FCP vs Vegas 8 Pro in regards to workflow efficiency

Hello,
I have projects that have to be completed and presented a few hours after I have videotaped an event or scene etc... I would like to use FCP to complete these projects. However, FCP seems to require an inordinate amount of rendering even if the project is simple and uses only a few video tracks. Some editors prefer Vegas 8 Pro to complete their projects because the WORKFLOW is superior to FCP. Is this true? How does the FCP workflow compare to the workflow of Vegas and other non-linear apps and what is the best way to use FCP so that the WORKFLOW is great?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jordan

All NLEs have their strenghts and weaknesses. Vegas' strength is that it can edit most every format you toss at it in real time. So if you have the need to edit AVCHD natively, and MPEG...then use Vegas. FCP does not edit those formats natively. That is a weakness of FCP.
However, FCP can capture and work with DV footage...HDV footage, DVCPRO HD footage. With the aid of a capture card it can capture and edit uncompressed SD and HD footage. Capture DVCPRO HD and output HDCAM and digibeta. Can Vegas do that? FCP can convert footage shot with a Viper as DVCPRO HD for an offline edit, then match to a DPX sequence for eventual online of a feature film (Zodiak). This is one of its strengths. Can Vegas do any of this?
Not to get into a ******* match here...I'm just reiterating what David said. These are tools...tools that are meant to used in different situations. In your current workflow, FCP won't work. Heck, even the king of NLE's, the almighty AVID wouldn't fare well in that situation. It wasn't designed to...neither was FCP. But Adobe Premiere would work...as does Vegas. Use the tool that best works for the workflow you need. FCP isn't it. Vegas is. Since you have both NLEs on your computer, and are running Mac and Microsoft OSs...there probably isn't many workflows that you couldn't tackle.
-shane

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