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FYI, the blog FCPX on-air posts will be posted in the FCPX Techniques forum
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[Craig Seeman] “If an experienced post/editor who may have had background with Avid, Adobe, Legacy, had an insightful experience with FCPX, they, as lurkers, may decide this is not the place to post since they may be treated with professional disrespect.
“This shouldn’t be a problem any more, but sadly it is, it seems to have got worse in the last few days and it’s doing this forum no good at all.
Steve Connor
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I think I understand John’s reasoning. Even though I seldom post I read pretty much everything on both forums. I’ve learned a great deal from some of the tangents this forum particularly has taken.
It’s one thing to make reasonable points about limitations or flaws or missing features in FCPX (although I doubt many of the people posting here go to the Abobe or Avid forums and make equally hostile remarks as they do here). Those posts are informative and may even help make FCPX better in the long run. You, Chris, have contributed greatly to those, in my opinion.
Jihads and Jermiahads about the FCPX apocalypse, however, jumped the snark some time ago. They say much more about the person posting than the product.
Best,
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[John Davidson] “You’re both right. I apologize to both of you if I had somehow made you think that I have direct mental control of any current or former elected officials of the Executive branch of United States, or that perhaps Apple somehow waits to make all decisions and announcements based off my recommendations.
Some, perhaps, but definitely not all.
“Wait a second. You told me that the Veep was like your puppet, and that getting him to make the current Current TV deal was like step one in your plan to take X to a planetary level in time to welcome our new reptilian masters, just before they shed their human skins and take full control. Or did I dream that? Or was that an episode of South Park?
It all gets so confusing.
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[Chris Harlan] “Wait a second. You told me that the Veep was like your puppet, and that getting him to make the current Current TV deal was like step one in your plan to take X to a planetary level in time to welcome our new reptilian masters, just before they shed their human skins and take full control.”
and Aindreas has been sent here to stop them?
Steve Connor
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[Craig Seeman] “On the other hand there’s strong hostility which is not at all productive IMHO. I’m not sure how many new people drop in and start posting but it seems like this forum is constrained to our regulars. I can only speculate that the hostility is driving potential new participants away from posting any kind of positive experience.”
Oh you poor dears. Below are excerpts from the first 5 responses to Craig Slattery’s very positive thread about posting his new show.
Methinks you got the responses you were asking for — and are now playing the wounded innocent.
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Yep. Couldn’t agree more.
Bring on the 20 paragraph rant replies!
John Davidson
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We know it’s not FCPX, he’s taking performance enhancing drugs.
Craig Seeman
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[Don Scioli] “Duh, i could have told you it was fast 6 months ago,”Unfortunately when people say that, the skeptics may be pondering what hallucinogens the editor might be using or what’s in the Kool-aid they’re drinking.
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[craig slattery] “The down side, as a freelancer Im doing my self out of work.”
This what happens when they dumb down an NLE. It makes all the decisions for you and gets done faster.
Actually you’re now guaranteed call backs for revisions because, according to others, apparently you will forever be the only one in the U.K. who edits with FCPX.
Craig Seeman
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Zebra Productions
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nothin’ attached to nothin’
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[Steve Connor] “[Chris Harlan] “Wait a second. You told me that the Veep was like your puppet, and that getting him to make the current Current TV deal was like step one in your plan to take X to a planetary level in time to welcome our new reptilian masters, just before they shed their human skins and take full control.”
and Aindreas has been sent here to stop them?
““I would guess. Either in a TARDIS or on a Dalek mothership,” he said, wistfully trying to sound neutral in the silly slap-fest that seems to have ensued.
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[Steve Connor] “This shouldn’t be a problem any more, but sadly it is, it seems to have got worse in the last few days and it’s doing this forum no good at all.”
I tune it out now because there’s nothing new or insightful in the comments, just axe grinding.
Of course FCPX has flaws…so your favorite NLE doesn’t?
Of course there are real questions and criticisms over the way FCPX was launched – a year and a half ago.
But the compulsive slagging of a technology that you’ve opted not to embrace just comes across as bitter.
That’s not to say that lively discussions as to it’s strengths and weaknesses and the ideology behind it and GUIs in general aren’t great – they’re what made this forum so interesting.
But please, when someone has something professionally insightful to share let it be shared and discussed in the proper context. That is, that FCPX is being used by a lot of people, who are really enjoying the experience and producing wonderful work with it.
Start from that point, and it’s all good.
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No problem. I’m contacting you via email.
Know someone who teaches video editing in elementary school, high school or college? Tell them to check out http://www.StartEditingNow.com – video editing curriculum complete with licensed practice content.
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[Chris Harlan] “in the silly slap-fest that seems to have ensued.”
Geez, I’m already WAY too old for Cochilla, so the thought of attending slap-fest is, like, totally out of the question.
BTW, I really like your new picture. It’s kinda comforting to joust with a human as opposed to an anthropomorphized ornament. Well done sir!
Know someone who teaches video editing in elementary school, high school or college? Tell them to check out http://www.StartEditingNow.com – video editing curriculum complete with licensed practice content.
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Yes, Herb, I was mimicking the responses that a post like Craig Slattery’s usually gets. That’s mainly because those are the kind of responses we have seen on this forum in the past.
While I suspect there are many lurkers, we haven’t heard much from any new voices for some time. I also suspect that the lurkers who might otherwise want to talk about good experiences, shy away.
Craig Slattery mentions other editors gaining interest and then that’s refuted. That kind of response is too common.
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