We use Premiere now and miss Final Cut 7 everyday. It's not just nostalgia. While some things (like mixing formats and seeing previews) are faster in newer NLEs, the real business of straight documentary storytelling (and responsiveness while working with bins of footage) was always faster and more stable in FCP7, at least for me. Maybe in editor heaven there is a Final Cut 8.
We use Premiere now and miss Final Cut 7 everyday. It's not just nostalgia. While some things (like mixing formats and seeing previews) are faster in newer NLEs, the real business of straight documentary storytelling (and responsiveness while working with bins of footage) was always faster and more stable in FCP7, at least for me. Maybe in editor heaven there is a Final Cut 8.