Poll: Will you use Final Cut Studio with Red?

[nobodySpecial]

With all the talk and excitement in these forums about using or not using Final Cut, I thought I would put up a little poll to see what people are thinking right now. This is a look at workflow exclusive of REDCINE.

For the interest of disclosure, I'm looking at this from the systems side of the equation. I'm working on my ACSA with an emphasis in pro video infrastructure (Xsan, Xserve, Xserve RAID, etc). Just looking to see if there might be a nascent market forming out there of RED users. And NO, I WILL NOT be PMing you to hit you up for business if you answer the poll.

-Mark
RED user, by proxy. Someday... maybe...

[Ken Corben]

I was thinking of returning to the tried and true industry standard (see attachment) failing that since I own FCS, the computers, monitors and drives plus the upgrade to FCS 2 is $499 it's a "no brainer" especially since the REDCODE codec update is in the near future.

[Chris Kenny]

I was already a Final Cut guy, so maybe I'm biased, but... with Red actually working with Apple on native support, FCP is the obvious choice for anyone who doesn't want to go uncompressed, isn't it?

Maybe Red will work with other NLE vendors on native support in the future, but Apple and Red are just a natural fit. They view the market in a very similar way. Red is building what should be a $100K+ camera for $17.5K, meanwhile Apple is bundling what was a $25K color grading app with a $1300 software package.

And take a look at this choice quote from Apple's NAB event:

"Pro quality editing workstations cost upwards of $100k back then [in 1999] -- we wanted to bring that power to everyone. A democratization of the editing process." (from Engaget's coverage)

Red and Apple are clearly on the same page. I'm not sure e.g. Avid is even in the same book.

[Poi Boy]

ditto what Chris said.
-A

[Blaine Golden]

As a current Final Cut Studio user it's somewhat of a no-brainer, especially considering the magnitude of the upgrade. At $499 for the upgrade it's a slam dunk. Yes, I'll be using FCS for my editing. I am so stoked to get going with RED that it's nearly impossible to wait until July for delivery.

[Álex Montoya]

Hmmm... I work with premiere pro and after effects and I guess that by the time I get the camera the workflow in premiere will already be established.

I mean, premiere is truly resolution independent so I guess implementing a worlflow in it should be almost as easy as installing the redocde

[MDP16]

Well I was at NAB when they opened the doors on the first day of exhibits. Everyone including me was basically running straight past Avid to get to the Red and Apple stuff. That must have been very discomforting for the Avid people. I for sure am going to stick with FCP.

[d. sweetman]

I'd have to get it working with Avid; I can use anything but Avid feels like home. It seems to me hardly any features cut on FCP, an editor at a top posthouse once told me "every now and then a Cold Mountain comes out and everyone says 'see, Final Cut can do features' but what they don't show you is the five guys they have running around after the primary editor cleaning up the mess..." I've never done an online though so I'm just going by his word. Nor do I really know what they'll be adding with the new version.

[Gunleik Groven]

Pulled my card to get the upgrade as soon as it was available. Red and Color. Gee, that wasn't too hard to decide on.

Gunleik

[Jeff Kilgroe]

I'm already a mixed Mac / PC shop... I use FCS regularly on most projects... $499 for the upgrade to get Color, 3D particles and tracking / match moving in Motion, multiple format / resolution clips on the same timeline in FCP6 as well as native REDCODE support coming soon (most likely before I get my camera). I'd be a dumbass to not spend the $499 upgrade price. ...So I pre-ordered it. We will also get 4K support in Color within the next few upgrades too.