This is for the station I work at, Tualitan Valley Community Television.

Steps on how to get certified so you can use the equipment.
www.tvctv.org/content/tra...fication.asp

this is a good perspective, thanks. It makes good sense too, it didnt really click that maybe FCP was designed for mac.
I should probably start to learn the mac world then
I havent had many OS issues with my pc. I built it myself and have maintained and upgraded over the years and seems to hold up fine.
The virus world can be a drag, no doubt!

Avid has had market domination in the NW for many years, primarily due to marketing, not necessarily for superior performance. And it was a lot more expensive until Apple upped their competition in the software market with FCP and their other video professional tools to a point that caused Adobe to take Premiere out of the Mac market, and induced other companies like Avid and Discreet to drop their prices. That's not to knock it, however; it's a great tool. I happen to concur about FCP being *overall* the best choice for the stability reasons mentioned above. I've been a PC user since DOS 5.0, installed and used every MS OS since then, built hundreds of PCs, was a certified Microsoft Sales Specialist as well as an Apple Specialist, and sold Apple video solutions for the local VAR. I've worked directly with people from all the companies I've mentioned here, and others, too, been to all the tradeshows, etc...i.e. I've got a lot of knowledge on the marketing side of the video tools industry.

Since OS X, I've been an Apple convert. I still own my PC desktop but mostly use my G4 powerbook. I like having both platforms.

The post about a tool just being a tool is quite right. I happen to think the best tool *for the dollar* is a dual G5 with FCP. However, if money is no object, you could consider Flame on an SGI....but I digress.

I don't know much about Vegas, but the remark about it being another low priced editor that has come along is probably an accurate assessment. It's not an industry standard by any stretch, and has an uphill battle to carve out some market segment to make it a safe choice I'd make. A classice example of Sony trying to explore a new market, like Kodak or Nikon or Olympus trying to make photo editing software. (but Kodak is another sad tale). Unlike Apple, Sony is known only for hardware, and should stick to what they do best. Apple, on the other hand makes great hardware AND software.

my $.02