So I went off on a rant about FCPX on the “FCP” forum…

[Scott Cumbo]

Just let it go already. I use FCP7 every day because that’s what the client wants (even though i personely prefer Avid) I don’t get paid for the software i use, i get paid for how i edit. The software is just a tool.

Scott Cumbo
Lead Editor
Bellator MMA/Spike TV

[Herb Sevush]

[Nicholas Zimmerman] ” What I see every day, the people that I deal with, only stick with 7 because they know it and aren’t willing to learn a new system … These are students, and if they’re already this complacent, I fear for their futures.”

I don’t understand why you would conflate your students and the professionals on this forum – these are not equivalent groups. Different needs, different motivations and obviously different experiences.

[Nicholas Zimmerman] “Knowing that the software you use is EOL should scare the bageezus out of anyone”

Concern more than scare, but otherwise, yes.

[Nicholas Zimmerman] “The entire reason for starting this was because the naming of the forums is both out of date, and demeaning to FCPX. Whether or not anyone likes it, FCPX is the current version of Final Cut Pro, and has been for almost two years.”

FCP7 and FCPX are two entirely different programs that share nothing other than their name and their parentage. My guess is the user base for FCP7 is still larger than that for FCPX and those users want and deserve a forum to share their issues and concerns. Since they were here first, and possession being nine tenths of something or other, they get to keep the name of their forum. While you might see it as demeaning to X, I see Apple’s use of the name Final Cut Pro with their new editing Ap as demeaning to Final Cut Pro. If you want to blame someone for this fiasco I suggest you start with the folks in Cupertino.

[Nicholas Zimmerman] “Adaptation and constant learning should be celebrated merits among us.”

I agree and I bitterly resent all those who frame the “or not” forces as being mud stuck troglodytes. I use Legacy because it is still, to my amazement and dismay, the best Ap for my workflow. At the moment the leading candidate for my next choice is Avid, which is like taking a step backwards in time. I wish it were otherwise, I wish either X or PPro met my needs. At the moment they don’t and I see no reason to believe that they will in the future. I still have hope for Lightworks, but it’s actually more like a prayer. None of this means I’m averse to constant learning and insinuating it does just pisses me off.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin’ attached to nothin’
“Deciding the spine is the process of editing” F. Bieberkopf

[Terence Morris]

This not being able to identify unused clips is a nightmare if you do a lot of voiceover. I have projects where I have numerous takes of audio and maybe used just a few, some of which I turned into compound clips. Gets very complicated! There are also stills and clips that I have used in more than one project. I’m too scared to try the project duplication scenario, just in case in the aftermath I discover I have inadvertently deleted an event that was used in another project. This really needs a fix of some sort.

[Terence Morris]

I should explain: When I do voiceover and it’s a bad take, what I would like to do is simply delete the clip instantly – in it’s entirety – and carry on. To do this it seems I have to highlight the audio clip on the timeline, reveal the event in browser, delete the timeline clip, then move the event to trash. If I did all this I would loose my flow. So I just cmd-Z, do retakes and the unused events pile up. If anyone knows a simpler way around this…

[Terence Morris]

This is becoming a monologue! I thought I’d share this anyway. I decided to try Cubase to record and edit the VO and then import to FCPX. This has proved to be a lot more efficient, both time-wise and for workflow. I won’t be going back to the old way in a hurry, except for the occasional brief commentary.