Motion is horrible. That's the one aspect of Apples suite that just sucks. Other than it's CC.Thankfully, we have a great product like After Effects so I don't have to worry about motion. See I find Premiere to be archaic compared to Avid. Which is why I say it's often up to the actual person using the software to determine which is the best solution for them.
I wasn't saying that FCP and Premiere aren't used for broadcast.. in fact, you pretty much have to know FCP along with Avid to get anywhere these days.. except in the larger production houses and film houses. Those are still Avid dominated. There is a lot of hype surrounding FCP, but most of it needs to be taken with a grain of salt. If you notice, Avid seems to be hitting the industry from the top down..while FCP hits it from the bottom up. Alot of freelance editors are fresh out of school and have that "mac is the only decent thing for creative use" mentality so naturally they are on FCP.
We all know that I'm a mac fan, but since Avid works fine on a mac, no problems
.. The thing is however, that most high paying jobs still require Avid experience and knowledge. It's still the industry standard and I don't think that's going to change. Ok back to the Apple hype. Alot of people noticed that the BBC changed over to an FCP setup.. and that you see alot of jobs for FCP editors online etc. Well the BBC changed over merely for the fact that Apple came out with and HDV solution first.... now they probably wish they would have waited. Jobs online? well.. there probably isn't going to be a very high paying job online like craigslist. Most of those if you read are pay is part of profit or no pay, but may lead to pay later type jobs. So basically Avid has locked up the film and big house market, while Apple has locked up the independent market.
One thing that's beautiful about Avid is I can media and everything on my computer. I can put that media onto a harddrive, FedEx it to another freelance editor, and he can just email his bins to me when he's done and voila I can post from there. Just try to do that on FCP or Premiere.. see what happens.
Plus, now that the beautiful piece of software named Automatic Duck is out, I can go back and forth between FCP and Avid if necessary.
FCP contrary to alot of popular belief is not the only application that can handle native HD and SD on the same timeline. Media Composer does this with ease. Native P2 editing is simple with Media Composer and there is Red on the way (if not already..haven't had the need for it yet)
This isn't about which is the best NLE in the world as people in the biz need to know how to use many different tools. I'm just stating how the hype around FCP and that horrible motion isn't as grand as it would first appear.