HVX editing...FCP vs Avid?

[Newbitor]

im 95% leaning towards buying a HVX. im going to get a new laptop also...b4 doing so i wanna know whats pros and cons of FCP v Avid and what would be recommended for editing hd from the HVX on (if any difference and why) thnx

 

[MarkG]

The most obvious difference is that FCP is Apple-only, while Avid runs on both. So to some extent your choice will be made by whether you want to use a Mac or PC.

 

[Newbitor]

do they both edit HD and DV or do u need a special version or upgrade for HD?

 

[BenB]

With Avid, you buy one of several different products, each with some limitation. With Final Cut Studio, you get one product that does everything.

I've been using Final Cut Studio 2 for 4 days now and the upgrade is really great. They both do HD and HDV and SD. For working with the HVX, I can tell you this. Both Panasonic (HVX200) and Focus (FS-100) claim the large majority of their clients with these products are on FCP.

With a Mac, you can now run both OS X and Windows at the same time on one computer, best of both worlds.