When comparing Final Cut Pro X vs XMedia Recode, the Slant community recommends Final Cut Pro X for most people. In the question“What are the best video encoding tools?” Final Cut Pro X is ranked 5th while XMedia Recode is ranked 7th.
Specs
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Pros

Pro GPU utilization

Pro Powerful media organization

Pro Resolution independence

Pro Real-time graphics and effects

Pro 64-bit architecture

Pro Native format support

Pro Full high-quality pro-res support
Pro Integration with Motion

Pro Multicam editing

Pro ColorSync-managed color pipeline
Pro Filters
Crop, resolution, denoise, blur, sharpness, rotate, smart blur, etc.
loudness normalization, volume correction, etc.
Pro Bitrate control modes
VBR, 2-pass VBR, CQP, ICQ/LA-ICQ, etc.
Pro Hardware acceleration
Intel Quick Sync, NVENC/cuda, AMD.
Pro Many codec types
H264, HEVC, VP9, AV1, etc.
AAC, HE-AAC, HE-AAC V2, opus, vorbis, flac, ape, etc.
Cons
Con You need lots of plugins
For example tracking is something Final Cut can't do. Only with a plugin which costs (example) around 100$.
As well as for advanced colour correction you have get a third-party plugin.
Con Important compatibility and format issues
Breaks compatibility with previous versions of FCP and does not support industry standards such as EDL, OMF, AAF. You can export to their version of XML and use third-party tools for a workaround (with limited success).
Con Works only on OS X
Con Color grading is unfamiliar and nonprofessional
Especially compared to Premiere's Lumetri Color Panel in 2015 cc.
