... Ulead MediaStudio (1996) -> Premiere (1999) -> FCP (2000) -> Avid (2004).

EDIT: two posts down Logan just precisely summed up the reasons for why I use Avid...

Bruce Allen
www.boacinema.com
 
Premiere 6.0--Pro 1----->Final Cut Pro HD--Studio2----->Premiere CS3--CS4
(as of January 2009)

Ive gotten to a stage where I can sort out pretty much any bug premiere can throw my way on a 30min-hour long edit. I love the inter connectivity you get with Production Premium. Coupled with a SCARLET, i feel very inspired...and isn't that what we want our tools to do? To inspire instead of hinder?

I do appreciate Final Cut aswell, my switch was only the result of my job but it turned out to be a happy one. Used to also use Media 100, found it very limited. Avid Express ive used on occasion but I am not very familiar with it so it feels sluggish.
 
FadiYakoub said:
What editing software are most film-makers using today?
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I think most people who cut actual film, or TV shows use mainly Avid.

Most everyone else uses FCP, but not necessarily for the right reasons, as cheaper is rarely better. It definitely seems to be the go to for Red, for now.

Everyone damn near forgot that Adobe existed until now, and as an editor, I kinda wish it stayed that way. Although Adobe has some seriously great looking things on the way, it's a p--- poor editing platform, at least in comparison to the other two.

Keep in mind I'm talking about all these platforms from a straight off-line edit standpoint, not how much they can do, but as an actual editing tool, and with that in mind, I'd say AVID still dominates high-end film making and television.

Hopefully Avid will get their notoriously slow to adapt asses in gear and come up with some more robust solutions for the Red, cause you can't get a better program when it comes to straight editing.
 
I used to use Premiere but gave up on it in the first version of Premiere Pro. I tried Avid but if you are an independent outfit Final Cut Studio can do much more. About the time I switched to FCS Avid's comparably priced application was Xpress Pro and that package couldn't touch FCS by a long mile. Now they have Media Composer to compete with FCS but it still can't touch FCS in terms of features and package completeness. I guess you would need one of the high end Avids for that. If you are an editor only I Avid makes sense, specially if you work for others, but Final Cut Pro can do just as well.
 
I use both, and prefer Premiere. Premiere's seamless integration with After Effects is a plus. I like the fact that FCP has different transfer modes. If you're doing a simple video where you're not looking to do heavy effects with AE, the transfer modes let you do some effects where Premiere can't.
 
I have never done anything in film longer than 15 min, the rest is animation, I use AE from a-z.

I feel I'm missing out coz i never bounce back and forth between AE and NLE, but i'm stuck, ppl are saying i need that crossover, some ppl are saying if i found a way to edit in AE i should stick to it. R3D opening up in AE sounds good.

Tarek

Beaulieu 6008Pro, Beauleieu 1028XL60, Mac Pro 4 core 4GB, Adobe, Cubase, Reason, Paper and Pencil and Ink.
 
I've only ever used FCP, since I got into film about 4 years ago.

Can anyone explain to me the advantages of Avid over FCP? Forgetting about things like market share, Avid being preferred by the 'big boys' etc. etc.; just on a feature/interface etc. basis, what are the essential differences?

I asked an editor I met at a dinner party a few weeks ago and all he said was Avid is more reliable over long-form (ie. 30+ minutes) projects....
 
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