And with some ease-of-use enhancements, such as the ability to scrub within clips, the ability to reset individual controls, and better external preview handling.
And if you're on the Mac, native Intel support for FCP and After Effects CS3.
Since it's treated as a separate plug-in, you can download and install the demo version of CF 2.1 and give it a try to help you make the decision.
Bob Currier
Synthetic Aperture