Week Four Reflection

This past class, we learned all about Final Cut Pro. Final Cut Pro is currently only able to be run on a Mac, so I have had no experience with it...however, it is quite similar to Sony Vegas. Many of the flagship programs: FCP, Vegas, and Premiere all are very similar to one another and thus there is quite a bit of overlap in each of the programs set ups. However, as I quickly found out, there is without a doubt a learning curve when it comes to switching to Final Cut Pro.

One of the main differences that I noticed was the presence of a canvas as well as a viewer window. In Vegas, there is no canvas, only a viewer which shows you the visual image of what your movie looks like at a specific point in time. Another difference involves fading in and out. In Vegas, you simply have to drag one clip over another in order to have them fade into each other. In Final Cut Pro, you must have them end and begin at the same place, putting some extra "room" in between each individual clip in order for the fade to have enough time to look right. While this is a minor difference, I do feel like it takes some getting used to. Regardless, I am excited to become more able with Final Cut Pro in the coming weeks.