Is JVC HM 700 compatible with final cut X ?

[Don Smith]

Glad to have helped. Now, how can I convince you that if you’ll get to know FCPX, you’ll see why Premiere Pro and Avid are antiquated? I know Avid because I had to edit on it for years and I own the latest version of Premiere Pro and seriously considered (and rejected) it.

Really give FCPX a tryout. Also, I’ve been collecting links to free tutorials and tips on a hidden page on my website. Got to https://www.newsvideo.com/fcpx

You can’t beat the multi cam editing in FCPX. The new editing paradigm is the future. Track-based editing is a century old and needs to be retired.

All effects are Motion effects. Don’t like something? Change it in Motion. Or create your own custom effects. I could go on and on. I just telling you that if you’ll start working in FCPX as I have you’ll discover new miracles almost daily.

Don
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[Umberto Aguiar]

Hi, Don. I will be editing on fc X instead of fc 7 from now on but just because Motion 5 seems to be far better than Motion 4. I really don’t like fc X’s interface and don’t think I ever will. I also don’t need all those metadata features as I edit mainly news and short videos.

I have three videos, just personal projects, that I will edit on fc X. Maybe I will change my mind after editing those videos on fc X but it is very unlikely. I believe in love at first sight and I disliked fc X from the beginning.

I will check the tips on your site. I am also learning fc X through books and have three of them:
Ms. Weynand, Wohl/Brenneis and Larry Jordan. They have different approaches and they complement each other. That said, Larry Jordan’s is the best one, in my opinion.

I feel much more freedom whilst editing on fc 7. I know that I need to leave fc 7 in the past because Apple will let it die but I still like the visualisation that I can have with fc 7’s timeline, reason why I will try Adobe.
Moreover, I have to think about the market and AP’s London office, for example, is changing from final cut 7 to Adobe. I work for them sometimes and need to consider that.

I don’t know Adobe and don’t know if I will like it but, despite liking many things in fc x, there are many things on fc X that make me think of children’s games.

I would like to have a 64 bit traditional timeline to work with and will try Adobe. I will have Adobe and fc X and right now I really don’t know which one I will use more. Let’s see.

[Jason Porthouse]

Humberto, you mentioned your external HD is a Western Digital passport. Is this USB? If so that’s your problem with regard to disk speed – as many have said here before, NEVER use USB for editing from. The sustained throughput of your video files simply isn’t up to it and it WILL crash or at very least drop frames.

I’ve cut XDCamEX35, 50 and DVCPro100 happily in X from a firewire 800 drive (Lacie Rugged and G-Tech) and these will be fine. No need to go to a RAID if portability is necessary – just a good quality firewire 800 will be fine for you. Don’t let it get too full (no more than 80%) and I reckon you’ll be set.

HTH

Jason

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[Umberto Aguiar]

Thanks for the advice, Jason. My external hard drive is 800 firewire. I also have a portable passport that is 800 firewire. I’m using 95% of the passport. I guess I need to do some cleaning over there. But I leave the mac itself in good shape and am not using even half of its space.

I had this problem with my camera and went through hell for a couple of days. Then good people helped me to sort the problem. This thing with my camera made me learn a lot more about storage then I knew a few days ago. The best thing about this profession is that every single day we learn something new.

[Claude Lyneis]

A good graphics card is everything with FCPX as you have found out. I learned that the hard way with my old mac and now with my 2012 27inch iMac FCPX is way better.

It is too bad Apple is not more upfront about graphics cards and FCPX.

[Umberto Aguiar]

Yes, Apple should be more upfront about the real cost of fc X . My mac meets the requirements to install fc X but Apple doesn’t mention that the compatibility is only partial.

I know that software technologies are always moving forward and they are moving fast but I think there is also a bit of planned obsolescence happening.

My macbook pro, when I bought it, was the most powerful laptop from Apple: 17″, 3.06 GHz, 7200 rpm, 500 GB. Now, this wonderful creature is not even 3 years old and I’m right on the “border” of compatibility with fc X…

My files are playing fine on fc X now but I know for sure that I will need to buy a brand new macbook pro if I really want to take advantage of fc X and, especially, motion 5. An iMac would be much more reasonable for my tight budget but I do need a laptop. In any case, I am preparing myself to buy a new mac, considering the advanced age of my 30 months old computer…

There are many passionate arguments about the pros and cons of final cut X but one thing I know for sure: The apparent low cost of fc X is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

[Chris Mccormick]

I was wondering everyones thoughts on transcoding the JVCs .mov file when importing it into fcpx…Do you feel there is a need to?