Long time editor’s frustration with FCPX

[Robin S. kurz]

[James Ewart] “You are a perpetual antagonist on this thread Robin.”

😀 Sure James. Fortunately it’s of course not because you don’t like the uncomfortable questions (that you are unable to answer like an actual adult). What you need is an echo-chamber. I get it. Off you go then.

[Neil Goodman]

[Robin S. Kurz] “Surely by TIMECODE, no? Something you can of course see at all times. Otherwise simply ⇧Z before (or even after) you play, use the scrolling (as described before), hit ⌘+ or ⌘- during playback… there are already many ways to get what you’re looking for, albeit be it “manually”. It’s not FCP 7 where any and everything you do during playback stops playback. Nor is it e.g. Logic Pro that has far less overhead to deal with.

Certainly solutions that I far prefer over potential dropped-frames due to GPU/CPU cycles needed for redrawing (unneeded) timeline elements. It’s certainly far easier for an Avid (or the aforementioned Logic) for example, considering it offers only a fragment of the visual information in the timeline as FCP does.
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Wholy crap – are you serious with this? Ae you trying to troll?

every other NLE since pretty much the beginning has had a scrolling timeline, or if not smooth scrolling one that at least keeps up.

FCPX doesnt for whatever reason. James wishes it would because its something that over the years and years of using NLE’s prior to FCPX, you grow accustomed to if its the way you fancy to work. Simple as that.

He likes it, you dont, you sound as if you wish they wont add features to FCPX that you dont think are necessary just because you dont need it. Sure you can use timecode, but why? sure you could zoom out, but why if is not your preference to? Its something simple that can definitely be implemented so why not?

Why argue against it?

[Robin S. kurz]

[Neil Goodman] “Wholy crap – are you serious with this? Ae you trying to troll? “

Gee. At least I’m glad that I get the WHOL [sic] crap. And yes I am. And yes, you clearly are.

[Mike Warmels]

I wonder though: do you guys immediately update/upgrade when something comes out.

Most people I know, me included, wait a while. AJA and Black Magic drivers can suddenly not be functioning again (I’ve had that so I had to wait for an update), SAN systems may not naturally work with the set-up one has (like a SAN system still working on Mavericks).

To say things I run into with 10.1.4 are old and obsolete, if find tad weird… 10.2 has only been out for six weeks and has had its first update. I never update immediately… my entire system needs to work and updates for other equipment or drivers can only begin to be developed at the moment of release.

[Andy Neil]

[Mike Warmels] “I wonder though: do you guys immediately update/upgrade when something comes out. “

I have FCPX on two systems. My Mac Pro tower (which contains my Avid and Adobe CC as well), and my laptop, which just has FCPX.

After a release, I typically wait to hear from the early adopters for any up front issues. But I’ll update the laptop within a couple days to run my own tests on it. I won’t update the tower until I have a need to cut with it or until I’ve fully vetted the program on the laptop. Of course, I always zip and archive my previous version so if things blow up on the tower, I can revert to the older program. One of the benefits of having sandboxed programs.

I’m never in a hurry to upgrade, unless I have need for a new feature in a release. Best to see what bugs pop up and let Apple address them before jumping in.

Andy

https://plus.google.com/u/0/107277729326633563425/videos

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Mike Warmels] “I wonder though: do you guys immediately update/upgrade when something comes out. “

I don’t, especially OS upgrades.

I am not looking forward to the once a year OS updates from Apple.

[Mike Warmels]

Me neither… I still haven’t updated to the last Yosemite update…not all my software is supported yet…

So the same with FCPX 10.2… Just a little longer.

[Craig Alan]

try fcp>preferences>editing>timeline>check the options you want

Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.

[Kevin Ryan]

I stumbled onto this thread while searching for others complaining about a certain feature of FCPX. I know my particular question/complaint will be nothing new, and there may be dozens of threads about this on here, so I apologize in advance if that’s so.

Is there ANY way to move the Inspector tab/window to a second monitor? Or at least to make it so that my Inspector window opens to the full height of my monitor, without reducing my timeline and effects windows to tiny slivers at the bottom of my screen? It is infuriating to have to continually scroll to the very bottom of the Inspector to access the Compositing/Opacity controls. Or any other controls for that matter as I begi to add effects.

Likewise, it is annoying to have to continually click between the video and audio controls. I’d just like to have them both open and parked on another monitor, with all controls constantly accessible.

I actually love FCPX, having spent years happily working with FCP7. I fully endorse the magnetic timeline and many of the other features. But the lack of control over the layout is absolutely dumbfounding. I have to engage in a ridiculous amount of mouse-clicking and mouse-movement that is completely unnecessary and which slows me down. I can’t be the only one.

I understand the designer’s intentions, making it “simple” and uncluttered. However, there should be an option (buried deeply within the preferences if need be) that would allow for undocking and customization of the control windows.

Have Apple ever released an official explanation/defense regarding this?

[Andy Neil]

There are currently very limited options for the UI layout, mostly just single and double monitors. However, I might be able to help you a bit with your mouse clicking.

You can assign keyboard shortcuts to next and previous tab in the inspector. Just open up the custom keyboard controls (CMD+OPT+K). Then type “inspector” in the search bar. Find the Next/Previous tab key and assign your preferred shortcut.

The Inspector has to be active for the shortcut to work, but you can make it active with CMD+OPT+4.

Andy

https://plus.google.com/u/0/107277729326633563425/videos