Creative Cloud

[Steve Connor]

[tony west] “So like if you went into say, a BMW dealership the 5 series models would be mostly sticks?
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A large percentage of cars in the UK are “stick shift” Auto transmission is too easy, we’re made of sterner stuff over here in Blighty

Steve Connor

There’s nothing we can’t argue about on the FCPX COW Forum

[Tony West]

That’s awesome Steve : )

[Steve Connor]

[tony west] “That’s awesome Steve : )”

plus gas is over $10 a gallon!

Steve Connor

There’s nothing we can’t argue about on the FCPX COW Forum

[Herb Sevush]

[James Ewart] “Am I being obtuse?”

Not at all. You find reading the name of a clip on the timeline or hitting some button to show you where the various roles are satisfying for your needs. I’m much lazier, I want to know those things without reading anything, writing anything, or hitting any buttons. I want to know those things merely by looking at the timeline, and I’m willing to give up a certain amount of operational flexibility to have it that way.

I don’t see this as a “right” or “wrong” issue, but rather as a preference issue. What the magnetic timeline giveth in one area it taketh away in another – and depending on your needs and style of editing the trade off is either worth it, in which case you barely recognize what is lost, or not, in which case you are somewhat blind to the benefits you are missing.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin’ attached to nothin’
“Deciding the spine is the process of editing” F. Bieberkopf

[Tony West]

[Steve Connor] “plus gas is over $10 a gallon!”

I thought about that also.

I would like to get over there sometime for a visit. It would be cool.

[Herb Sevush]

[Charlie Austin] ” But honestly , I prefer an automatic. In a good auto, I’ve got just as much control as I do throwing a stick around, so why bother…”

Given my take on other issues it probably comes as no great shock to know that I drive a stick.

As for why bother – it’s cheaper to buy, cheaper to repair, and for those reduced dollars gets better mileage and better performance. The negatives are poor resale value (but I keep a car till it turns to rust), PITA in heavy traffic, PITA when stopped on a steep upgrade (until you learn how to handle it) plus there are a lot of production assistants who can’t park your car.

The other plus is the illusion that your an Indy car racer when you cleanly downshift taking a sharp turn on a steep grade. Beep beep!

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin’ attached to nothin’
“Deciding the spine is the process of editing” F. Bieberkopf

[Richard Herd]

Simply put…you don’t eat in your car.

[Richard Herd]

CTRL-S

It’s the best way to cut dialogue

[Charlie Austin]

[Richard Herd] “CTRL-S

It’s the best way to cut dialogue”

All due respect, clip soloing in FCP 7 is um… awful.

EDIT: Oh… you’re talking CNTRL-S in X. If so… yes. Though when cheating stuff you do need to disconnect…

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~”It is a poor craftsman who blames his tools.”~
~”The function you just attempted is not yet implemented”~

[Chris Harlan]

[James Ewart] “Am I being obtuse?
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No. Not at all. It fits the way you like to edit, and it serves you well for what you have to do. Not all brains or projects work the same way.