Final Cut, still the best!!
September 20, 2024

Final Cut, still the best!!

François Lavallée | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Final Cut Pro

I have to record several live or virtual conferences. My primary use of Final Cut, although not professional (using all the effects and features), is to produce professional-looking videos that will be exportable to social media or on the private website I created for my clients. Final Cut is just a perfect tool to produce high-quality videos rapidly.

Pros

  • Export to compressor.
  • Easily add subtitle.
  • Possible to copy and paste templates.
  • Possible to add soundtrack without any hassle.
  • Possible to extract soundtrack.

Cons

  • The tool palettes and toolbars are sometime difficult to decipher.
  • Some advanced features are not easy to find.
  • Floating descriptive menu whenever the mouse moves on the tool might help.
  • So many tools that a novice is easily lost.
  • A menu of all the keyboard shortcuts would be useful.
  • Allows my business to self publish video of high quality.
  • Allows my business to rapidly export videos to social media.
  • In conjunction with Compressor this is an exceptional tool.
  • The editing tool allows my business and I to conduct lengthy interviews with experts and share them in a very professional manner.
  • The fact that we can do everything ourselves without outside help saves us a lot of money.
  • Excellent investment!!
The only reason it is not a 10 is that we are NOT professional video editors, and some advanced features are not always user-friendly. I would not recommend this to novice users but strongly recommend it to intermediate and advanced users. However, it is a 10 for features and high-quality results! A most excellent product!
Adobe Premiere is similar to Final Cut Pro in terms of quality and usability. Several of my friends and partners use Adobe Premiere, and we all agree they are identical. The fact that I use Apple computers made the choice easy, as Final Cut is fully integrated with the other tools I use. Final Cut is much more advanced than iMovie. However, I use iMovie directly on my iPhone in some cases. There is no accurate comparison.

Do you think Final Cut Pro delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Final Cut Pro's feature set?

Yes

Did Final Cut Pro live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Final Cut Pro go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Final Cut Pro again?

Yes

It's an excellent tool, but maybe too complicated for novice video makers...so not 10. Apart from this, the one thing that could be improved ( and maybe I am a novice and cannot find how to do this!!) is creating videos with much smaller file sizes. Most of the videos in 720 are over 1 GB, and I have to use third-party software to reduce the size ( e.g., Handbrake). This is the one thing I would improve. The rest of the software is very well designed. I would love to know more easily how to use some of the tools, but my usage is very limited anyway. I do not have to buy an annual license, which is fantastic. It is expensive to start using, but there are no annual fees afterward. Perfect for my business.

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