Shooting feature – can I use FCPX?

[Nikola Stefanovic]

If you have appropriate hardware than yes. But have in mind that you will need one additional plugin to send edit to audio company.

Nikola Stefanovic
https://www.vimeo.com/nikolastefanovic/reel

[Don Scioli]

I’m editing a feature now which i shot on a Canon XF300 and the working is going smooth and very quickly, much faster than previous work on FCP 7 and Avid 6.

[Paul Jay]

Get a 30 day trial FCPX
Install the recent RED Plugin
Import RED files
TEST

You need a fast system. Fastest iMac for example.

On a MacPro the red rocket is supported ,but that’s 2 Avid licences 😛

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5341
https://www.red.com/learn/workflow/red-apple-workflow-final-cut-pro-x

[James Cude]

It’s totally doable with X but test first and have the right gear. How many RED productions go down in flames because they find out the hard way it’s not simple. 🙂 You need a beefy Mac with an Open-CL graphics card with plenty of VRAM and 8+GB of RAM. You also need fast storage- standard USB and Firewire drives won’t cut it.

[Kyler Boudreau]

Awesome – thanks. I need my workstation to be mobile, so I’m going to pick up the Retina Macbook Pro and cut with that I think. Will just have Thunderbolt storage and I’ll not be cutting raw files.

Was just nervous about the new FCPX….have loved the stability of Avid and would be using that if I had the money.

[James Cude]

Yep- doable on a rMBP- I’d recommend at least a Promise Pegasus for storage https://www.promise.com/storage/raid_series.aspx?m=192&region=en-global&rsn1=40&rsn3=47 also don’t forget RED’s plugin- https://www.red.com/downloads

[Craig Seeman]

On Red’s page
https://www.red.com/learn/workflow/red-apple-workflow-final-cut-pro-x

Red workflow in FCPX.
https://vimeo.com/52018756

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[Craig Seeman]

Also
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffvuu52QZjo

Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNR7SqFFCEI

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[Steve Connor]

FCPX is as stable as any other NLE I’ve used over the last decade.

Steve Connor
‘It’s just my opinion, with an occasional fact thrown in for good measure”

[Kyler Boudreau]

Thanks everyone for the responses. I love indie film forums.

Just ordered a Macbook Pro Retina model – I’ll report back once we start shooting. That will not be until March however – but I’m going to start using FCPX on projects this month to get used to it. Ugh…yet another NLE to learn.