Switching from Premier to FCP? at DVinfo.net

Adam Bray · November 14th, 2005, 11:53 PM

I have been using Adobe Premier and am fairly comfortable with it. I'm thinking if switching over to FCP. How hard is the transition?

Boyd Ostroff · November 15th, 2005, 06:00 AM

Are you running Premiere on the Mac or the PC? I started out with Premiere on the Mac and after reaching a level of frustration I switched to FCP about 4 years ago. It wasn't hard at all - in fact it was a real breath of fresh air!

Now if you're using Premiere on the PC I suppose that's a different issue since the software has probably changed a lot from the Mac version I had. And of course you'll also need to get a Mac and learn how to use it.

This topic has come up before; see the following:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=43783
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=36647

Frederic Segard · November 15th, 2005, 07:16 AM

I switched from PremierePro to Final Cut Pro. The transition is actually quite easy. There are a few hiccups in the learning curve, but other then that, the workflow is pretty much the same.

Matt Brabender · November 15th, 2005, 04:10 PM

To start off, why not set your keyboard to the FCP preset? :)

Adam Bray · November 15th, 2005, 07:12 PM

I have Premier Pro on a PC. I have a iMac G5 I bought for internet use and really like it. I was thinking of ditching the Premier Pro and the PC, getting a G5 tower and FCP.

Danny Jones · November 15th, 2005, 08:06 PM

Adam, I went from Vegas to FCP and its been quite nice. Learning curve is an adjustment really. All of them work the same its just finding all the bells and whistles. You wont be disappointed trust me. Besides the gang here are very helpful if you get in a bind.

Evan C. King · November 16th, 2005, 12:19 AM

Adam unless your doing really serious work you imac g5 should be fine for FCP. Hell, even it's serious work as long as it's not tons of motion work. I use FCP on my imac g5 all the time with no problems whatsoever.

November 14th, 2005, 11:53 PM	#1
Adam Bray Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Houston/Austin Posts: 394	Switching from Premier to FCP? I have been using Adobe Premier and am fairly comfortable with it. I'm thinking if switching over to FCP. How hard is the transition?

November 15th, 2005, 06:00 AM	#2
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,800	Are you running Premiere on the Mac or the PC? I started out with Premiere on the Mac and after reaching a level of frustration I switched to FCP about 4 years ago. It wasn't hard at all - in fact it was a real breath of fresh air! Now if you're using Premiere on the PC I suppose that's a different issue since the software has probably changed a lot from the Mac version I had. And of course you'll also need to get a Mac and learn how to use it. This topic has come up before; see the following: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=43783 http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=36647

November 15th, 2005, 07:16 AM	#3
Frederic Segard Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 209	I switched from PremierePro to Final Cut Pro. The transition is actually quite easy. There are a few hiccups in the learning curve, but other then that, the workflow is pretty much the same.

November 15th, 2005, 04:10 PM	#4
Matt Brabender Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 230	To start off, why not set your keyboard to the FCP preset? :)

November 15th, 2005, 07:12 PM	#5
Adam Bray Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Houston/Austin Posts: 394	I have Premier Pro on a PC. I have a iMac G5 I bought for internet use and really like it. I was thinking of ditching the Premier Pro and the PC, getting a G5 tower and FCP.

November 15th, 2005, 08:06 PM	#6
Danny Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 58	Adam, I went from Vegas to FCP and its been quite nice. Learning curve is an adjustment really. All of them work the same its just finding all the bells and whistles. You wont be disappointed trust me. Besides the gang here are very helpful if you get in a bind.

November 16th, 2005, 12:19 AM	#7
Evan C. King Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 532	Adam unless your doing really serious work you imac g5 should be fine for FCP. Hell, even it's serious work as long as it's not tons of motion work. I use FCP on my imac g5 all the time with no problems whatsoever.