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At this point I wish Apple would sell off “Pro” apps
I am so underwhelmed by the FCS7 upgrade….this is what we have waited over 2 years for? It has become painfully obvious that Apple doesnt care too much about professional editors in contrast to iPhones, iPods, and iTunes. They add these features and TOTALLY ignore anything that pros have been bitching about for years….its to the point that its become insulting.
I am heavily invested into FCP personally, but I am really starting for the first time to rethink this investment and get out and move over to the purple monster in my studio. As much as Avid screws up and try and sell overpriced hardware…at least I feel as though they care more about the professional market than Apple does. If Avid were to ever wise up and just sell software and let third parties like AJA, and Blackmagic deal with the hardware, I think FCP would really start to decline.
Very frustrating and sad…I feel like I finally realized the girl Ive been dating for years is a waste of time. At least I can color the tabs in my timeline now….wow exciting.
Paul Harb
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What changes were you hoping to see that didn’t get made?
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Yes…Please answer Eric’s question. And Don’t say Blu Ray!!! 🙂
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Why not say “Blu-Ray” there is no reason that DVDSP should not support Blu-Ray authoring at this point. Yes, Compressor 3.5 allows for Blu-Ray burning….but who in the professional world uses template menus? There’s no excuse, there should not be a new FCS without an Blu-Ray ready DVDSP
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While I do wish that the FCP upgrade had more features, I think you’re over reacting a little. FCP is a great product and continues to get better. I don’t think there is much that they could add to it that would help me become a more creative editor. There are some things that I’d like to see change, but I quite excited about how the new update is going to completely change our workflows.
Really, this update has moved FCP to being a more professional grade application than any other update in the past. They’ve even passed AVID with ProRes4444.
-Russ
Russell Lasson
Colorist/Digital Cinema Specialist
Color Mill
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The core competency of FCS3 is clearly editing and finishing. If you want FCS3 to do more, then look at buying something else. I was hoping for Blu-Ray authoring too, but it didn’t happen. So does it mean that I’m going to stop using FCS3? No. There’s more reason to edit with FCS3 then there has ever been.
-Russ
Russell Lasson
Colorist/Digital Cinema Specialist
Color Mill
Salt Lake City, UT
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I am a professional editor and I don’t use Blu-Ray. Does Avid author BluRay? Adobe does, so if you need that, get that.
My rule has been and always will be “get the application that does what you need.” At one point Avid did all I needed…then it didn’t. FCP did. So I switched to FCP. But then on some jobs I need that Avid does, so I use Avid.
I for one think this is a great update that addresses most of my requests and needs. If you can say specifically what is missing and how it is NOT addressing the professional world I will be all ears too.
Shane
GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
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I actually was expecting/hoping for quite a rewrite of the program. Media Manager, a trim mode that actually is worth using, REAL customization of the interface, didnt see anything about it taking advantage of my multicore mac although we will have to see if Snow Leopard changes this….I probably am overreacting, and Im not going to run out and sell of my studio, but I really was expecting more and I do know that Apple had shifted resources away from FCP development some time ago and it shows.
Paul
Paul Harb-Producer/Director
Wrong Beach Multimedia
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Chris
Do you want to take a guess how much money and time it would take to develop a BD authoring tool from scratch? Very few clients care about Blu Ray on the grander scale. Your clients may want to very badly….why are you waiting for Apple? There are several available options – even FREE!!!
FCP is a GREAT editing system….period!
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I currently use Encore for Blu-Ray authoring and will continue to use FCS of course, do I like Encore? No, but it gets the job done. If it cost more for DVDSP to author in Blu-ray would I pay for it? Yes…the upgrade is $299…a steal, but I would pay $1000+ for an upgrade because it is worth it and the money is easily made back. Just one man’s opinion.
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Well let’s hope we see a change with Snow Leopard but the HD rendering times even when adding a graphic are way to long for the power these new machines have. There should have been more realtime added to this version and I don’t mean RT. The biggest complaint I get from clients is rendering time. I don’t see anything about FCP7 using multiple processors.
Dajen Productions, Santa Barbara, CA
MacPro Two 2.8GHz Quad Core – AJA Kona LHe
FCP 6.0.4 OS X 10.5.5 QT 7.5.5
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