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For Data Share Thursdays, we’re giving digital video editors, post-production supervisors, and director/producer types the complete comparison between Avid Media Composer 6, Final Cut X, and Final Cut 7.  Scroll to the bottom to download the pdf!
Hearing the words “Editing System Showdown” might bring images of Kung Fu movies or Iron Chef episodes to mind, but if you’re involved in digital media production of any kind, you most likely are constantly evaluating and weighing the pros and cons of the different software and hardware tools you use to keep creating high-definition videos, television commercials, online interactive episodes, animated or motion-graphic videos, broadcast storytelling content, and of course short & long-form movies.

That was a really long sentence.

Yes, at Explore Media we write.

We also produce/direct/edit and manage the entire workflow associated with video production.  Our main methods of storytelling are image/brand storytelling videos for organizations, and television commercials for a variety of niches in our region near the Chicago, South Bend, Indianapolis, and Fort Wayne video production markets.  For our editors, and producers on the budget side, the release of Final Cut X has recently forced us to re-evaluate the top editing systems.

Like good playmates in the ever-changing social sandbox, we’ve decided to share what we found.  We hope you enjoy our test of the new Avid Media Composer 6 and Final Cut Pro X platforms, and our comparisons between those two editors and the program we’ve cut many an HD story on in recent years: Final Cut Pro 7.  Following is our review on the entire post-production process, from loading footage to project archiving, conducted and written by our lead editor, Michael Dicken.  Enjoy, download, and share the Explore Media Editing Showdown here!

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