Logic Pro Vrs. Digital Performer, features? scoring capabilties? Options

[chagos]

greetings all,

I am getting ready to do a bit of a drastic change in the studio. I'm bswitching from a Pro Tools based studio to more of a MIDI enviromnet.

I'm looking into either Logic Pro or Digital Performer to be the main workhorse, and I'll keep a Pro Tools LE rig on the side for everything else.

I mainly do sound design and film scoring/music.
I am somewhat new to Logic since the last version I used was 5.5.1 and I have never used DP.

I am semi-pro, working on many indie films, games and animations.

I have been using Pro Tools, Live, and Reason together for the last few years, but the time has come to get a more sturdy midi program. Almost all of my work is done exclusively through MIDI, mostly by softsynths or plug ins(hence the reason I am moving over pro tools)

I'm mainly just wondering what everyones opinions are on the two sequencers I mentioned. Should I go for Logic or DP?

I've read about both and they both seem to get pretty good reviews, and they both would do the job I need them for. So, i guess I would just like some user feedback.

do both have timecode?
does DP support most plug ins( example: native instruments)?
do both bounce to quicktime?
do they both support 5.1 surround routing and mixing?
rewire?

Any information on either of these would be great, as I am really cautious about a change like this.

Thanks so much for the help. Its appreciated.

(oh, i'll be using os x.3.9, G5, etc.)

[JOHjoh]

I ve used both. I have now Logic pro 7.1 and for sequensing it's better than DP (i think). You get also so many nice plugins and instruments at same price, those only worth more than only program, with DP you'll have to buy instruments if you like to use those (there are some free and very nice forex. GreenOak Crystal, Automat 0.03 and some smart electronic plugins)
One thing I hated was DP's midi auto phase function what glued midi note's arbitrary...I had 3.1... what I miss, was that in DP you can have easily have different arrangements in one song and change those in fly. That was really cool.

For audio, my opinion is that DP is much more better... one thing I really miss is that in DP you can move you audio files sample accurate to right place. For example if you use extrenal prosessing and get back your prosessed audio files back to DP you can easily move files to start and get your audio wave to go in right phase. Logic is phase error prosessor for me.....Logic dont allow to move you audio files how you want. There is somekind on f***ing grid that I haven't found how to get it off, or I think you cant ??? One thing why I'm going to update my DP to tiger compatible. (I waited that update to logic 7.1, but it did not come)