PBS survey shows more people using Final Cut Pro than all the NLEs put together

Posted on by Jeff Riegel, Producer/Editor

December 10, 2013

by PBS.org via FCP.co

PBS survey FCPX

When we saw this PBS survery over the weekend, we were very pleased to see how Final Cut Pro dominated the post production section. We were even happier when we saw that we could embed it here on FCP.co.

At last, some rock solid indication of how Final Cut Pro (and more importantly) FCPX are doing in the post production market. Although one could argue that their sampling wasn’t high enough, this survey is nothing but good news for Apple. The survey was conducted in September of this year and shows that FCP7 & FCPX were used more than all the other NLEs put together. 1.5 times to be more precise.

The majority of Final Cut users are still on 7, but there is a healthy slice of FCPX users in there.

Apple have always been a bit coy on indicating how many copies of FCPX have been sold. All that we know is that there are more licences of FCPX out there than those of Final Cut Pro 7. It will be interesting to see the results of the same survey next year.

Click for larger version of the survey.

POV's 2013 Documentary Equipment Survey

 

 

 

6 thoughts on “PBS survey shows more people using Final Cut Pro than all the NLEs put together”

    1. Hi Mickira– thanks for looking! I see you’ve been in the biz since 1991; a long time. I look forward to seeing your website once complete, too. I work on macs via Final Cut Pro 7, but am learning FCPX at the moment as well. I’ve done some software reviews using X for FxFactory’s plugins recently. I also occasionally use Premiere CS5.5, but most comfortable with FCP7. You?
      Regards,
      –Jeff

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      1. Hi Jefff- thanks for the reply. We currently work on a MAC too and most comfortable with Final Cut. We are currently completing a movie. We are looking for someone who can color correct. Do you have experience or any suggestions?

        Our site should be up and running Mid January.

        thanks again Jeff

        Nina

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      4. Hi Jeff,

        Actually it went pretty thanks. We found post production team that we like. We are just tightening up some cuts and we will hang it over for them to finish. We are really excited. Thanks for interest. 🙂

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As a Senior Producer/Editor for a government contractor in Northern Virginia, Jeff assisted in the creation of their media department from the ground up. Prior to that, he was a Senior Video Production Specialist and Team Lead for the Department of Defense with more than ten years of consistent production, editing, video and audio recording experience. Jeff specializes in identifying, developing and supporting new trends in visual media technology and other solutions. Outside of the workplace, Jeff created a long-form documentary about the rise of a local boxer, Tori Nelson, to 13-time world champion status across 4 weight classes. It aired nationally via the Sports Channel For Women and screened at The Alexandria Film Festival and Texas Black Film Festival. Jeff is co-producing "The Lost Clipper," a two-decades documentary about the first hijacking in U.S. history and the search for those 15 lost souls taken in 1938. Filming takes him to Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Canada, and locations across the U.S. He enjoys creating a media-marketing social networking campaign for entities such as CapitalTristate Electrical Distributors and "The Lost Clipper" and personalities such as world boxing champion Tori Nelson, Netflix's "Narcos" personalities Steve Murphy and Javier Pena, and renowned landscape photographer Frank Lee Ruggles. Solving complex technical problems by utilizing a myriad of advanced audio-video hardware and software applications along with initiative and ingenuity, Jeff is eager to attack any project head-on. Jeff's Motto: think beyond convention...and consider it done!