Blade Borge
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Ebay, amazon, bh, nobody seems to sell just FCP, little help?
I just want to buy FCP6, not studio
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Blaine
Mr. Hollywood
No longer sold separately.
Blade Borge
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buy older version, then upgrade perhaps? Or are the upgrades not sold separately either?
Blade Borge
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I'm a AE, pro tools, Magic bullet, sony architect man. Maybe I'll just stick with Premiere.
Blaine
Mr. Hollywood
That sounds like a viable option.
NoahK
Hottie Mod
I don't think Premiere comes alone either- it's got Encore and some other bundled stuff as well. Wave o' the future. But with any tool you should stick to the one you know.
Noah
Noiz2
Sound Ninja
If you know Premiere then go for it. If you don't know any of them (NLE's) then I would consider Avid. You can get in pretty cheap and then your at least getting a marketable skill. Premiere has been kind of sucky in my experience (as a PT guy trying to do post on projects). The last Premiere project that I worked on had to be sent through an Avid to get a working OMF into PT.
YMMV
Blade Borge
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Interesting, yeah I'm already Premiere man, bought the software.
I've been real anxious to get FCP because it seems like the thing that everybody uses today. My thinking is, if I use it too, I'll be ready for the future, my only real reason for wanting it.
I've been real anxious to get FCP because it seems like the thing that everybody uses today. My thinking is, if I use it too, I'll be ready for the future, my only real reason for wanting it.
NoahK
Hottie Mod
It's the archer, not the arrows.
adkimery
Veteran
Agreed, but being equally skilled w/a longbow, compact bow, and crossbow can make one a more versatile, and employable, archer.
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dvxhutch
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While the CS3 suite is great for web based work, I think FCS2 has significant advantages for video. While there isn't a huge difference between FCP and PREMIERE, more and more of my colleagues are switching to it, and finding it slightly more intuitive. SOUNDBOOTH and SOUNDTRACK PRO are quite similar, but STP has a huge amount of extra audio content (SFX, loops, soundbeds etc) which clearly tip it over the line. COLOR is a high end quality grader with no real parallel in CS3. It's worth the price of FCS2 alone.
AFTER EFFECTS still leads the way over MOTION though, in terms of breadth of effects, so if compositing is a priority you may want to stick with that. Otherwise, take the leap and don't look back.
AFTER EFFECTS still leads the way over MOTION though, in terms of breadth of effects, so if compositing is a priority you may want to stick with that. Otherwise, take the leap and don't look back.
NoahK
Hottie Mod
I dunno man- I'd rather hire the best longbow guy, the best compact bow guy and the best crossbow guy rather than some jack who claims to be best at all three. As The Kurgan says, there can be only one.
Noah
Shane Ross
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FCP, when it was sold separately, was $999. Now Final Cut Studio, that includes FCP, Motion, Color, Soundtrack Pro, Compressor, Cinema Tools...costs $1299. They all used to be sold separately and all of them would have run you over $3000. So really, buying FCP and getting all that other stuff is a bargain.
NoahK
Hottie Mod
Live Type when it was Prismo Graphics, was at least $1k.
I nice app, but has gone to the wayside with Motion.
I nice app, but has gone to the wayside with Motion.
adkimery
Veteran
But if you are a good archer you should be able to be nearly as good w/all three. I'm not talking about learning three completely disciplines but about learning three tools used for the same discipline.
The OP's current NLE of choice is Premiere, but he's curious about FCP because it is so widely used. If the OP wants to learn FCP I say go for it 'cause that'll make the OP more marketable. FCP and Avid are the de-facto standards so it makes sense to know at least one of them if you want to edit professionally. I'm not saying the OP can't do great work using Premiere, I'm just saying that the OP will likely find more opportunities for work if he knows FCP and/or Avid as well.
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NoahK
Hottie Mod
Well again to each his own.
When I actually hire someone else to edit they need to know FCP if that's what the project demands. If it's a Premiere editor who wants to learn FCP- he's not going to get the gig... and vice versa. If it's an Avid job and an FCP editor wants to learn as they go- no... There's definitely two schools of thought- be equally skilled at all editing apps so you get the job regardless, or be really pro at just one so you get all those jobs as your specialty. Some folks can be jacks of all trades, others need to focus on one skill and really hone it.
So I'm saying I agree with your POV- as it applies to the right sort of person. But what you don't want to be is just 'familiar' with a lot of apps but not really advanced with any of them- that's not going to be good for long term career.
Noah