Since everyone here is old and grumpy…

[Bill Davis]

[Andrew Kimery] “I know I’m going to regret typing this, but, why does everything have to boil down to a binary, black vs white, you are either in camp A or camp B statement, Bill?

I assume you place yourself in the “hungry for new experience” pile so when will you ditch FCPX for Avid MC, Premiere Pro, Lightworks, Smoke or even DaVinci if BM continues to give it editing capabilities? I mean, your plan isn’t just to move from the comforting walls of FCP Legend to the comforting walls of FCPX is it? ;)”

(Grin) Fair response.

First, to your initial point, it certainly doesn’t. I LOVE grey.

But for many long months this forum was loaded up daily with defensiveness centered around “why did evil Apple have to so radically change the tool I love” posts. So I’ve just found it fun to espouse my firmly held contention that there were *excellent* reasons for them to do just that.

And like it or not, a huge part of that was the small C “conservatism” of wanting to hold onto the processes of the past that were and are still valuable.

As much as I try to keep my eye on changing trends, I hardly change at the drop of a hat. I edited on tape for about 8 years. On FCP Legacy for 12 years. And now I’ve been on X for nearly 2. Not exactly a history of chasing the new stuff.

What I am proud of is that when fundamental changes come along, particular changes that provide an enhanced value proposition via technology allowing me to offer my clients better quality at better prices, I tend to dive into that stuff whole hog.

X was one of those watershed moments for me. I argued VERY early here about how the new database approach might be transformative. And about how an NLE like X with a back-end geared more to internet sharing instead of tape might be a smart play for where the industry is going.

I still feel that way.

It’s NEVER black and white. But when you truly believe that a new dawn is starting to reveal something very bright on the horizon, it’s OK to start talking about whether equipping yourself with sunglasses might be in order.

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[Michael Gissing]

C’mon Charlie two inch is so 70s. Look at the brown flared pants and body shirt. I was in broadcast in 1976 and saw my first one inch Sony machine by 1978. Two inch was doomed and one inch ruled the 80s & 90s.

[Charlie Austin]

[Michael Gissing] “C’mon Charlie two inch is so 70s. Look at the brown flared pants and body shirt. I was in broadcast in 1976 and saw my first one inch Sony machine by 1978. Two inch was doomed and one inch ruled the 80s & 90s.
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🙂 Yeah, i guess I just liked the picture. We were still getting stuff on 2″ in the early 90’s though, but not much. Hell we randomly got tracks in for mixes on Mag (35 and 16!) ’til maybe 95 or so. Fun times. 😉

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~”It is a poor craftsman who blames his tools.”~
~”The function you just attempted is not yet implemented”~

[Bob Woodhead]

THIS is why I miss working in Manhattan.

Well, and all the pretty women too.

[Joseph W. bourke]

I personally wouldn’t eat anything made from a crow’s testicals…

Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com

[Andrew Kimery]

[Bill Davis] “What I am proud of is that when fundamental changes come along, particular changes that provide an enhanced value proposition via technology allowing me to offer my clients better quality at better prices, I tend to dive into that stuff whole hog.”

And I think just about everyone that’s been successful over the long term has always had to re-think how best to serve their clients. We are all in different places though and see different sunrises so what might be a fiery sunrise in your neck of the woods might just be an overcast ‘June Gloom’ morning where I’m at.

[Timothy Auld]

I’m really not that grumpy…

Tim