On 12/7/03 7:34 PM, "Charles Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough:
>> From: Kyle Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> I have a very hard time understanding that a semi-serious magazine >>> like >>> Macworld would choose an outdated application (Adobe Premiere) as a >>> benchmark at all. >> >> What else should they use? Final Cut is Mac only and it was a video >> app >> test. > > I can think of three reasons why MacWorld should have used FCP to > compare against Premiere on the PC. > > 1. FCP is what Mac users use. Premiere is no longer a viable option on > the Mac, and interest in it has dropped like a stone. Since very few > people (and almost no professionals) are using Premiere on a Mac And your point is? > 2. FCP 4 (particularly now that Apple has updated the libraries for the > G5) runs RINGS around Premiere. I would think that people who are > shopping for a Mac (or a PC) for video-editing would be interested to > know that. It isn't a consumers guide best buy report. It is a benchmark. What do you think PC users use for video editing? They all use Premiere. I know because, as an AVID Mac user I see both sides and listen to the PC users. I tell them about FCP4 and all of it's benefits with the low price. > 3. I think it's important to show that a program DESIGNED for the Mac > runs very fast and well on a Mac, and a program DESIGNED for a PC tends > not to run as well. Again, I think this information would be of high > interest to people interested in video editing. If I knew for a fact > that FCP on a dual G5 was (let's say) twice as fast as Premiere on dual > Athlon, that would make a tremendous difference in what my next > purchase was going to be, even if I was currently PC and > Premiere-based. Contrary to PC myth, people are NOT just interested in > raw speed with no context; they are much MORE interested in whether > that speed can be USED productively for their situation. So I think > it's irrelevant if you're not comparing the same program, as long as > they do more or less the same thing (as FCP and Premiere do). I agree with you on all points, but you tell me then...what program should a person/lab choose as a video test program that has both Mac and PC versions allowing a comparison across platforms????? That's what I thought. Premiere (as sucky as it is) is the only choice. -- Kyle H. Hansen "It's Always darkest... right before it gets totally black." -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
