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FCP X at the NAB Supermeet – Thomas Grove Carter live edit demo.
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[andy patterson] “Why is it impressive if FCPX does it but Premiere Pro needs a total rewrite of the code when it does the exact same thing? “
Because you are on an FCPX forum? Just a wild guess. 😉
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[Scott Witthaus] “[andy patterson] “Why is it impressive if FCPX does it but Premiere Pro needs a total rewrite of the code when it does the exact same thing? ”
Because you are on an FCPX forum? Just a wild guess. ;-)”
That is incorrect. This not a forum dedicated to FCPX. This is a forum where people are supposed to talk about the merits of FCPX along with other editing software. I have provided a link below to the actual FCPX forum.
https://forums.creativecow.net/fcpx
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[andy patterson] “Does it makes sense now?”
OK.
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[andy patterson] “That is incorrect. This not a forum dedicated to FCPX. This is a forum where people are supposed to talk about the merits of FCPX along with other editing software. I have provided a link below to the actual FCPX forum. “
That’s not really how this forum started.
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Thomas edits too damn fast . He zips through one thing, I’m still absorbing that one thing and he’s 5 edits down the road by the time I understand what he explained 30 seconds ago.
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[Mark Smith] “Thomas edits too damn fast .”
Thomas is indeed fast and knows the app well, however, he’s given this presentation quite a few times. Obviously he’s got it down.
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[Mark Smith] “Thomas edits too damn fast . He zips through one thing, I’m still absorbing that one thing and he’s 5 edits down the road by the time I understand what he explained 30 seconds ago.”
Yes, his whole focus is set on showing that he can work faster in “X” then other apps. He would know his demo in another app also but still could not work as fast. I guess he figures there are already demos that go into detail online.
“I’m not having to deal with string-outs”. He doesn’t want to do those or “Pancaking”.
Not using those techniques doesn’t seem to be stifling his talent or ability to land work. Nothing wrong with those, they just have little to do with why he, and others chose that app.
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Speed in regards to editing can sometimes be a benefit but certainly not all of the time.
I think this piece speaks to this notion quite well:
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/05/malcolm-gladwell-heres-why-you-should-slow-down-and-do-less.html
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In my experience the SPEED of X is exactly what enables me to slow down.
Too much of my time used to get wasted in unproductive busywork.
Said another way, the less time I waste moving stuff around and fixing things – patching tracks, avoiding overwriting my prior decisions with new ones – the MORE time I can spend on what’s really the most fundamental part of editing.
THINKING about WHY to structure things the way I eventually will.
For me, that is precisely the hallmark of an X edit compared to how I cut before.
Basically, magnetism, clip collision avoidance, and persistent vertical as well as horizontal asset relationships – set once that will dependably remain how I set them initially – means I can spend far less time on the HOW of editing. And that’s precisely what leaves me with significantly more time to consider the WHY.
When you watch Tom edit fast, it’s not that he’s trying to jam more work into less time. He’s simply shortening the time between conceiving the tasks he wants to accomplish – and getting them done.
As he notes in the video, he’s actually using that time saving to do MORE iterations, to explore things like the question of how few shots he can can use to tell the essential story. Do a cut down alt 30 or 10. In sum, To Explore.
I don’t know anyone who’d rather do MORE busywork so they can be less efficient in achieving their goals.
FWIW.
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[Bill Davis] “I don’t know anyone who’d rather do MORE busywork so they can be less efficient in achieving their goals. “
I’m all about iteration and reducing friction, but did you see this post a week or two from Franz about how activities that look like massive time-wasters may actually encourage ideation? Easily the most interesting post on this forum in some time:
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/335/95375
Walter Soyka
Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
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