Is it all over?

[Andrew Kimery]

[Rich Rubasch] “I so much want to commit to FCP X. I am not convinced yet that Apple is as serious about editing as I am (with my 13 year old company on the line). “

My suggestion is not to commit to any single NLE. Pick the one (or two or three) that best fits your needs today and for the foreseeable future (3-5 years) and just go with it. Try to keep archives platform agnostic (save XMLs/AFFs, etc.,) so you can relatively easily bring projects back to life after the next sea change event occurs. Be a Willow, not an Oak. 😉

The software is cheap, installing side by side (or on separate partitions) is simple and the I/O hardware (if you need it) is largely platform agnostic so I don’t see the need for a ‘pick it and stick with it’ approach anymore.

[Charlie Austin]

[Andrew Kimery] “My suggestion is not to commit to any single NLE”

I concur. While I clearly have a favorite, I currently have FCP X, PrCC, MC, and now R11 ready to go if I need them or feel like using them. FCP 7 still works as well. It’s also good for your brain to try to remember how they all work. Wards off Alzheimer’s… 😉

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~ My FCPX Babbling blog ~
~”It is a poor craftsman who blames his tools.”~
~”The function you just attempted is not yet implemented”~

[Julian Bowman]

Didn’t iMovie win?

[Bill Davis]

Rich,

If it stays this humid (along with hot) in Phoenix, I might volunteer to come out and teach X to your crew for free. Just send me a bus ticket, get me a cheap hotel room, and toss me some Culvers coupons. Wisconsin for a week or so sounds like heaven after the weird early monsoons have kicked our humidity WAY up over the typical 10%.

(cranking down the AC)

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.

[Daniel Frome]

I use it mainly for creative tinkering, and admiring all the real-time scopes…even on my laptop.

It seems to have troubles working properly with my AJA T-Tap … but I won’t let that bother me for now. Even with any perceived shortcomings, I can still “sandbox” my ideas around faster than other NLEs.

[Herb Sevush]

[Lance Bachelder] “Also plan to cancel my CC at the end of the month.”

Would love to hear the reasoning behind this – what didn’t work for you?

[Lance Bachelder] “It was at a Vegas premiere that I resolved to become an avid FCPX user.”

I’m very slow today, took a moment to appreciate this. Nice.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin’ attached to nothin’
“Deciding the spine is the process of editing” F. Bieberkopf

[Herb Sevush]

[Steve Connor] “did FCPX win?”

No, Belgium won.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin’ attached to nothin’
“Deciding the spine is the process of editing” F. Bieberkopf

[Alban Egger]

FCPX won, unless you charge by the hour.

[David Mathis]

[Lance Bachelder] “t was at a Vegas premiere that I resolved to become an avid FCPX user.”

I have decided to resolve not to subscribe to CC but rather be an avid user of FCP X. 🙂

I love puns.

[Daniel Frome]

The last time I went to Vegas they Premiered a naked Symphony by some terrible Composer named Edius, who didn’t have a clue how to Resolve a note.