So after trudging along with my old machine for six years (well past the point where I should have upgraded) I went gung-ho in making a new one. Given I didn't want to deal with Vista or a 3 gigabyte ram cap I opted for Windows XP Profession 64-bit.
Well, now I need to find out which software package works the best in my familiar but still new environment. I was running Adobe Premiere Professional 1.5 before (learned on Adobe Premiere 5.0, spent more time on Final Cut Professional than either of those) and given I don't feel married to it and will probably be buying new software anyway...
What nonlinear editing software do you guys recommend to someone with a XP 64 machine with six gigabytes of DDR3 ram and a dual-core 3.0 ghz athlon processor? I'd hate to unnecessarily nerf this thing with inefficient software after spending a month putting it together.
I'm asking purely in terms of efficiency and stability here. I've been bouncing between NLEs for years and I'm willing to deal with a learning curve if it has a greater pay-off. I'm defaulting in favor of one of the variations of Premiere given I'm currently (still) learning After Effects on my work machine and want the software to get along.


