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What I don’t understand is why somebody from Apple do not participate in this way.
I hate these stony silences and then out of the blue and update.
Why can’t Apple keep us updated on their plans for the development of the software? I know it’s all top secret but three months off why not give us the nod maybe?
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[James Ewart] “Why can’t Apple keep us updated on their plans for the development of the software? I know it’s all top secret but three months off why not give us the nod maybe?”
They never do this. It’s not how Apple generally operates. They might have in the past, but not for years. Part of the cross you bear for liking to work with their products.
– Oliver
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[Herb Sevush] “What I was commenting on was the idea that knowledge of a particular tool, in this case a video camera, trumps talent and experience.”
I’m not completely disagreeing with you here, but I’m old school like you and have seen the changes in the technology come a long way. I remember shooting with those betacams with all the switches on the side of the camera that you could easily get to.
Now, these cameras are so menu driven you could get lost on one or hold up the shoot if you don’t know your way around it.
These new cameras are coming at us in waves.
A 7 year talented DP that had used the ALEXA many times might turn in a better job than the 30 year DP that had never used that camera before and doesn’t know how to maximize it’s strengths. Providing you had an experienced gaffer there.
Talent and experience don’t have to go together. Janusz didn’t have much experience but he had a great deal of talent.
Maybe this editor is in that boat.
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[James Ewart] “Why can’t Apple keep us updated on their plans for the development of the software?”
In fairness James, I don’t think Dennis does that either. He basically comes on here and knocks down misconceptions about their products. (Apple maybe should at least do that also)
He is not going to give up any “plans” for the future, and in that sense they are not much different than Apple.
“Sorry guys, we don’t (and I can’t) comment on what we are working on. ”
Just above.
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[tony west] “He is not going to give up any “plans” for the future”
Although sometimes he does hint strongly 🙂
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[Richard Herd] “And changing audio output settings (ergo omf) is simply ridiculous: new sequence, change audio settings, copypasta. Roles win for this every time. There is no reason this cannot be done in Premiere via the mixer interface: I need a little button [export stems], and then whatever name they are is what they are named. When someone else (say in ProTools) opens it up, they see exactly what my mixer is. … and now I’m writing that as feature request”
We agree 100% 😉
This was a bit of a hint though was it not. Nice to feel that God is listening.
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[Herb Sevush] “This has been part of the standard two headed argument “FCPX is very easy to learn, young students pick it up right away” combined with “well if you tried FCPX and didn’t like it, it’s because you didn’t give it enough time to learn it thoroughly because you were trying to make it work like your last NLE and you have to unlearn your old habits.” Apparently FCPX is both way simple and way complex, depending on what point you’re trying to make. “
No, actually you just have to understand it in context. Never mind that I (and others) clearly differentiated between experienced editors i.e. people with any type of previous experience with an NLE and complete tyros. It only appears contradictory when you (conveniently?) forget to differentiate. In which case ANY experienced user of ANY one app will generally have more problems with ANY other similar app that sways too much from what they are used to, most likely even EXPECT. For simple reasons of muscle memory alone. There’s a huge difference between a “What??! Why??” reaction and an “Oh… I see” in terms of ability and/or willingness to learn something new. There is absolutely nothing FCP X specific about that.
[Herb Sevush] “Bill Davis has repeatedly said that it takes months to truly master FCPX in all of it’s depth and that it is especially hard for experienced editors who have to first “unlearn” so many of their old habits.”
Right. Because the one opinion that suits your argument is the only possible valid one and the measure for all others after that. Got it.
– RK
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[Robin S. Kurz] “[Herb Sevush] “Bill Davis has repeatedly said that it takes months to truly master FCPX in all of it’s depth and that it is especially hard for experienced editors who have to first “unlearn” so many of their old habits.”
“To be fair that was the case with me – it did take me months to feel I had mastered FCPX. Actually all these apps seem to take me a few months before I feel I have mastered them.
Don’t all these applications take everybody a few months to learn? And aren’t we all continuing to learn about them all the time? I know I am.
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[Robin S. Kurz] “[Herb Sevush] “Bill Davis has repeatedly said that it takes months to truly master FCPX in all of it’s depth and that it is especially hard for experienced editors who have to first “unlearn” so many of their old habits.”
Right. Because the one opinion that suits your argument is the only possible valid one and the measure for all others after that. Got it.
“I know Bill is way too modest to blow his own trumpet, but for anyone, like Robin, unfamiliar with the notion that Bill Davis is a recognised authority on FCP X, you might want to have a look at this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WBVnt4eBdI
And this:
In the latter, Bill Davis trades FCP X tips with other world-leaders in the FCPX field including Mike Matzdorff, Sam Mestman, Steve Martin and Mark Spencer.
Simon Ubsdell
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[Simon Ubsdell] “a recognised authority on FCP X, you might want to have a look at this:”
Wow, thanks Simon. I totally hadn’t seen or noticed ANY of that until now. What an eye-opener.
Never mind that I never once questioned Bill’s competence in any way shape of form (let alone use his name), nor was that even vaguely the point. But hey, never mind. I get where it’s coming from.
– RK
Edit: Oh, actually I did leave his name in. My bad. Selected too much text upon quoting. Oh well.
Edit 2: Either way, I don’t see how any of your links are even vaguely relevant to teaching/learning in a classroom (i.e. the actual subject at hand). Because… they’re not. But again, never mind. It was never about him. And never mind that he himself responded nearly the exact same way in response to the same post.
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