NR23Derek wrote:
... but I've had to resort to FCP 7 to get some jobs done, because CS 6 is frankly unusable as is.
I agree that the AVCHD issue needs to be resolved but I can't see how resorting to FCP7 fixes anything. In FCP7 you have to transcode into ProRes before you can do anything. Since Premiere CS6 handles ProRes as well as FCP7 there's no reason you couldn't transcode and then use the footage in Premiere.
Much as I loved (past tense) FCP7 once I switched to an all digital workflow I had to ditch it. Even with the long-format AVCHD issue, Premiere beats FCP7 because, while it's jumpy as all get out, at least the footage stays a resonable size. Most of the projects I work on are multicam, AVCHD over an hour long. It's hardly a "pleasure" to edit that footage in Premiere at least the project stays a managable size.