If you have questions how to perform certain tasks, would you like a dedicated thread for people like you who have switched to Adobe from FCP where you can ask fellow Premiere users? I emailed Chris to see if creating a sticky thread would be possible. I was helping someone else the other day and ended up learning a few things myself about Premiere; so, I see this as a good thing for everyone.

Yes I think that would be helpful. Plus I think that reactions like that will send a strong statement to Apple.

Steve,

Do you work for Adobe? I'm just curious.

Heath

That's a negative....I just want to help anyone making the transition. I can't imagine how difficult this whole ordeal might be for many who have invested years into FCP. To be honest, I was hoping that the new FCP would knock the socks off Adobe because I wanted to learn FCP in order to become more marketable. In addition, competition forces the triple 'A' to fight each other by making better software, which benefits us, the consumer. Furthermore, I hope Premiere becomes the 'standard' like FCP has been; so, my knowledge of Premiere becomes a more valuable asset.

Gotcha. I can appreciate the enthusiasm. It's a shame that we're hired based on our skill set with a particular NLE, instead of our skills telling a story through editing. I've cut on every major NLE available right now (well, except FCP X), and I still love FCP 7 the best. It's hard to change, no matter what one does.

Premiere Pro is nice, Avid is still tricky, Vegas and FCP X are going in a new direction/paradigm of editing, and Edius seems to combine bits and pieces of everything together.

But before I sing the praises of FCP X (or publicly denounce it), I'm gonna wait and try it out with a project. In the past, when I'd review a camera for DVi or another site, I'd usually do a short film or video project with an old friend/DP/colleague of mine, then say, "Ok, this is real-world." So I don't want to just fire up FCP X and look at it -- I want to cut a small project for a client.

Heath

Sorry if I didn't make it clear before. I'm not basing my judgement of PPro stability and speed on a Mac solely on the one test I did using parallels. I've been using this program on Windows machines since it was "Adobe Premiere 5.0". My assessment, the latest PPro on a Mac: solid and smooth! It does what I need it to do. Will be sure to let y'all know how FCP X works out.