Premiere VS FCPX - 3 Reasons Why I Prefer Premiere
Hello friends! Today I wanted to talk about why I have shifted from editing Final Cut Pro X to Premiere Pro. When I first started shooting videos years ago, I had to quickly learn how to edit the videos that I was shooting. I quickly turned to Final Cut Pro X because it’s the application that came with the first MacBook that I purchased. FCPX was extremely easy to learn and adjust to. Apple has made it super easy to drop clips into the program and start editing your project. Now meanwhile I knew that most people were used to editing on Premiere but I just never had the time to dive in and learn.
After about 3 years of editing on the FCPX, I was forced to edit in Premiere on this certain project because I had turn in the Premiere project files to the client I was working with. After editing a couple of projects on Premiere I discovered that I liked it better and stuck with it ever since. So here are 3 reasons why I edit my projects on Premiere Pro.
Reason #1 - Most of the industry uses Premiere. When I say industry, I’m mainly speaking to the videography world which includes editors that work with music videos, commercials, weddings, and corporate projects. I’m not talking about what feature films or documentaries are edited on. I’ve discovered that on many instances whenever I’m working with other editors, they typically work on Premiere as well. It makes it really easy to transfer project files, and say if I want someone else to work on my project, I can easily get them set up in a small amount of time. Knowing how to edit on Premiere has also made it easier for me to win editing jobs where it’s required of me to edit in Premiere.
Reason #2 - In my opinion, Premiere has an easier workflow that FCPX. Don’t get me wrong, I truly believe the FCPX is easier to learn and gets you going quicker but Premiere has more consistencies. With Premiere Pro being one of many applications under my Creative Cloud subscription, I’m able to access After Affects, Lightroom, Audition, and Photoshop for any other creative needs that I have. With one monthly payment, I have access to all these programs. FCPX is great when I have a project that’s shot chronologically and I can just piece it together on one track but as soon as I need 5 6 or 7 tracks to edit on, Premiere is my got o option
Reason #3 - Premiere is just more popular than the other editing softwares. FCPX is only available to Mac users, which accounts for a limited number of editors internationally that edit on other operating systems. And Davinci Resolve is a great editing software too but it’s just not quite there as a mainstream software yet.
FCPX is faster and easier but Premiere has more versatility. In the end, it’s really up to what works best with your workflow. If you have quick turnarounds on projects that are chronologically shot, then use FCPX. If you have projects that’s got heavy VFX happening then a combo of Premiere and AE is the choice. Anyways I hope you found this video helpful and if you have a preferences on which software to edit on, please comment below. See you soon!