Re: Premier Pro CS4 VS Final Cut Express

This is a loaded question to be sure and you'll get biases of both on their respective forums.

A more appropriate comparison would be Premiere Pro vs Final Cut Pro or Production Premium vs Final Cut Studio

That being said, here would be my net conclusions. 1 - You can try 30 day trials of both probably and you should give them both a fair evaluation. 2 - You should use what works best for you. 3 - If you're doing any pro work, chances are you'll be using Adobe products anyway, so you could end up with Premiere Pro if you use Final Cut Pro/Express anyway. If budgets are tight, the advantage is for Premiere because you'll probably use Photoshop and After Effects anyway.

In short, do some homework on both and good luck!