Final Cut Pro X wins PC Magazine's 'Editor's Choice'

And what were they comparing it to?

Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 and Premiere Pro, and Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD...

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387496,00.asp

No mention of comparisons to Avid, or Media 100...or Lightworks. So, again, we see what market is most receptive to FCX. Who it is targeted to.

Shane
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And also...

"Our review is unapologetically intended for those readers, whether they're running small video businesses or are moving up from Apple iMovie '11 ($14.99, 4.5 stars) or another consumer-level app. Since it's such a major departure, we'll evaluate Final Cut Pro X based on its own features and merits, and in comparison with its competition rather than its predecessor."

Doesn't consider Avid amongst the competition. I wonder if they even know about Avid. I for one never hear of Corel VideoStudio

Shane
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"There are no track numbers along the lower left edge; Final Cut Pro X calls tracks "lanes," and you can add as many of these as you like. There's no 100-track limit like you find in other video editors."

Now there's a feature worth touting, the ability to have "more" than 100 layers of video. And I would have thought 100 layers of video was enough -- shows what I know.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin' attached to nothin'
"Deciding the spine is the process of editing" F. Bieberkopf

It will also save us from our sins!

[Mitch Ives]It would have been helpful to know who the actual author is (not staff) and what their experience level is, so we could get some indication of their qualifications for judging what's important and ground breaking, however.

I think if you would read the article, Mitch, you'd easily be able to glean what you're looking for.

"Our review is unapologetically intended for those readers, whether they're running small video businesses or are moving up from Apple iMovie '11 ($14.99, 4.5 stars) or another consumer-level app. Since it's such a major departure, we'll evaluate Final Cut Pro X based on its own features and merits, and in comparison with its competition rather than its predecessor."