I know there's been a lot of discussion in this forum on Vegas vs. FCP and other NLEs, but after being involved in a project in which the editor was using FCP, I simply cannot believe that this is the "go-to" software for so many people, and pretty much the industry standard for editing houses.
I know that FCP has its strong suits, but in an industry where time is money, its amazing the popularity of this program. Props must be given to the marketing deparment for the snow job they've pulled on so many people.
Beyond Vegas' superiority in color correction and audio, often what would be the most simplest of tasks in Vegas involves a multi-step process in FCP. And more than anything, the amount of rendering is insane, and completely interrupts the workflow.
Want to change the volume of a track by a decible? You must render to preview. If you have layered tracks and want to extend a clip by a frame? You must render. Want to change a transition? You must Render.
We're paying this editor good money, and half his time is spend rendering. And as an editor myself, all this time wasted would drive me mad.
Of course, I've learned my lesson to bring up the benefits of Vegas to FCP fanboys. There's just no winning.
Thanks for letting me vent.
I know that FCP has its strong suits, but in an industry where time is money, its amazing the popularity of this program. Props must be given to the marketing deparment for the snow job they've pulled on so many people.
Beyond Vegas' superiority in color correction and audio, often what would be the most simplest of tasks in Vegas involves a multi-step process in FCP. And more than anything, the amount of rendering is insane, and completely interrupts the workflow.
Want to change the volume of a track by a decible? You must render to preview. If you have layered tracks and want to extend a clip by a frame? You must render. Want to change a transition? You must Render.
We're paying this editor good money, and half his time is spend rendering. And as an editor myself, all this time wasted would drive me mad.
Of course, I've learned my lesson to bring up the benefits of Vegas to FCP fanboys. There's just no winning.
Thanks for letting me vent.