One thing I won’t be doing if FCPX is a dud …

[Simon Ubsdell]

OK, I’ll admit it – there are quite a few things that the new MC does that are genuinely impressive, most especially the multi-format timeline, which I think is very well implemented. And AMA has really revolutionised the whole AVID workflow in ways that make for substantial speed savings for me over the old system. I have also become really attached to the Smart Tool, although it does involve some rather fiddly mouse work that I could do without. Very much a step in the right direction for my money.

On the downside, I have to stick by my position that it is not nearly as stable and reliable as its “trusted professional application” tag would make out. I had a very simple transcoding job to do which turned into a headache of many hours duration, involving a complete system restart after almost every single successfully transcoded clip. This sort of behaviour frankly doesn’t surprise me (after many years experience of AVID media management across a huge variety of systems, before anyone starts making helpful suggestions!), but it’s a major annoyance to come across it in V5.5!

Simon Ubsdell
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