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And the lightbulb goes on…
So, having edited on FCP Legacy for the last 8 years, I finally decided to take the plunge into FCP X about 2 weeks ago and cut a behind the scenes for an upcoming feature.
After hitting a few bumps along the way (which were solved by amazing help from Creative Cow members) because I was still trying to edit with a Legacy mentality, I had the FCP X epiphany that everyone speaks about and I’ve now realised that FCP X is by far a superior NLE to the current competition.
The edit tools are fantastic and the speed with which I can edit is remarkable compared to Premiere or Legacy.
Other editors in my facility are still on FCP 7 and I can clearly see how 10.1 makes a major difference to my own editing speed.
I am by no means an expert in FCP 10 yet, but a quick word to those still fearing the FCP 10 world. Don’t wet your feet. You have to take the plunge completely and when you do you won’t be disappointed.
The magnetic timeline is not something to work against, let it work for you, it saves a huge amount of time not having to constantly lasso select and drag your timeline around to close gaps.
The skimmer which I hated at first is absolutely fantastic and really adds a lot of speed to making selects and cutting in the timeline, not to mention the range selection tool. Love that.
I could go on. But see for yourself. FCP 10 will become the standard I’m sure of it.
And this is only the first major update. Remember the days of FCP 3?
P.S. I do not work for Apple. I do support their products.
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well thats good to hear, thanks for sharing.
i’ll be upgrading one way or another this year and after alot of tooing and froing (??) between fcp x and prem i think i’m back with fcp. your post helps confirm this
much appreciated
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You won’t regret it, I promise!
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You are right about not dipping your toes with this one.
For me I had to learn it so I can develop a course (evening class) for a part-time gig.
That was days after first release date.
Its just like any other software (or job) where you have no choice but to learn it no matter what your old habits are.Legacy got me where I am.
The ability to learn new things and not to find fault.Man I had to move from Alias Power Animator to Maya in a week.
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People always say they are faster. I would still like to see a split screen comparison of two editors editing the same project in PP CC and FCPX.
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[Craig Shields] “People always say they are faster. I would still like to see a split screen comparison of two editors editing the same project in PP CC and FCPX.
“That wouldnt work, unless you cloned someone.
I like to think we are all different animals 😉
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It wouldn’t be scientific of course but I think it would be a good head-to-head comparison and show how quickly two good editors flow in the different programs. I would certainly watch it.
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[Quintus Lubbe] “I had the FCP X epiphany that everyone speaks about and I’ve now realised that FCP X is by far a superior NLE to the current competition.”
This is exactly how I felt since I jumped in at 10.0.3. I still work with FCP legacy, Avid (cringe) and Premiere on various projects, but FCPX is by far my favorite.
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It’s been a while since I’ve been to the forums here. I switched main careers to a high school art teacher (this is my first year), so I’ve been swamped with getting my masters, and all the paperwork that goes with being a first year teacher. I still do some small editing projects and hope to continue as an editor during summer vacation, but I digress….
My main reason to comment is that I had to learn FCPX to teach a small class back when it was first released. I could see right off the bat the power that was lurking in it’s depths, despite all the missing functionality it had at the time. I’ve never looked back. Granted, I’ve not had the opportunity to cut broadcast shows on it (yet), but at this point you couldn’t pay me enough to go back to old fashioned NLEs. It’s great to see others here are finding it as fast AND effective as I do.
Winston A. Cely
Editor/Owner | Della St. Media, LLC17″ MacBook Pro | 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7
4 GB RAM | Final Cut Studio 3 | FCPX | Motion 5 | Compressor 4“If you can talk brilliantly enough about a subject, you can create the consoling illusion it has been mastered.” – Stanley Kubrick
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I don’t think you can count keystrokes or even “clock” compare specific functions in many cases.
There are people who have significant experience doing similar projects repeatedly with other NLEs who feel they are getting done ahead of deadlines on longer projects.
Short of someone doing the same project twice (and for obvious reasons even if one were to do that, it wouldn’t work as a comparison), doing similar projects on different NLEs can give one person a personal comparison based on their own skill set. One can’t even say it’s “universal” because these examples are limited to an individual’s typical project type (and style).
FWIW I don’t see as many people moving from FCP7 to PremierePro or Avid saying they are significantly faster. Maybe because they are significantly similar and people are only making marginal changes in workflow.
FCPX forces a rethink and, for a time, one may be slower…. until “the lightbulb goes on…” There’s no “lightbulb” for most people switching to the other NLEs because there’s only minor changes in circuitry.
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“People always say they are faster. I would still like to see a split screen comparison of two editors editing the same project in PP CC and FCPX.”
Having edited in Legacy and Premiere Pro, I can vouch for the fact that it is faster. Premiere, is very similar to FCP 7 in many regards and follows the same workflows. The workflows in FCP 10 are just completely different.
Not to mention, I’ve not had to hit the render shortcut once. That on its own has saved me hours.
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