Which should you learn in 2024?? (Final Cut Pro 11 VS DaVinci Resolve)

[@pixelrancher]

Both, clearly. No one piece of software will do every job in every situation. And while you're at it, throw in Motion - even without FCP. It's a great "non-plugin" plugin for DaVinci.

[@jakefelzien]

I agree! 🤝

[@JasonParkerMagic]

Such a missed opportunity FCP didn't get the option to autogenerate titles (exciting!) from those autogenerated captions (boring).

[@jakefelzien]

It could have been so good…

[@LaurenceLee]

man. Ive been between FCP and DR Free for the past year now after being a life long FCP user. I'd say I have a good understanding of DR now and gave it a true use. That being said, at the end of the day I just love how easily I can move and flow in FCP compared to DR. I feel like in DR when the project starts building up I have to think too much about what I'm doing in a track-based workflow. Moving video/audio up and down on the track? Then you have to worry about overwriting something or it just feels clunky at some points. I think the two huge differences are timeline navigation and color grading workflows. I love working in FCP but hate color grading in it so I'm either going to go all in on FCP or find a way to comfortably do everything in FCP and finish off grading in DR. I wanted to love DR so badly and have it be my only editor but man every time I go back to FCP its a breath of fresh air.

[@jakefelzien]

I think editing in FCP and coloring and doing graphics in resolve is a great workflow

[@QPZess]

FCP has a dope color grade plugin called color finale which is extremely similar to Davinci’s color grading tools . It helps put it on equal footing with Davinci. It uses layers over nodes as a heads up. Davinci has fusion which counters after effects which makes it very attractive. With FCP you will probably need Apple Motion and a subscription with MotionVFX to get FCP to be just as good as Davinci. Another nice option not many people know is Apple Motion that you can create custom plugins that you publish to FCP. Which in theory FCP will get to the same level and exceed Blackmagic software. I love both apps as I hate Adobe with a passion. Both are great apps that allow you to create the best videos.

[@michaelocunningham]

KZbinr and content creator over here! I'm sticking with FCP, but I would be lying if I said I didn't feel like I'm missing out on a better captioning tool and transcript editing. But slap that into FCP and some advanced color control and I'm a happy camper

[@jakefelzien]

Man wouldn’t that just be awesome

[@skkver_runs]

I like your fight. Keep us updating. That’s important topic

[@jakefelzien]

I’m always here to do my best and inform 🤔

[@MatthewDangyou]

ya know what would be a good video you can make. something along the lines "ALL the Plugins You NEED for Final Cut Pro" like I feel like it could be pretty useful tbh

[@jakefelzien]

Easy Ease. An adjustment layer. Add motion. I think that is it 🤔 Oh and just save money and buy resolve instead 😉

[@MatthewDangyou]

@@jakefelzien LOL fair

[@swagginrightsgaming]

I Think I'll Just Do All My Editing In Final Cut. I Only Plan On Using DaVinci Resolve For Color Grading

[@jakefelzien]

This is a great workflow for sure 👍

[@01Beaker]

Both is best, but I feel that Davinci wins when it comes for prepping for working in the industry and knowing a software that can be used on both systems. That being said, Final Cut isn't a slouch either. Been using Davinci for years, and learning Final Cut now!

[@jakefelzien]

I agree with this 😌

[@theoldvideoguy]

Same

[@Wildridefilms]

I don't want to be platform limited because of the software I choose to edit in. So Final Cut is out. Premiere needs a very expensive subscription, so obviously DR it is for me.

[@jakefelzien]

Perfect reasoning right here 🫡

[@tvchris]

I think it depends on your priorities. If you need speed + advanced Motion Graphic Capabilities, FCP hands down. If you need things like text based editing, precision color, tracked based workflow and very simple mograph, go with Resolve. I'd say be versatile in both, but Resolve is super deep and a steep commitment if you're trying to learn both. If you enjoy torture, go Premiere Pro. That said, FCP has pulled ahead for me.

[@jakefelzien]

Advanced motion graphics? 🤔 you need plugins for that. But yeah I think I agree with this

[@StuartHetzler]

bro what resolve's mograph abilities blow final cut out of the water, around the world, and into next week. it's not even close.

[@josef.hernandez9781]

How does FCP win in motion graphics?

[@tvchris]

@ Final Cut has apple motion integrated basically as a plugin. Of the 3 major packages it is the one with by far the sleekest ‘mogrt’ style of integration. Resolve has Fusion, which, while great for VFX, is still sorely lacking in mograph capability and speed.

[@tvchris]

@ I guess we have different opinions on what mograph is. I could agree with you on vfx, but motion graphics, text etc? No way. If you’re factoring in performance and ease of template creation, it’s not even close.

[@bobbyDig]

If you want to get it done fast, use FCP. If you want to take forever, use Resolve. I use both.

[@jakefelzien]

I use both also 🫡

[@NicholsMediaPress]

I'll definitely be trying FCP one day it really does look slick and amazingly geared towards QoL features, Davinci is my bread and butter though. As long as its not premiere I'm happy 😭🔥

[@jakefelzien]

Fantastic answer 🫡🫡

[@AgentProduction88]

I think FCP will rise late this year, especially with Apple's new intelligence. I think (hopefully) the Pro Apps team will take advantage of Apple's new AI.

[@jakefelzien]

Excited to see if this happens! :)

[@DavidRau]

Great Video as always! It was so valuable to hear what program you use for what kind of projects. I would love to see a Video about how your editingworkflow differs between final cut an davinci

[@jakefelzien]

My workflow is pretty darn similar honestly 😅😅

[@DavidRau]

@@jakefelzien Really? Do you work with different Timelines? Since in Davinci I cut up my B-Roll in a separate Timeline and then just drag and drop the clips to the main timeline. But in FCP I can`t have two timelines open at the same time

[@CHUNSEN]

I'm still unsure if I should buy FCP or DR. I wished FCP has similiar stronger colour grading tools as DR or DR such easy workflow as in FCP 🤣

[@jakefelzien]

As an owner of both. You basically just described my entire channel in one sentence 😂😂

[@makemefeelweddings]

I would go all in in DR if they did something like favorites workflow. The track based thing vs magnetic isn't a deal breaker. Working with favorites is a game changer, specially for those like me that shoot events and weddings. I have like 3h and favorites lets me work with thumbnails like I was looking at a storyboard. Color grading in nodes is very intuitive, but you can do 90% of the typical grading in FCP that you do in DR. Learn and work in both. Premiere only keeps market share because of after effects. Apple and black magic need to rethink Motion and Fusion because both easily can replace AE. In the end, FCP is great for fast delivery, simple effects and moderate grading. DR is insane for youtubers because of simple things like power bins and the way librarys work, and faster for a-roll, B-roll + captions and more intricate effects (fusion integration) for titling and so much more.

[@benjaminbjrklund743]

they edited Parasite with fcp 7. its not about the tools guys. its about what you put down on the timeline. use what you feel comfortable with

[@jakefelzien]

I always say this

[@blackmamba6938]

Wow, I actually have both and have been flip flopping between them as well. I use Davinci and I'm blown away with their noise isolation. Final Cut has it too, but it just doesn't have the same results. Then I go back to Final Cut and I'm like... damn, the ease of editing on this is great. There isn't a lot to think about and the media organization is just better. In the end, I tend to lean more towards Davinici just because I feel I achieve better results even though that ends up costing me more time.

[@jakefelzien]

That’s why I like to mix the tools 🤓

[@theoldvideoguy]

I used Final Cut Pro studio in the day. And when they changed it to final cut pro 10 with magnetic timeline, I just couldn’t wrap my head around it. I have da Vinci resolve studio and love it because I’m used to that type of timeline. But I’m torn. Because I still want to learn Final Cut Pro. To my question what what is your criteria to use one or the other. Thanks.

[@jakefelzien]

Oh man. This ain’t easy to answer in a comment. I would subscribe. I make all kinds of breakdowns and pros and cons. It’s not an easy answer but I think learning both can have huge advantages for sure

[@theoldvideoguy]

@ yes, I have been in subscriber. With DR 9.1 I really like the blank fill because I do a lot of TikTok challenge ads. Thanks for responding to my comment or question.

[@blackmamba6938]

In terms of the magic mask, I had this complicated scene where I was trying to mask out things inside a doorframe to make it look like you walked into a completely different scene. There were a bunch of random objects and different shading, so it would be hard for AI to figure out. Final Cut for me actually did a poor job. It wouldn't mask out exactly what I wanted. So I tried Davinci and the results were much better. So I think it really depends. I think for simple objects, maybe the Final Cut one would work better.

[@jakefelzien]

I could definitely see a more simple scene being apples default training model for sure

[@ZakMon1]

I'm picking up editing and Davinci seems to crash a lot on my 8gb Mac air. I got FCP 11 90 day Trial and it seems alright so far but idk if ima spend 299

[@jakefelzien]

8 gigs is definitely a bit tight for video editing. That being said if you aren't doing anything complicated FCP is pretty optimized for mac even with 8 gigs. I used to edit on a mac mini and it ran great for me. can you give some more insight on what you are doing or editing? my gut is feeling like FCP is a good recommend, but it is a hard one to recommend with the cost

[@ZakMon1]

@@jakefelzien making home made movies shot on iPhones and some TikTok edits from livestreams

[@marcelosantosmv2]

Meu querido tenta configura a timelime do Davinci, faça proxy com os arquivos, eu uso o davinci em um mac de 8 mesmo do seu e esta rodando liso

[@SC36DC]

FCP with a year subscription of MotionVFX's DesignStudio is all I need.

[@jakefelzien]

Saweet!!!!

[@TrogART]

So a few questions for you, is Final Cut Pro more feature rich than the free version of DaVinci, you did not mention colour editing? Speed I assume on Final Cut is I assume because it's optimised for Mac.

[@jakefelzien]

Color wise. No. Other stuff? Yes and no. Just depends on which feature. No magic mask in free version. Stuff like that

[@MoosaMughal.1]

If I want to make a documentary like VOX, which would be better: FPC or Davinci? Premier overly load system and constantly has errors.

[@jakefelzien]

Maybe resolve for the graphical needs? BUT. There’s a really good wriggle and stop motion plugin combo for FCP that slaps the Vox mograph style

[@jujus_reviews]

I want to edit in Final Cut using the magnetic timeline but edit color wise in DaVinci. I shoot weddings and dad videos but haven’t spent enough time in either. Might buy davinci this year

[@jakefelzien]

Using both for this is a perfect and incredibly easy and viable workflow

[@joshbarton]

Have you considered making a video about opensource video editors like shotcut or kdenlive?

[@jakefelzien]

Years ago I did :) would be interesting to see where they are at these days

[@dec7952]

You said you love doing vertical video with DVR because the captions, and fusion. If captions and fusion were not in the equation, would you still use it for that? I'm mostly focused on vertical videos specifically on TikTok and IG reels and i was just curious.

[@jakefelzien]

i mean in general if you don't need fusion or capitons FCP is kind an amazing piece of editing software :) that falls into the "has the tools, but is less fun and fast to edit it" which is why I would do FCP :)

[@dec7952]

@@jakefelzienThanks for the reply!

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

I can’t understand why FCP doesn’t have an easy fade at the beginning and end of a clip, like davinci and others where you grab the end of the clip and pull the opacity back as far as you need to. Or have I missed something?

[@jakefelzien]

Nope you haven’t. It only has that for the audio. Otherwise for the video you have to use a transition. I also think it is crazy 🤪

[@odohayo9140]

fan fact here adobe pre pro is better ( notice i use hack adobe program )

[@ozedsal5581]

Yes, it's industry standard, but no, it's not better

[@odohayo9140]

@@ozedsal5581 its is most of youtubers keep doing moving to resolve and others for vues not gonna lie like all new stuff they adding in resolve they are in pre for months or years but people keep hyping shit up

[@jakefelzien]

Because it’s awesome. It works. And it’s mountains cheaper. Why spend more money when you don’t need to

[@odohayo9140]

@@jakefelzien i mean if you are in a mac yeh sure + the price is really good for what its offers + you need some plugings with it + pre pro is for the people who need more controol timeline and not that basic lot of stack layers and use after effects

[@mariotriforce]

​@@jakefelzienResolve literally has a free version

[@Robroy333]

FCP is "simpler"; not Faster than Davici. I used both for yearsI make feature films; not KZbin short content though....

[@jakefelzien]

You don’t think basic cutting is faster?

[@Robroy333]

@ faster how?

[@reyvaz2951]

When I see this, someone trying to compare this 2 and premiere, yo don't have a clue of the power of Resolve, 95% of the studio version its in the free one, the color page and fusion, its enough to have Davinci, where in FCP you have this two to work so easy, those 2 don't come close premiere and fcp. in the studio version of FCP, when they bought Final Touch, (color) soundtrack, the editing part, it was good then, just because they now made it easy to rotoscope, you thinks they're close, wait instill Blackmagic come out whit more update, and you have to wait on Apple a few years from now for update, you let me know. Resolve its the only way to go.

[@jakefelzien]

I’m not sure you listened very well to what I had to say. Mostly the context section of where I’m coming from part

[@reyvaz2951]

@@jakefelzien never watched the video, they're all the same, DR its a superior NLE, hands down.

[@Royalchaliceproduction]

FCP 11......still a joke...... and I own FCP but I switched over too Resolve and I don't think I'm going back.

[@jakefelzien]

How is it a joke?

[@MRBIGPhoto]

Real Man use Final Cut 💪

[@jakefelzien]

One vote for FCP!!!!

[@SoPeter216]

Premiere Pro.

[@jakefelzien]

We don’t talk about that s$&@ here 😂

[@AgentProduction88]

please.... NO