>>The software is $300 for FCPX and if you add a bunch of extra apps and plug-ins… Most of these are through the Mac App Store, so it's a one-time expense for as many machines as you personally own
Plugins are not currently available in the App Store as it doesn't have a mechanism for non-App software. That will probably change in the future but for the moment you have to buy plugins the old fashioned way and they're usually limited to one or two machines.
As for machines, the ability to change the graphics card is an important advantage for PCs and Old Mac Pros. Given how reliant FCP/Premiere/Resolve are on the GPU (and, of course, plugins), being able to upgrade to the fastest card you can get can really extend the life of a machine. GTX 980 or 980ti are amazing cards for the price.
The 2010 Mac Pro we recently bought and suped up with a 980 and other upgrades is about as fast as our midrange trashcan (AMD D500s which are crap). It was also $1500 less than the trashcan.
Cheers,
Jim
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Actually I have never found PCs to be cheaper than Macs when you compare apple-to-apple on an equivalent machine like an HP. But you can build up a beefier machine on the PC side. However, since most editors I've encountered prefer cutting on Macs, it's a non-issue.
The software is $300 for FCPX and if you add a bunch of extra apps and plug-ins you *might* drive that up to just under $2K. Most of these are through the Mac App Store, so it's a one-time expense for as many machines as you personally own (companies are one license per machine).
Premiere standalone would be $20/month forever. Although most folks probably get a full CC license, since they usually also want at least After Effects and Photoshop. And yes, Adobe sells as individual, team and enterprise plans. So schools, broadcasters, etc. would likely be enterprise accounts with different pricing. The management and installation of software on enterprise accounts is also handled differently than individual or team accounts.
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How much cheaper is FCPX when you factor in you must work on a Mac to use it. PCs are still cheaper and while iMacs are pretty reasonable in price they are still more than a comparable PC aren't they? The software isn't that much cheaper than Premiere Pro standalone is it. Oh wait you have to subscribe to Premiere so there's the extra cost. I guess the cost of the iMac over PC isn't as much as the annual subscription to Premiere would be. Does Adobe have special pricing for large install of a news room nature.
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