Interesting article on using FCPX for Broadcast

[Steve Connor]

Sorry Aindreas, I thought it was a genuine question, not just an excuse for one your increasingly psychotic rants.

It used to be funny but it’s just starting to get old now. Avid’s waiting, hurry along.

Steve Connor
“FCPX Agitator”
Adrenalin Television

[Matthew Celia]

I think many people talking about “accurate color” and this guys workflow have missed an important point worth repeating: his shows are airing on broadcast and the consensus is that the shows look JUST as good, if not better (probably more the camera work than the NLE). I think THAT is what is great about this article. He’s clearly detailed his workflow for monitoring what he cuts and using FCPX he is able to deliver a show that meets broadcast standards. He also does all his color in FCPX.

I find his workflow and his drive in the spirit of moving forward, rather than clinging to “the way things are done simply because that’s the way we’ve always done them”.

And to clear up confusion and misinformation, he is using 10.0.2 and there is the Blue only feature by changing the viewer mode to “blue channel only” while displaying bars. On a TV, you can select 1080i as the display mode (in Lion) and provided the monitor has basic calibration, you can apparently achieve quality that’s good to monitor for broadcast.

I found the article pretty exciting. Naysayers be damned.

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FCP Guru
http://www.fcpguru.com

[Aindreas Gallagher]

easy crack steve, surprisingly savage on your part, and more than a tad ad hominem.

still. answer the question please: how do you deal with this music video scenario, as an editor, where your set in and out targets are constantly locked to one single track? do you find the fact that in and out points are exclusively bound to the primary storyline limiting?

clear your head please, and try, if you can, not to go completely native??

http://www.ogallchoir.net
promo producer/editor.grading/motion graphics

[Steve Connor]

Pot calling kettle black methinks Aindreas, I’ve learned my lesson thank you, no more answers for you.

Steve Connor
“FCPX Agitator”
Adrenalin Television

[Aindreas Gallagher]

hang on – isn’t this a valid question? I’m not actually ranting here. sort of. isn’t the in out target keyboard shortcut limitation a genuine issue?

http://www.ogallchoir.net
promo producer/editor.grading/motion graphics

[Steve Connor]

I don’t get what you mean, what limitation?

Steve Connor
“FCPX Agitator”
Adrenalin Television

[Aindreas Gallagher]

oh steve.

http://www.ogallchoir.net
promo producer/editor.grading/motion graphics

[Steve Connor]

OK one last hurrah before I need to sleep.

Press i to mark an in point in the project, press o to mark an out point.

Press I to mark an in point in the clip

Press q to place the clip ABOVE the primary or any connected clips or secondary storylines.

Am I barking up the wrong tree?

Steve Connor
“FCPX Agitator”
Adrenalin Television

[Chris Harlan]

Good article. Thanks for posting. I found it very interesting. I hope to see more stuff like this.

[Lance Bachelder]

You’re a nice guy Steve. Some of the folks here including some of the “leaders” clearly have no intention of ever giving the software a try. I’d respect that if they were top “pro’s” but looking at some of their demo reels I see most are pitifully mediocre and their work needs nothing more than the actual iMovie to accomplish.

There I said it…

Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Irvine, California