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oh good god, people. *DON’T PANIC*
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That may be, but the tools that DO APPLY to what I’m doing are still there.
Chris
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As you say,
if you have a new incompatible product call it Maya not Wavefront X etc… (replace with your favorite example, it’s been done properly before)
Also I would add that they are the worst with developer relations (at large). A company like Adobe goes out of it’s way to make sure everyone is ready at launch. Apple tells no one anything, ships and then if there are some bugs well wait until the next release sorry. That might be OK if they said we will now work with the 3rd party ecosystem to make this all good, but they won’t.
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[Paul Jay] “No no! We need to panic!!!”
“Who said anything about panic? This is just culture shock.”–Arthur Dent
Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.comI have a system, it has stuff in it, and stuff hooked to it. I have a camera, it can record stuff. I read the manuals, and know how to use this stuff and lots of other stuff too.
You should be suitably impressed…“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
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I don’t know that much about FCX besides what I’m reading about here, but it DOES seem like everyone can agree that FCX is either a) lacking, or b) incomplete.
Say a car company launches a brand new car – top of the line! And then you see it only has three wheels, no air conditioning, and the windows don’t roll down. “Oh, but future versions MAY have those!”
That’s kind of how I see this whole FCX release. WHY would a company release something that’s only “partially finished” and expect the community to embrace it? I understand how upgrades and bug fixes work – it doesn’t seem like FCX has anything in mind. The things that are left out are major.
I’m a freelance editor, and I’m already seeing issues that I’ll be having. I work mostly with people who know nothing about editing, let alone computers. I’m sent files of all kinds – files I’ve never HEARD of before – and have to bust my butt in other programs to get them to play nice with FC7. I can’t imagine they will work better in FCX. My projects aren’t complex, but the process to get them to work with my clients all over the world IS highly complex.
Why did they reinvent the wheel? If FC7 works great minus some bugs, why trash it and make something completely new?
FC7 is very user-friendly. You don’t have to be a genius to use it for simple editing projects. If they wanted to pander to amateurs, they could very well take out most of the complex features of FC7 and sell it for $300.
After reading hundreds of posts, I just cannot imagine how I could continue doing the kind of freelance work I’m doing now if I switch to FCX. And yes, I can use FC7 indefinitely, but what happens when I need to upgrade my computer? I already have my old G4 that I use solely for Adobe Premiere. I can’t just keep collecting Macs …
And for the comment that someone made somewhere about how it could just be a matter of not liking how it LOOKS – well, I do care about how my editing program looks. I wouldn’t buy a textbook that’s been scribbled on with crayons. We’re professional adults, we want programs that look professional as well.
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Very well thought through post, Lynette.
I’m identify a lot with your point of view, specially about the Look. It is a slap in the face for professional users, to suddenly handle a iMovie interface. Try once to give a professional DOP as a new camera a consumer model with all auto and preset functions- u could not run that fast, before he would hit u with that thing on the head.
There’s no excuse for what Apple did here. It’s what it is- a choice of Business over loyalty. Why are we so surprised? Apple is a multi billion dollar coperation, existing to make profit. Loyalty? They killed Shake. Even Steve Jobs dropped his former partner- who was by th way the tech genius – like a hot potato. And we ar surprised about fcpx. I don’t wanna switch, but might have to. 🙁
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