fyi FCP X and pricing

[Jeremy Garchow]

FCPx

[Marcus Moore]

I don’t think you’re remembering what Philip said correctly.

EDIT. After doing a search- we had this exact same back and forth last year, Aindreas. The 20 number was NOT for all pro apps. JUST Final Cut Pro.

Here’s the link to the thread from last year-

https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/335/52467

[Steve Connor]

[Aindreas Gallagher] “It actually took them a year to make a library container. An entire year.

[Bill Davis] ” driving new capabilities that the industry has never before seen?””

that’s all done. there is no more new FCPX. It’s Pages now. What you’ve got here is exactly what you are ever going to get.

pray they don’t lobotomise the deal further.”

“yawn”

Steve Connor

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

[Mehak Kiwistech]

haha, seriously i can not argue about FCP X.

[Scott Witthaus]

[Clint Wardlow] “k Apple would have handed Final Cut such a massive overhaul and change for FCP X if that software was its main source of income?”

Probably not. Before Avid became a server and “surface” company, they were stuck in what they could do with Media Composer. Big changes are something the user-base loathes, so everything Avid did was incremental. I was on the beta of MC when the Smart Tool was introduced. You would have thought the sky had fallen. Howls of “why are you making MC like FCP!”. That’s why when Oliver posted a while back about bringing FCPx features into Media Composer, I chuckled. Oh the howls…. Hell, I think Avid used a focus-group to decide whether to change the little weight-lifter icon in the UI. They can’t move too fast (which is great for their core niche) and that’s why the image of the company has become “old and slow”. it wasn’t too long ago they were the brash upstart pissing off linear gear providers. Times change.

[David Mathis]

[Marcus Moore] ” Adobe has likewise dropped the “one massive update a year” model, since they no longer need to drive upgrades with subscribers- perhaps Apple sees it the same way.”

Short term I have no issue subscribing to Adobe but over the long term is different. What incentive is there for me to pay a monthly or annual subscription fee? None that I can see, at least long term. I would like the option of a permanent license after a set time. Adobe does not offer that. No exit strategy means I am not interested. Still, they do offer CS6, but at a higher premium. I think Adobe should have dropped the price on the CS model, then perhaps more people would be willing to update every year. The cost of admission was too high, and still is that way. Just my two cents, for what it is worth.

I find Final Cut Pro X to have better value. Yes, there is room for improvement but it is becoming something I love to use.

[Marcus Moore]

I also struggle to find the value in my CC subscription. I use X and not Premier. I use Motion, and hardly ever AE anymore. So I’m basically paying $50/mo for Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat.

Whenever Adobe contacts me I tell them I believe they need to be offering more varied pricing structures than $19.99 for one app or $49.99 for everything. If they don’t, I’ll be keeping my eyes very keenly on up and comers like Acorn or Pixelmator to satisfy my fairly conservative needs.

[Charlie Austin]

[Marcus Moore] “keeping my eyes very keenly on up and comers like Acorn or Pixelmator to satisfy my fairly conservative needs.”

Off topic, but I gotta say, Pixelmator is really quite awesome…

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[Marcus Moore]

I’ve owned Pixelmator for a while- got it during a sale price. I should really try to commit myself to doing some work in it. But can you bring in layered Pixelmator documents into FCPX and Motion?

[Charlie Austin]

[Marcus Moore] “But can you bring in layered Pixelmator documents into FCPX and Motion?”

Just tried it, I guess not. I’m gonna email the PXM and FCP folks now. 🙂

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