Posted by Steve on 11/30/05 03:34

Adobe's policy seems to be cheap software for academics, full price
(=expensive )for professionals.

I wonder how many purchasers are dissuaded from purchasing Premiere Pro
by the price?

Steve
Cairowood.com wrote:
> > As Richard pointed out, you're not likely to find someone with
> > experience with recent versions of both. I tried Premiere several revs
> > back and didn't like it, not at all. I tried Vegas Video 3.0 and never
> > looked back. Still upgrading and using it on a daily basis. I guess it
> > would be fair to say both fill the needs of advanced amateurs or pros,
> > and both have things that need to be improved.
>
> Well, I used them both in the last month, so I better say something
> useful here :-)
>
> Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 and Sony Vegas 6 have both similar core
> capabilities. You can't go wrong with any of them. But remember they
> are just tools of trade, so pay attention to thir relative strengths.
>
> Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 has better integration with other Adobe
> products, i.e. Illustrator, After Effects, Audition and Photoshop.
> Sometimes you have no option but to go use those apps then return to
> Premiere Pro. Also Premiere Pro can give you better hardware
> integration with some proprietary hardware, meaning faster rendering
> and faster live effects using boards like Matrox.
>
> Sony Vegas 6 is has software-only rendering, which is achieved using
> the main CPU (not the video card GPU). You can use Vegas 6 on basically
> anything and it will just works, rendering time will differ only based
> on RAM and CPU availability. Also, Vegas handles audio as easy as
> video, so you won't need an external app to tweak your audio mixing.
>
> Again, whatever is your use willdictate your purchase decision. If you
> go the route of documentaries, music videos, feature movies I guess you
> better choose Vegas. Choose Premiere Pro if you plan on adding plenty
> of effects or plan on integrating into the workflow of a team of
> musicians, graphic designers (or if you can really wear more than one
> hat and are prepared to pay the corresponding price).
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Catalin
>
> --
> Catalin Braescu
> CAIROWOOD. Digital moviemaking in the Arab world
>
> www.cairowood.com

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