FCP X Design Influences

[Bret Williams]

The X interface feels like it’s directly derived from Aperture, and before that iPhoto. FCP legacy and DVD Studio Pro seemed like the only two apps in Apple’s lineup that kept that odd tiny font, tiny bezel look.

[Bret Williams]

Android started with the flat, then iOS then X. But X hasn’t been given much of a flat look. Resolve 11 looked a lot more like X than 12. 12 has taken the good and made it better. Although not completely custom, they manage the spaces better than X.

[David Lawrence]

[Dennis Radeke] “PS – I launched FCPX to make sure I hadn’t missed anything (you’ll point out if I did) and it made me touch the keyframe editor…”

Careful Dennis, touch the FCPX keyframe editor and this might happen 😉
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2ZpsbGr7s8

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[David Cherniack]

[Oliver Peters] “Lumetri Color Panel (controls on the right, scopes on the left).”

Actually the Lumetri Color and Scopes panels are like all Premiere panels, movable and dockable.

I use 3 screens for documentary work. One monitor is full screen with of panel of docked bins with hover scrubable picons. I can’t imagine editing with less screen real estate.

David
https://AllinOneFilms.com

[Andrew Kimery]

I know Apple didn’t start the Flat Train but the bandwagoning didn’t seem to start until after Apple started going flat so I feel fine blaming them for the popularity of this UI trend. 😉

[Aindreas Gallagher]

[Dennis Radeke] “and it made me touch the keyframe editor…”

my sympathies dennis. That must have been… difficult. I find a strong cup of tea and staring out the window afterwards for five to ten minutes helps.

https://vimeo.com/user1590967/videos http://www.ogallchoir.net promo producer/editor.grading/motion graphics

[Don Walker]

[David Cherniack] “I use 3 screens for documentary work. One monitor is full screen with of panel of docked bins with hover scrubable picons. I can’t imagine editing with less screen real estate.”

When using Premiere, I really want to be in a 2 screen layout. In FCPX, (where I spend 90% of my time) I feel most comfortable on my 27″ iMac in a single screen environment. In fact when I edit at home (2008 Mac Pro with (2) 20″ Apple monitors), I think that FCPX is awkward, on 2 screens.

don walker
texarkana, texas

John 3:16

[David Cherniack]

[Don Walker] ” In FCPX, (where I spend 90% of my time) I feel most comfortable on my 27″ iMac in a single screen environment. In fact when I edit at home (2008 Mac Pro with (2) 20″ Apple monitors), I think that FCPX is awkward, on 2 screens.”

It’s clear they optimized their design for a single screen. But I think having selected bins on a tabbed panel that’s full screen is always going to be more efficient, at least for my use.

David
https://AllinOneFilms.com

[James Ewart]

I think if I were Dennis I would find it much more galling to have to be a monthly or annual subscription to keep tabs on the competition.

[Bret Williams]

Ditto. Maybe it’s 20 years of editing on 2 screens but I can barely surf the web on 1 screen now. I keep the left screen for the library. And I don’t like the single viewer either. I keep the event viewer open pretty much at all times. When you’re using two screens there’s just wasted real estate if you don’t, unless you pop open the waveform/vector, but that decreases performance a bit.

I think the single screen mode is great if you’re having to edit on a laptop though.