Final Cut Pro vs Adobe Premiere: Best Video Editor

How professional editors select Final Cut Pro X or Adobe Premiere Pro X to edit their videos

[stalman]

I know a Resolve fans will be disappointed I didn't give it any attention, but I have good reasons.
1. I don't know any editors working at a high level that are using it full time. I'm sure they're out there, but I don't know one.
2. Version 15 completely crashes when I try to playback and of my raw footage, so I moved to the public beta of 16 and although it doesn't crash, it still doesn't support the AVC footage from my C200. The fact that my mainstream workflow is unusable in Resolve means I can't take it seriously yet.

In the next 5 years Resolve will take a ton of market share and might even pull ahead of the others, but it's just not there in 2019.

[KarianneHylkema]

Adobe should give people the choice to buy their software for a fixed price to own it forever, like it used to be.

[dslrvideoshooter]

There should be many many more views on this. Loved this doc style video Tyler. I can see it took a lot of work. Well done sir.

[AuthenTech]

For my personal youtube worflow, the blazing fast and efficient editing of FCPX wins it for me

[AchillesWrath]

If Game of thrones was edited on Final cut pro that's good enough for me.

[jasonstallworth]

Thanks for this video! I’m looking to jump from iMovie to (more than likely) Final Cut Pro. I really want to enhance my YouTube videos and also get into making music videos to promote my albums.

[MrandMrsTorrealba]

We switched from Adobe Premiere to Final Cut Pro X, and the difference in speed, ease of use and just overall look of the app is so much better. Adobe is sitting on an old code base and that may be its biggest problem, as opposed to FCPX which was completely overhauled and though had some hiccups initially, it is now such a robust application

[rupal_hs]

Thing is: it doesn’t matter what camera you use, great pictures comes from a vision not from an equipment... same applies to Editing

[OneAwareness]

This dude is taking teal & orange to a whole another level

[jackspde]

Once I figured out how to get adjustment layers in FCPX, that’s what really help me choose final cut. Even though I still use Premiere for more complicated projects

[AllgoodthingsTv]

I love how you got input from different editors on this. I can tell Adobe Premier has features I probably would want in FCPX, but the ease of use of the latter and its speed just can't be beat. I feel like Jonathan said - if you're on a Mac there's just no reason not to use FCPX. One thing you rarely hear acknowledged is that the FCPX is basically the older version of iMovie on steroids. What's questionable is why Apple then went and destroyed iMovie. There were lots of frustrated people when that happened.

[stefanrhys]

I’ve only just started editing videos, I went with FCPX just because I’m using a MacBook Pro and it seems like the easiest things to come to grips with and learn

[iamivar]

This didn’t necessarily help me to pick either one but I did find this video very entertaining and amazingly well produced!

[TiagoFlores]

Spot on with this, Tyler! Is not about which is better, is about what do you prioritize on your edits! Thanks for the video!

[TheNewTravel]

Thanks for this great, unbiased comparison. You've set the standard for how this sort of video should be made!

[curtisjudd]

Fully agree, Tyler. Really comes down to what works for you.

[vanannavarasan]

FCPX is designed based on a story telling workflow. While premiere, gives you all the tools and let it to you to do whatever you want with it. For me I like the FCPX clean and simple look. However, premiere just throws everything on the screen and you just need to know what you want to do if not it does not appeal to a person to do something with it.

FCPX is like, “hey come do something with me load a video and make a story...”

Premiere is like “ hey! so whatever you going to do just do it”

I hope you get my drift.

[saradietschy]

Super glad premiere is better on Mac thanks to Intel quick sync!! In terms of comparisons tho we shall definitely have to see once the PC laptops with the latest 9th gen i9 come out since that's what MacBook are rocking now. Premiere is VERY processor heavy 🙏🏻 great video Tyler!!!

[JamesNixon]

I used to use Final Cut Pro for all our YouTube videos when I worked for a guitar store, edited over 600 on it over the course of a couple of yrs. literally wouldn’t be able to do that in premiere at the speed I had to edit them.
Now I have went freelance I use Premiere Pro for all my projects, I prefer the multi cam clip functions and the layering in a non magnetic timeline. I feel it works better for the more polished projects that need finer tweaking.
Both have their pros and cons but just pick what you prefer and works for you .

[JAWN.]

Doesn’t matter what the outcome is, already liked the video cause I appreciate your work!