Goodbye FCP

[Jeremy Garchow]

CatDV?

[Will Griffith]

We have it and I like it.. but it does not have the same functionality we require.

Maybe the CatDV folks are listening… I hope.

[Eric Santiago]

you dont have FCP anymore?
can you afford just to move just like that from one platform to another?
damn Id have to write up a 30 page explanation to do that where I work.
oh well, FCPX seems to be working for what Im using it for.
just in case, welcome to Avid.
Were an Avid facility.
Here’s a tip.
Dont update the software until a few weeks reading their Avid Forum 😛

[Will Griffith]

I preferred Apple’s solutions.. but hey do not offer those solutions anymore.

Not sure how better to explain it.

[Michael Hancock]

[Eric Santiago] “Here’s a tip.
Dont update the software until a few weeks reading their Avid Forum :P”

Sound advice for any software – let others shake the bugs out first.

While it’s easy to roll back a version on an Avid, and your projects are backwards compatible (or the bins at least), it’s always better to check the forums a week or two after release to actually upgrade.

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Michael Hancock
Editor

[Chris Kenny]

[Will Griffith] “Moving the shop to Avid & daVinci.

Why would you switch platforms? I assume FCP 7 meets your current needs, or you’d have switched long ago. That means you’re presumably switching based on future expectations, yes?

In that context, it’s worth pointing out that Final Cut Pro X is a next-generation video editing application, newly rewritten from the ground up. Yes, it’s missing a few key features in its first release. But Apple will have a far easier time adding those features back in than Avid will have modernizing Media Composer to the same extent. If you’re looking for a platform for the next decade, it’s probably not a brilliant idea to bet against Apple right now.

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[Will Griffith]

Discontinuing Final Cut Server and providing no roadmap or alternative
was the last straw for me. That is the reason.

As far as the “next genration” We heard that about Apple two years ago.. and we got FCPx.
Maybe in a year or two it will be something.. or maybe not.

[Matt Callac]

[Chris Kenny] “Why would you switch platforms? I assume FCP 7 meets your current needs, or you’d have switched long ago. That means you’re presumably switching based on future expectations, yes?

In that context, it’s worth pointing out that Final Cut Pro X is a next-generation video editing application, newly rewritten from the ground up. Yes, it’s missing a few key features in its first release. But Apple will have a far easier time adding those features back in than Avid will have modernizing Media Composer to the same extent. If you’re looking for a platform for the next decade, it’s probably not a brilliant idea to bet against Apple right now.”

Chris, It’s not worth arguing over. People are going to see what they want to see at this point. Responding to people who are threatening to change editors is just wasting your time and resources. You aren’t going to change their minds.

-mattyc

[Gary Askham]

The only decision I have made is that I am not going to make any decisions yet.

Although I can say I am definitely not going to be upgrading our 18 edit suites to FCP X in the forseeable future. But I’m also not thinking about throwing our MacPro’s and Xsan out the window.

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FCP and Avid Technical Support
Air Post Production
Shoreditch – London

[Chris Conlee]

Yeah, the 5.0 release was a bit of a hiccup. But at least Avid starts releasing fixes IMMEDIATELY upon release of a product. They’ll do patch releases as soon as they get something fixed. There were something like 9 fixes to MC 5 before they released 5.5 a year later, which is a very strong release. They listen, and they know when they’ve screwed the pooch on something.

They actually have company representatives actively engaged in their forum as well.