is final cut pro easy to work with

[CodeZTM]

OOOh! I love Final Cut Pro! I think that it is vastly supierior and simpler than Adobe Premier Pro. Unfortunetely for me, I only posess a copy at school, and I'm on summer break.. Oh well, at least I have premier pro. If I had to go back to WMM, I think that I would croak.. Final cut pro is more user friendly, because it allows a drag/drop system that works a little better than premier's, which new editors would find "similar" to movie maker/imovie making the transfer from simple editing to advanced editing simple and easy. What makes it even better is that it has a function known as "snapping" that allows one to cut clips on exact spots, without having to "eye" where to perform a blade cut (though premier does have this too, it's easier in FCP).

Oh, and as for imovie going into FCP, I disagree.. You go from a linear based system to a non linear based system (or vise versa, I get the two mixed up a lot), and that would probably confuse new editors. I actually use imovie to edit clips rather than FCP, mostly because of the simplicity..

I guess it's all really a matter of opinion and preference, but I see FCP as simpler and easier to deal with.

[obh04]

There is also Final Cut Express. FCE is between iMovie and FCP. Using FCE is a lot like FCP. So it may be a good idea to start with FCE and then work your your way into FCP. I am using FCE because it is good and that it is a lot cheaper then FCP.

[CelticWhisper]

There is also Final Cut Express. FCE is between iMovie and FCP. Using FCE is a lot like FCP. So it may be a good idea to start with FCE and then work your your way into FCP. I am using FCE because it is good and that it is a lot cheaper then FCP.

FCE is a good middle-ground for those without the cash, academic links, or talent for piracy (let's not kid ourselves) to get FCP. However, be aware that FCE's user interface is far, far closer to that of FCP than that of iMovie. In other words, it doesn't go out of its way to be super-easy like iMovie does.