Film Convert Pro vs. Magic Bullet Color Suite

All,
I'm currently in the process of considering to purchase Magic Bullet Color Suite, but I also see their is a product that some Dslr filmmakers use call Film Convert Pro, it costs a bit, but I want to know if this is something that is needed, if you already have the Magic Bullet Color Suite.
Regards,
Jamaine Semple

I own and have used both FilmConvert Pro and the MB suite and frankly, I recommend both...sort of.
FilmConvert is used to turn your video camera footage into what it would look like had you actually shot on film. That's it's primary purpose and it works beautifully. It can also do color correction as a secondary function, and that also works quite well. I tested a problem clip with both FilmConvert and Colorista. Viewed on my calibrated Sony Trinitron CRT HDTV, I had a very hard time telling the difference between the clips, meaning the correction on both looked great. However, within the PP sequence, the FC corrected clips definitely ran smoother than the Colorista corrected clips.
Having said that, I notice that my SpeedGrade corrected clips run even better in PP than the FilmConvert clips. And SG is far more powerful than either FilmConvert or Colorista.
So my recommendation is to use FilmConvert to 'convert' your video into film, and then use SpeedGrade to do any color correction and grading. Where does that leave Magic Bullet?
I don't feel Colorista is necessary at this point, now that we can get any footage into SpeedGrade. However, MB Looks still offers plenty of 'effects' that you may find useful. Things like diffusion, vignettes, soft-focus, etc. These are things that might well be possible to duplicate in other ways, but not with the ease and simplicity that Looks offers. You may not need the full Suite, but I feel Looks is still worth having.

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