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I’m pretty happy with X. Plenty of people are. It seems more people seem to be taking notice. It’s rather fun to work with. To me going back into 7 or PP feels like the stone age.
But if FCP X disappears tomorrow and I end up using Premiere after all I won’t lose any sleep either.
After all it’s only a bit of software.
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[Aindreas Gallagher] “You could argue that the software that desperately wanted a cold mountain mountain moment, that lobbied for it and got it – is premiere pro. Joel and Ethan Coen have stated that they are cutting their next feature on premiere. “
I would add that the Coens also were cutting on FCP BEFORE Murch cut “Cold Mountain” on it. In fact their move gave him some confidence in proceeding.
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[James Ewart] “I’m pretty happy with X. Plenty of people are. It seems more people seem to be taking notice. It’s rather fun to work with. To me going back into 7 or PP feels like the stone age.”
Setting all the other pros and cons of X vs. other NLE’s aside, the biggest advantage of X to me as an editor is that essentially the only decision you have to make before performing an edit, is creative:
     Select source I/O, cut into timeline. Make technical decisions (what audio channels do I need etc) later.
     Or not at all. (am I going to overwrite something? What is it? How do I prepare the timeline to avoid that?)Every other NLE I’m aware of requires you to make some technical decisions before you can make an edit. Some more than others, but with fixed tracks, there’s no way around it. You have to, at the very least, make some patching decisions before you perform an edit. Having made those decisions every day for a couple decades, not having to make them is… fun. 🙂 And that’s just one thing, there are countless others…
The other day I was cutting on 3 NLE’s, X, 7, and Pr. I’m sure anyone who’s is proficient in all 3 would agree that the latter 2 are not even in the same universe as far as letting you focus on your cut.
[James Ewart] “But if FCP X disappears tomorrow and I end up using Premiere after all I won’t lose any sleep either.”
I’m with you there, I’d sleep well too. Though I’d spend more time cursing at the screen. 🙂
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[Oliver Peters] “I would add that the Coens also were cutting on FCP BEFORE Murch cut “Cold Mountain” on it. In fact their move gave him some confidence in proceeding.”
So, when some “respected” artist cuts their film on X, can we shut down this forum? 😀 I mean, I had cut stuff on FCP “Classic” that was in theaters and on TV before the Coens used it. But I don’t have an IMDB listing so I guess it doesn’t count. 😉
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[Charlie Austin] “So, when some “respected” artist cuts their film on X, can we shut down this forum?”
No, we can just rename it to “FCP X – What were they thinking!?”
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[Charlie Austin] ” But I don’t have an IMDB listing so I guess it doesn’t count. ;-)”
This is directly proportional to the quantity of Merlot consumed.
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[Oliver Peters] “No, we can just rename it to “FCP X – What were they thinking!?””
LOL… I think we should change it to that now!
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[James Ewart] “After all it’s only a bit of software.”
exactly.
https://vimeo.com/user1590967/videos http://www.ogallchoir.net promo producer/editor.grading/motion graphics
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[Aindreas Gallagher] “[James Ewart] “After all it’s only a bit of software.”
exactly.”
NO! It’s the bestest most wonderfulest perfect thing ever in the history of creativity! uh… Wait! I meant to say… It’s the most awful, hideous abomination ever foisted on the innocent souls of the creative community!
Nah… just software. 🙂
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All those tedious system settings and user preferences in FCP7.
Having to reset scratch disks for ever project. So dull. Do some people actually enjoy all that bollocks?
Does that make me a “Prosumer”? If so I’m fine with that.
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