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FCPX – Happy 2nd Birthday
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That’s not a bad idea, I have to do a fresh wipe of my system every few months and it works wonders. I’ve been having good luck with 10.0.8.
[Bret Williams] ”
I still have the 2011 and will have to run a side by side comparison. Thinking of rebuilding the whole 2012 iMac system, only months after getting it.” -
[Mark Dobson] “Strangely enough I don’t think I’ve ever actually lost anything”
That’s awesome, I don’t recall a crash ever causing me to lose any work either.
How many other applications has anyone ever said that about? “I don’t think I’ve ever lost even one keystroke after a crash.” Especially throughout the first couple years an initial .0 release? Any?
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“…we can now officially conclude the “Is FCP X pro?” discussion.”
[Gary Huff] I fail to see how having a computationally powerful desktop concludes that discussion…”
It doesn’t need to. Although while watching the WWDC Keynote live, I’ll admit some serious feelings of relief to simply see the words “Mac Pro” pop up onscreen.
Page 21, Apple White Paper September 2011 “FCP X for FCP 7 Editors”.
Link- https://images.apple.com/finalcutpro/docs/Final_Cut_Pro_X_for_Final_Cut_Pro_7_Editors.pdf
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“Conclusion
Understanding the similarities and differences between Final Cut Pro 7 and Final Cut Pro X will allow you to work faster than ever with this new breakthrough application. A rebuilt 64-bit multicore architecture; rich metadata support; a collection of tools for automatic and manual organization; and increased control over editing, audio sweetening, motion graphics creation, color grading, and delivery offer significant improvements over Final Cut Pro 7. Final Cut Pro X is a powerful and flexible video editing application designed for pro editors, and there is much to learn and explore that will accelerate your workflows and allow you to focus on the important creative decisions of storytelling.”
So, Apple designed Final Cut Pro X for professionals. We know for sure that there are professionals using it for professional work. You don’t have to like or use FCPX, but your opinion does not make it “not pro”.
[Gary Huff] “Then the discussion is clearly far from being concluded then, correct?”
Not correct. I suppose you could continue to discuss it if you’d like, but it is long since concluded.
“Two years ago, I predicted that within a year, FCP X would be the platform used by most professional video editors. Is that true? It’s impossible to say, because “professional video editor” is a concept that is being redefined as I write this.”
[Gary Huff] “That’s a “no” if I ever heard one.”
Uhhh, yeah. I agree. That probably wasn’t the most likely prediction.
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I’ve been playing with Lightworks, under Bootcamp, and I have to say the no saving thing definitely catches on fast. I don’t use FCP X, so I don’t know if it’s the same, but in Lightworks there isn’t even a save button in the menu. It just saves every keystroke, period. No ifs, ands or buts about it.
That’s something Avid could use.
Chris
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Yeah, similar to FCPX. No save button in the menu and it logs every keystroke.
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