Outpost Digital’s founder Evan Schectman says, that’s it, he’s moving his facility to . . .

[Herb Sevush]

Evan Schectman is the FCPX proselytizer that gave the demo espousing it’s virtues at Tekserve in NY. The only thing at all surprising about this announcement is that I thought, based on his talk, that he had committed to X months ago. Since he was thrilled all to tears with X before, I think it prudent to actually wait and see what the new upgrades will be.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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[Chris Harlan]

Craig, it wasn’t an analogy. I wasn’t arguing anything. I was simply responding–wistfully–to Walter saying “Cool. Let the speculation on the “other good stuff” begin!”

[Neil Goodman]

i feel bad for those 50 plus seats that have to use it besides him :p.

Neil Goodman: Editor of New Media Production – NBC/Universal

[Gary Huff]

That’s assuming he actually does it.

Talk is cheap.

[Daniel Frome]

This is like deja vu from FCPX’s first round beta.

I think FCPX team ought to give their testers a healthy dose of beta blockers. Maybe they’ll quiet down and get some work done this time around.

[Bill Davis]

Why Neil?

Didn’t the guy from ABC Sports pop up here and say that the PROS working in the big network trucks initially were grumpy, but when they noticed how the database stuff could make their lives a LOT easier, they all started changing their tune and embracing what the new approach does really well?

Perhaps Outpost simple is having the same kind of experience.

Once they saw how the features fit in what they’re doing – they stopped focusing on what’s currently missing and found things that it DOES that helps them do their work?

That’s a little bit similar to what happened with me.

I was struggling my first few weeks with it, then when it “clicked” the hassles started to drop away. Then when I had to go back and cut something on Legacy, I found myself DEEPLY missing a whole LOT of what I’d suddenly become accustomed to in X.

Different strokes, for sure. But why presume that because it’s not working for you – that means it’s going to disappoint everyone. Isn’t that a bit short sighted?

FWIW.

“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

[Bill Davis]

[Daniel Frome] “I think FCPX team ought to give their testers a healthy dose of beta blockers. Maybe they’ll quiet down and get some work done this time around.”

(I assume from your post that you understand the development process deeply enough to prescribe heart meds for them ; )

So what insights into software development can you provide us about why the X dev team is so “inefficient” about this?

Or would you prefer that the moment they get a feature “rough-coded”, they should just distribute it to everyone and let the chips fall?

The one CLEAR message from this thread is that the “first quarter” update is firmly in its beta test cycle.

Good.

That”s what we all want, isn’t it?

“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

[Greg Burke]

[Craig Seeman] “he’s very happy with the way Multicam is being implement, broadcast monitor is good, there’s other good stuff coming and he’ll be moving his facility to . . .

FCPX on that release.”

Thats great still doesn’t change the fact the X-FCP was created for the ipad iOS am i the only one who sees were this is going? I mean cloud computing the whole interface was designed to work on the iPAD. I digress… Thats good news but ill wait until its really ready these add ons seems like a mundane effort to keep the 5% happy…I mean a year is a long time…did he say anything about AJA or Balckmagic compatibly?

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[Neil Goodman]

I say that only because hes the first person to say so, and yes – we dont know if he asked for any of his employees opinons on the matter. How would you liked to be forced into software you didnt want to use and or didnt work for you?

I say this also, cause every single editor ive talked to in person (not on forums like this), yes every single one scoffs at the idea of using it, and even where i work, when the mention of it comes up, when our creative directors try to plan budgets for next year, etc theey are met with groans and grumbles. Just explaining the general vibe out here in LA LA land. No one wants to use it, or is taking it eriously.

I would personally reccomend no one spend there money on it YET, seeing as theyve announced the plans for update next year, why not hold on to your money for 6 months and see if then it’ll do what we need.

Neil Goodman: Editor of New Media Production – NBC/Universal

[Craig Seeman]

[Greg Burke] “did he say anything about AJA or Balckmagic compatibly?”

Someone from AJA was there although not presenting. I did button hook him though. Claimed AJA tape capture input to FCPX directly but I didn’t have time to get more details from him.