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Why doesn’t FCP have an Undo History List?
I really hate to complain about a great program, as there probably is a valid reason, but why isn’t this feature available? Is there any likelihood of it being introduced in the near future as an update?
As a fairly frequent Photoshop user, I find it to be a great aid, and it’s sorely missed in FCP. I regularly find myself second guessing a lot of accidental keystrokes which may have shifted/deleted things, even if slightly, but ever so critically out of place.
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Because it is Apple and not Adobe.
Inside FCP you can send feedback for the features you want. Believe it or not, they do listen.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
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And what are the similitudes between photoshop ad FC?
Yes Adobe do that in Photoshop: an application that works with one still.
Why don’t you ask them why Premier or AE do not have such a nice option.
Video editors never had any UNDO.
rafael -
Real men don’t preview and they don’t undo.
All the best,
Tom
Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop” -
I will second that!
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Vice President
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group -
If you go back far enough, wouldn’t they say that real men don’t shoot video? 😉
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[Rafael Amador] “Video editors never had any UNDO. “
Sorry Rafael, but Discreet Edit had up to 99 levels of undo with a complete undo history, and it was end of lifed nearly eight years ago. So, FCP is indeed way, way, way behind on this one.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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So despite the numerous advantages Final Cut (and all modern technology) provides, an undo history is asking too much? Seems like a completely reasonable and logical function…but I’m no programmer. I just hope that it’s not there for a better reason than any of the ones given here.
I believe, from speaking with a few people, and attempts at googling the topic, that either Premiere, Avid, or another program, have the Undo History list…although I’ve never used these programs myself.
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[Matt Ramphal] “So despite the numerous advantages Final Cut (and all modern technology) provides, an undo history is asking too much?”
The others are either just being ornery curmudgeons or they are unaware of the benefits of a good undo and a good undo history.
Having edited with both of the above for years, I can tell you all, that they are absolute blessings.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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And how about non-regressive Undo? I use Nuendo as my main pro audio app and it does this. Basically, you can bring up a history of actions and choose which to undo without going back step by step. Very handy.
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The bottom line though is complaining about it here is not going to do much. Send your request to Feedback. Do it early. Do it often.
All the best,
Tom
Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”
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