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Interesting – NOW Apple wants our opinion on FCP
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[Dave LaRonde] “But there’s still the issue of timing: why now? You ask such questions before the software’s in the can, not after.
“I’m guessing they’re asking themselves some questions, as well. I remember one of the survey questions being about why you are not using X and if it has something to do with things you’ve heard about it. I’m guessing they are having some internal struggle over X’s mixed reception and are trying to find some common ground from which to proceed.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “Whatever. I say, why not now? This seems rather unprecedented, but who knows what the hell it really means.
Carry on, Apple.
In the survey, was there anything about Mac hardware?
“I agree. And, yes there was. They seemed particularly interested in what kind of machines you ran X, 7 or other NLEs on, down to wanting to know A) what Apple stuff you owned, B) what you edited on, and C) what you “primarily” edited on.
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[Chris Harlan] “They seemed particularly interested in what kind of machines you ran X, 7 or other NLEs on, down to wanting to know A) what Apple stuff you owned, B) what you edited on, and C) what you “primarily” edited on.”
Hmm
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[Jeremy Garchow] “[Chris Harlan] “They seemed particularly interested in what kind of machines you ran X, 7 or other NLEs on, down to wanting to know A) what Apple stuff you owned, B) what you edited on, and C) what you “primarily” edited on.”
Hmm”
Yeah. Of course, the Mac Pro wasn’t included in the list.
Just kidding.
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[Chris Harlan] “Is it possible that X was developed over “there” and brought over “here?” And if so, is it about to be weaponized?”
Judging from some of the back-and-forth a few threads down, it already has been.
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[Chris Harlan] “Yeah. Of course, the Mac Pro wasn’t included in the list.”
YES it was! In fact it came up couple times, during the FCPX part and in the Motion part.
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I got the survey yesterday, too. My hands were sore after typing so much. Favorite thing I said was “We don’t produce thumbnails, so why do we have to edit with them?”
I made comments about needing real tracks for audio, dual viewers, deck control, frame accurate external monitoring (with no delay, etc), and a more customizable interface overall. Oh yeah, and a default ‘magnetic timeline off’ preference. I explained that sometimes you don’t want your whole sequence timing to slip off, especially when you’re editing 30 second spots. I also mentioned the need to fully separate projects (or events, ugh) so that competing clients don’t accidentally see each other’s work. Which reminds me, I mentioned my annoyance with the events/projects name change, because it IS annoying. I also mentioned the need to not rely on 3rd parties to fill in things like opening old projects, because if Apple updates FCPX it could break functionality until the 3rd party catches up, which could be disastrous in a high pressure environment.
I think everybody’s covered it, but lots of hardware questions, lots of ‘what else do you own’, ‘what do you do’, ‘what have you used’ questions. I feel like there’s some renewed interest in getting FCPX mainstream in our world, not just creative enthusiasts. Making a reach, I’d suspect there’s a new mac pro coming.
John Davidson | President / Creative Director | Magic Feather Inc.
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That is all there with the separate projects and the same with functionality you mention in Timeline.
Keep the A and P key in memory. I kinda agreed about the Interface but after working with Shake, Nuke but I know Smoke has this to. I like the static interface but option are good to have right.
From the survey it seems they are not wanting to change FCPX as it is today but more enhanced it and I think we should use this option.
Don’t complain about difference FCPX and FCP7 but more give more enhancement.P.S. what you mean Thumbnails? Premiere was rolling with this for years no complains from that end… 😉
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[Dave LaRonde] “On the other hand, the questions could be like this imaginary example:
How much do you love the magnetic timeline?
A) Can’t live without it
B) Really think it’s great
C) It’s pretty nice
D) It’s okay”Colbert-style survey:
Final Cut Pro X: great NLE or greatest NLE?
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I mean putting thumbnails where a preview viewer would go for ins/out/etc. I don’t necessarily want a tabbed interface or breakout panels, but a bit more control over where things go, what buttons are visible, etc can’t hurt.
I can complain about anything I want – and usually do! 🙂John Davidson | President / Creative Director | Magic Feather Inc.
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