Posted by Mr. Tapeguy on 07/08/06 11:53

bullshark wrote:
> Mr. Tapeguy wrote:
> > Rôgêr wrote:
> >
> >
> > It's really a matter of comparing everything feature-for-feature but
> > overall, the advantage of a Mac is going to be a richer feature set
> > for the money, greater pool of available support from a much larger
> > installed user base and in general, a lower rate of repairs (based on
> > annual statistics).
>
> Wow, where does that come from? Care to share the source of those
> "statistic"? Around theses parts, a Mac cost 3 time what a similarly spec PC
> does, FCP cost 3 to 8 time what Vegas does depending on where you shop, and
> it has none of the audio capability that Vegas users take for granted and
> FCP has the most convoluted and slow workflow I have ever seen; not to
> mention instability of the program itself (well known that it's not the most
> solid or bug free program ever written).
> As for support from userbase, PC outnumber Mac 10 to 1 so...You're far more
> likely to find help from geek on the cheap for a PC than for Mac.

Which statistic are you referring to?

If you're referring to customer satisfaction and rate of repairs check
Consumer Reports. As an aside, both FCS and Vegas won awards from
Videomaker in '05.

I am unaware of anywhere that a Mac costs 3 times as much as a
similarly spec'd PC but admittedly they were at a premium compared to
PC's depending on how you bought the PC. With the switch to Intel it
seems that any differences have been drastically reduced.

Vegas+DVD is around $600-$675 and FCS about twice that. FCS includes
Live Type, Compressor, Motion, DVD Studio Pro and Soundtrack Pro.
Final Cut Pro alone did not have the audio capabilities of Vegas but
Soundtrack Pro does.

As far as having a convoluted workflow that is a very subjective
judgment. As with any non-linear program some like it and some don't
but overall I don't think it would have the installed user base it has.
Most of the gripes I hear about FCS come from Avid users working on a
Unity or Adrenaline system costing much more and there are particularly
still some media management issues that Apple has to address on that
level. XSAN is working towards that.

As far as support from the user base I was not referring to PC vs. Mac;
I was referring to Final Cut Studio vs. Vegas. FCS users are plentiful
and growing. Vegas not so much.

Craig

http://www.pro-tape.com

[Back to original message]