New FCPX Next week?

[Oliver Peters]

I’m betting more like December. The FCPX Creative Summit is in early November in Cupertino. In the past, an update has been close to that. They have until the end of the year to release the new Mac Pro and still be within the window of “coming this Fall”. So maybe preview FCPX at the Summit, release a few weeks thereafter, and then release the tower before the end of December.

https://www.fcpxcreativesummit.com

– Oliver

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[Doug Metz]

[Oliver Peters] “So maybe preview FCPX at the Summit, release a few weeks thereafter, and then release the tower before the end of December.
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This is my expectation as well.

Doug Metz

Dalton Agency

[Steve Connor]

Perhaps we’ll get a “maintenance” update first. I imagine most of the Apple apps will have them

[Oliver Peters]

[Steve Connor] “Perhaps we’ll get a “maintenance” update first”

That will likely be the case because of Catalina anyway.

– Oliver

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[James Culbertson]

I hope that the next version of FCP 10 does not mandate Catalina. We need a year or so to get all the non-64 bit apps (or their supporting apps like updaters, etc.) on board before it will be possible to update OS. Seems like this transition will be a real pain for a lot of us.

[Mark Suszko]

From your lips to their ears..

[Eric Santiago]

Maybe time it with MacPro release?

[Bill Davis]

Well, we’ve known about the 32-bit code compatibility issues for quite a while. So it seems odd to me that folks might need an additional YEAR to get things settled after Catalina rolls out and 32-bit apps become a problem. the active Devs are all on board, and if you are still using odd really old apps whose developers aren’t freshening their code for the new era – seems to me this might be an excellent time to cut them loose and find new, faster and more modern solutions.

I personally was concerned since I lost a LOT of legacy attendant software when I left the Photoshop /Lightroom fold over the subscription thing – but now I’m crazy happy with the speed and ease of tools like Luminar. Tools I probably wouldn’t have found and learned if I hadn’t dumped my legacy workflow thinking.

Just like dumping tracks in 2011 and adopting FCP X, the transition was uncomfortable – but the months and months and months of speed and editorial pleasure since has made it totally worthwhile.

Can’t wait for the Creative Summit – to hopefully see the MacPro and 16” MacBook Pro the rumors suggest might debut!

These new hardware assets running the latest FCP X code and the other modern recently re-coded new tools designed for Catelina, Metal and tge new Apple hardware refresh seem to promise a lot of new productivity.

Fingers crossed!!

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The shortest path to FCP X mastery.

[Oliver Peters]

[Bill Davis] “Well, we’ve known about the 32-bit code compatibility issues for quite a while. “

In some cases the issue isn’t the app itself, but rather companion installers and uninstallers. It also includes things like user manuals.

Unfortunately there are quite a few useful items that are still 32-bit and it will be unlikely that these are updated anytime soon. For example, Wave Agent and QT7 (EOL as we know).

It may well be that Catalina ends up having the slowest adoption rate of any of the recent macOS versions because of the 32-bit issue.

– Oliver

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[Oliver Peters]

Here you go

https://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/news/2214-apple-updates-final-cut-pro-x-to-10-4-7-motion-to-5-4-4-and-compressor-to-4-4-5

– Oliver

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