New Walter Murch FCPX interview (from macvideo)

[Bill Davis]

This is precisely why Walter is such an icon in the editing world.
Unlike any amateur, if you ask him “why” about any part of his craft, you’ll instantly grasp not only that he has a solid answer, but that he’s come to his answer after measured reflection and openness to the entire scope of possibilities.
Thanks for this.

“Before speaking out ask yourself whether your words are true, whether they are respectful and whether they are needed in our civil discussions.”-Justice O’Connor

[David Roth weiss]

[Bill Davis] “Unlike any amateur, if you ask him “why” about any part of his craft, you’ll instantly grasp not only that he has a solid answer, but that he’s come to his answer after measured reflection and openness to the entire scope of possibilities.”

What has Walter Murch said in this video that many here, myself included, haven’t been telling you all along right here?

Please, just name one thing?

However, if you can hear the words better, because they come from Murch’s mouth, then so much the better.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
https://www.drwfilms.com

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[Jeremy Garchow]

Thanks for posting this, Mark.

Jeremy

[Jamie Franklin]

[Bill Davis] “Unlike any amateur, if you ask him “why” about any part of his craft, you’ll instantly grasp not only that he has a solid answer, but that he’s come to his answer after measured reflection and openness to the entire scope of possibilities.”

Like when he said as a professional the future is irrelevant, despite his optimism, it has to work now…

Unlike an amateur, where they don’t know what they want until Apple tells them…

[Eduardo Serrano]

He seems a lot more optimistic than he was at the boston supermeet when he described the exchange of letters between him and Apple. He even questioned the reliability of apple as a pro plataform. So, there you go, did he asked to be interviewed to mend things with apple? hahaha.

But yeah… seriously… maybe in 4 years Fcpx will be good enough but it doesn’t pay my bills the way it is now.
And someone has to tell Mr. Murch that real video monitoring was not fixed on the last patch. He made the mistake twice now.

[Jeremy Garchow]

[David Roth Weiss] “What has Walter Murch said in this video that many here, myself included, haven’t been telling you all along right here?

Please, just name one thing?”

That he’s optimistic. And seems to think that you will be able to make FCPX as pro as you need or want, and 3rd party support might be the way to get there.

There’s a lot of people that seem not to think that this might be a possibility, from what I can read on these forums.

He calls film making pros “a pain in the ass”.

Magnetic timelines, may be good, tracklessness may be good, his words.

He is missing the viewer/canvas, as am I the more I test FCPX.

He also can’t use it today, (I can’t either), but he certainly didn’t say he won’t use it. In my feeble mind, there’s a huge difference.

Jeremy

[Jamie Franklin]

[Jeremy Garchow] “Magnetic timelines, may be good, tracklessness may be good, his words.”

He also said that is not how he likes to work. “I don’t need my hand held…is this the right thing to do…I’m not able to use FCX and make music” his words

[Jeremy Garchow] ” He is missing the viewer/canvas, as am I the more I test FCPX.”

Sounds like a dealbreaker the way he described it. “I depend on that” his words

[Jeremy Garchow] ” He calls film making pros “a pain in the ass”.”

Because they know what they want…and he unpacked this quite deliberately.

How is anything there different then what has been spelled out repeatedly here?

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Jamie Franklin] “How is anything there different then what has been spelled out repeatedly here?”

Because he’s a well respected professional and he’s optimistic, rather than destitute of all possibilities.

Should I grab my helmet?

[Walter Soyka]

[Jeremy Garchow] “Should I grab my helmet?”

Have you actually taken it off?

Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
RenderBreak Blog – What I’m thinking when my workstation’s thinking
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[Jeremy Garchow]

[Walter Soyka] “Have you actually taken it off?”

Heh heh. Thanks for that one.