FCPX meant for newly rumored iPad HD PRO?

[Joseph Owens]

You can already do this with the iMovie iPad app for 1% of the FCX pricetag and… you can import your cut into FCX — one of the few imports actually supported. You don’t need remote desktop interfaces.

The similarities and linkages need no introductions.

jPo

You mean “Old Ben”? Ben Kenobi?

[Rick Lang]

You are right that the long-term direction could mean that, but I don’t think so based on what’s happened with Garageband and iMovie. The mobile versions of these desktop applications are not as capable as the desktop versions at this time but do not appear to me to be a replacement product. It’s true it’s not necessary to own the desktop version to utilize the mobile version, but the mobile versions are more limited and could be seen as complementary products to be used on a more restrictive platform and used by a broader less-demanding audience but I am suggesting this doesn’t preclude a ‘pro’ from making use of the mobile tools if it was useful to them.

Following the argument that the best camera is the one you have in your hand, just as mobile-device cameras abound, they would not replace a pro camera but nonetheless over time are able to take a quality picture for limited purposes and even a pro may use it for effect or convenience. Since Apple already has iMovie on the iPad and continues to offer a more functional iMovie on the desktop, I would expect if Final Cut did appear in some form on a high resolution iPad, it would have reduced functionality (especially with regard to media inputs and outputs) but could have a useful purpose in a professional capacity along with FCP X. Examples of how it could be used have been discussed by others on Creative COW.

I have no knowledge of Apple’s roadmap other than the speculation in the public domain.

Rick Lang

iMac 27” 2.8GHz i7 16GB

[Brian Andrews]

While there is no doubt that FCP X is related to iMovie, you are taking points from the iMovie ’08 launch out of context.

iMovie is for consumers. Apple is very clear on that. That demo was aimed at consumers–soccer moms and dads who want to quickly and easily edit family videos.

You can’t lump Apple’s views on making video editing quick, easy and fun for those folks into their entire philosophy.

I know fairly intelligent people in the mid 40s who have never downloaded photos off of their digital camera into their computer. They take the camera to Walgreen’s and print photos.

These are the people Apple is trying to reach with iMovie.

Apple has always been about giving ALL of us great tools to do great things.

Hopefully, they will continue to do the same for the Pros with future enhancements to FCP X.

[Tim Wilson]

[Rick Lang] “I have no knowledge of Apple’s roadmap other than the speculation in the public domain.
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Nobody does. 🙂 Based on the events and non-events of the past few weeks, we can assume that few of Apple’s partners do either….

I assume that FCPX will be on iPad as soon as humanly possible, pedal to the metal, but money talks. The quarter ending in March (Apple’s FY Q2) is traditionally kinda pokey, but it was actually Apple’s biggest Q2 for Mac sales in history, up 28% from the year before.

That includes iMacs and the various flavors of MacBooks of course, but compare to iPad unit sales of a little over 4 million. More than Macs, yes, but not crazily so — and in fact under Wall St. expectations of 6 million — and with a much lower ASP, and, I’m guessing, margin.

Apple said in their Q2 call that they believe iPad to be having a halo effect on Mac sales…well, iMacs anyway…so if iPad sales are *driving* Mac sales, and not cannibalizing them, then why on earth would Apple consider dropping Macs? That’s not just leaving money on the table. That’s throwing money OFF the table.

In the new tradition of disclosures here at Creative COW, in addition to the usual disclaimer that I am speaking only for myself, I disclose the following: not only do I have zero inside information, I have based everything I have said in this post on the assumption that Apple means what it says in public. Insert your own punchline here.

[Gary Huff]

“Next release will be awesome.” – Steve Jobs

[Ted Irving]

I”m a bit late posting, but I teach during an after school program on the high school level iMove on iPad2. All editing is finger based. FCPX is designed for this. Only a matter of time and we will be gliding our fingers over a tablet computer that is much faster than a laptop, equal to an 8 core desktop, small and with a lot of battery juice! And don’t forget that the Kinect technology of Microsoft will one day allow us to edit in mid-air. 🙂

Ted Irving
Freelance Content Creation
CBS MaxPreps/BBN3
http://www.tedtv.tv
tedirving@yahoo.com