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apple reinvents the pen and cave painting!
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There is a certain amount of grumbling by folks who don’t want change. There is also a good
deal of legitimate concern from people who question where FCP is going and what that means
to them from a business standpoint. I applaud you carving out your own niche. I inform you that
your assertion that folks who don’t agree with your viewpoint should “retire and leave it to the next
wave of brilliant minds” is arrogant and offensive.bigpine
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“more efficient,”
Ah, Kim; that’s the crux. FCPX isn’t more efficient for me. To use your analogy, It’s like Apple took my beautiful calligraphy set and replaced it with a stick and a sandbox.
It is not only less efficient in its current state, it is unusable. Even when/if they make the promised improvements, it will only improve for me to the level of chard stick and paper.
I can certainly see how FCPX might be useful for some people, and I don’t begrudge its existence, other than it has killed off my favorite tool. Sure, I’ve got many options, and I’m following up on them. In fact, the alternatives are great. And, yes, for the time being I can still use FCS3. I’m doing that today. I’m certainly doing all I need to do to make my adjustments. That doesn’t mean I’m pleased about it, or that I’m not mad at Apple for disemboweling what I considered to be the most useful tool on the market for my particular niche.
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[Sean Thomas] “another way of saying what I was thinking in the “Drama” posts.”
You were “thinking” in that post…? That’s rich
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ROTFL
story picture holes, indeed.
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[kim krause] “i wish people would stop bitching about apple abandoning us.”
I wish you people would stop calling the anger at the decision to end of life products many of us have invested thousands of dollars in without warning as “bitching”…you think an inadequate program with an inoperable timeline that makes no bones about breaking outside links is evolved? you think there is only half a story going on here….?
Maybe you don’t want to address it. So you use pejoratives, bad analogies and tell us to “evolve”…like we’re luddite dim witted neanderthals who refuse to embrace “change”…
Seriously, opinions vary and we can disagree on specifics, mismanagement, handling of the disingenuous marketing etc. But don’t dare call pulling what I have built my profession around after years of trying to pull me into their products without warning or support “bitching” or I’m a cave man who doesn’t want to learn to use a knife…
I’ve been using the knife just fine for over a decade, and instead of making it sharper or giving me a saw, they gave us a toothpick and yanked my knife away and said, you’ll like this better…
I wish the stupid and ridonkulous analogies would end…
Bitching? The only “bitching” I see are the koolaide apologists who are bitching about people justifiably angry at Apples moves here
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timothy, i never said i wanted anyone to agree with me….my viewpoint is just that..MINE…..i merely suggest if you have nothing better to do than bitch then maybe you should consider leaving the industry…i mean who wants to work in a job that makes them miserable…maybe the ones bitching have reached their sell by date and should really look at alternatives….i speak from my own experience because i was miserable in my job the last few years. i desperately wanted the company to move in another direction and embrace the new digital world. i thought that a dedicated film scanner with a state of the art grading system was the way of the future for film transfer and a new way to approach post production. when the company i worked for bough a brand new spirit datacine with and old davince that wouldnt even do HD, i threw my hands up in disbelief and walked out the door…..guess what, today that company is kicking its ass that it didnt listen to me…if you look around when was the last time anyone bought a new telecine. that’s old school and if you dont believe me, call up rank cintel and ask them when last they sold a telecine …i’ll say it again…it’s all about evolving…a new way of looking at things…there is no room for the old farts that are set in their ways..they are the dinosaurs of the post industry…period! i can say this because i am an old fart but i can at least adapt!
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I must admit – this is an insightful post.
I guess if I had all of my eggs in one basket and the basket broke, I would be in an uproar too. I’m glad that I built on diversity.
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[Sean Thomas] “I guess if I had all of my eggs in one basket and the basket broke, I would be in an uproar too. I’m glad that I built on diversity.”
Wasn’t even a nice try. Give it up sparky. I may not have the patience left to engage your nonsense, but here at the Cow, you will find yourself very quickly, out of your league…
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Yes – I am certainly out of my league in this Pro/Elite only forum.
What I have learned with all the FCP Drama is that some of YOUR lives have been completely turned upside down and traumatized by the release of FCP X. The vile hatred, disgust, and insults against Apple and anyone who says calm down, don’t complain, move forward, proves this.
I am certainly glad my life did not revolve around FCP 8.
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If you do not think the phrase “now everyone stop bitching, get some work done, or retire and let the new brilliant minds take over” is indicative of your complete intolerance for other viewpoints then I would have to guess your grasp on our language is a bit loose.
bigpine
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