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After two months with FCPX, I have decided to make the switch from Premiere. Here’s why.<\/h2>\n

A couple months ago, I posted an article about how I was considering switching to FCPX. You can read that article here<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0more detail on\u00a0why I was considering the switch.<\/p>\n

Since then, I have been using and learning Final Cut Pro X<\/a>. Switching\u00a0from Adobe Premiere Pro<\/a> did present some challenges; however, the transition was not\u00a0as difficult as I had imagined \u2014\u00a0especially compared to FCPX’s initial release. To\u00a0be honest, I liked working in FCPX far more than I anticipated. Granted, there still were a few matters that I didn\u2019t enjoy about the NLE, but overall it was a good experience. I\u2019ll detail some of the reason why I like and dislike the platform.<\/p>\n

\"Why<\/a><\/p>\n

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Pro: Touchbar Integration<\/h3>\n

Over the last few months, I’ve been bouncing back and forth between Premiere and FCPX, simply because I had older projects in Premiere that I had been working on. Oddly enough, when working in Premiere, I would find myself reaching for the Touchbar far more often than I expected. This tool, which I once considered\u00a0super gimmicky, has become part of my usual toolset. I find myself using it frequently to minimize and maximize timeline sizes, import footage, and a variety of other uses. It\u2019s been a surprisingly useful tool for\u00a0my editing process.<\/p>\n

\"Why<\/a><\/p>\n

Pro: Performance and Speed<\/h3>\n

In my previous post, you can see video comparisons of\u00a0FCPX to Premiere based on speed. This was the biggest selling point to me to make the switch. Apple hardware and software working efficiently together make a great combination. This is what I paid the most attention to while working in FCPX.<\/p>\n

From my first export, I recognized noticeable speed increases over exporting the same project in Premiere that were comparable to similar tests I had seen online.<\/p>\n

The background rendering feature is, simply put, awesome. It was extremely useful to be able to continue editing another project during an export without having to send to another program like Media Encoder \u2014 as you would have to with Premiere. When you need\u00a0to export multiple videos very quickly, this\u00a0becomes a very useful feature.<\/p>\n

Pro: Third-Party Plugins<\/h3>\n

There are some great third-party plugins for FCPX. The one that I found the most beneficial was Color Finale by Color Grading Central<\/a>. The built-in color tools of FCPX are a little sub-par. However, Color Finale offers\u00a0professional color grading in FCPX. It is a little aggravating that you have to pay $150 for color tools that pretty much come standard in Premiere, but it is well worth the purchase.<\/p>\n

In addition to the plugin, there are also great resources for learning Color Finale.<\/p>\n

\"Why<\/a><\/p>\n

Con: No After Effects Integration<\/h3>\n

We all knew this would never happen. That aside, while working in FCPX over the past couple of months, I have missed dynamic linking with After Effects. It hasn’t been a huge issue since\u00a0I can still use AE and just import the exported compositions. The issue has simply been getting used to a less\u00a0efficient workflow. I had become so accustomed to dynamic linking compositions within Premiere. Yes, I could move over to Motion, but let\u2019s not get crazy here. One step at a time.<\/p>\n

Honestly, that\u2019s really the only con that I\u2019ve found. Yes, there are some things that bother me about FCPX, like the magnetic timeline, but those usually end up being user errors that I can easily find solutions for. I\u2019ve been pleasantly surprised by\u00a0how much I\u2019ve enjoyed editing in FCPX. So much, in fact, that I\u2019ve been starting all my new projects with the program. I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll still edit in Premiere every now and then, but FCPX has won me over and is now my NLE of choice.<\/p>\n

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Which NLE do you prefer?<\/strong> Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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