Apple has not abandoned you. Good read for the naysayers :)

[Brian Nichols]

Well Apple shouldn’t have released this turd until it had the same functionality as the previous version with the ability to at least convert old projects to the new version and the ability to keep both versions open if necessary during this “transition”.

[Jamie Franklin]

From what we have seen and read from users so far, the ecosystem and cross platforming missing is just a drop in the bucket to what’s missing, dropped, gone…

Walter’s podcast is a great summation of not just changes but as they repeatedly say “you flat out can’t do it”…

Not good. And it appears a lot has been abandoned….

[Andrew Corneles]

I haven’t heard anything officially from apple, this article cherry picks a bunch of the “positive” aspects.

Still naysaying.

I guess we’ll all just have to agree to disagree- some of us have been
waiting patiently to use all of our expensive processors, in the meantime
investing heavily in monitoring solutions and capture devices that are
currently worthless to FCPX.

I guess I just expected more, seeing as how we’re still technically
working with Final Cut 4, and people are defending one of the most wealthy
corporations’ intentions, and that we should WAIT to see what they do, that
they’re “doing their best” etc.

Avid and PP have less capital, and yet have made much larger strides
in tech, FASTER, while keeping the PRO aspects in tact.

Lots of us have been WAITING for 4-5 years for a serious rewrite.

I (we) can’t just sit by and hope that apple decides to throw us a bone –
seeing as how they’ve cut support and sales for most of their other
pro apps, one by one.

The writing seems to be pretty well plastered to the wall.

Repackaging iMovie just doesn’t really sit well with me, and obviously lots of other pro’s.

[Scott Sheriff]

All I saw in that article was a bunch of boiler plate from what sounds like an Apple PR that has appeared in several other ‘articles’.
I saw nothing that indicates apple cares about those that have spent big bucks buying their products in the past.
Nor did I see any willingness to servicing those commitments.

I did see a lot of hype trying to gin up sales without a lot of substance to back it up.

Buddy, I see you signed up ‘coincidentally’ on the same day as the release. Every one of your posts all read like you’re a paid shill for apple.
Do you work for apple, or some affiliate marketing company?
FYI that is a rhetorical question…

Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com

I have a system, it has stuff in it, and stuff hooked to it. I have a camera, it can record stuff. I read the manuals, and know how to use this stuff and lots of other stuff too.
You should be suitably impressed…

“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair

[Aindreas Gallagher]

nah man – that’s just a couple of apple mouthpieces doing some PR firefighting – Apple just doesn’t want things messy is all.
FCP isn’t coming back and neither are its features – look at Quicktime X – they said that would be built up from a ground state and that all the more advanced features would be re-introduced – but none of that ever happened.

FCP is gone.

http://www.ogallchoir.net
promo producer/editor.grading/motion graphics

[Simon Ubsdell]

[Aindreas Gallagher] “FCP is gone”

I just love your posts – even when I disagree with you, which in this case I fear is not a great deal!

And there was you such a big fan before it was ever released – I really feel for you, genuinely!

Simon Ubsdell
Director/Editor/Writer
http://www.tokyo-uk.com

[Clay Couch]

Actually I have been an avid reader of creative cow for some time. I never really wanted to post or be active in the forum community. I spent most of my time reading the AE forums. I enjoy compositing much more than editing.

I do not work for apple, I am just trying to open your eyes a tad bit, so that you can see the light. I know its hard to trust someone over the internet, but I can assure you that my intentions are sincere. I am not associated with Apple what so ever.

What I do know is that you cannot judge a book by its cover. People haven’t even had time to read the manual, much less dig into the program. I understand that its missing some very important components for which you guys rely on. I actually like the idea of being able to depend on my old faithful program while I learn a new software. As I said before, taking on new projects to cut in X would be foolish even if Final Cut X had addressed all of your issues. It is completely different and therefore will take time to get acclimated too a new work flow.

[Chris Conlee]

Buddy, since you’re a compositor and not an editor, how would you feel about AE if they removed the ability to key green, say? That’s a pretty important feature that you’d find hard to live without, I imagine. Same thing here. Key features gone. No promise or even hint of when or if they might be back.

Chris

[Clay Couch]

Pessimistic
adjective
a pessimistic outlook on life: gloomy, negative, defeatist, downbeat, cynical, bleak, fatalistic, dark, black, despairing, despondent, depressed, hopeless; suspicious, distrustful, doubting. ANTONYMS optimistic.

Life is good and in a couple of months Final Cut Pro X will be just fine (even for the PROS!). As I said before Final Cut Pro 7 didn’t quit working yesterday did it? I could see all of this anger being well placed if it did.

[Herb Sevush]

Everything you need to know about the value of that article can be found here –

What’s really rubbing users the wrong way, however, is Apple’s decision to discontinue its mid-range Final Cut Express video editing software.

Yeah, thats what’s pissing us off.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions