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Still nothing about Final Cut Pro…
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While I question apple’s thinking in today’s announcement there is nothing that should worry us. They have add features (one’s that I don’t really want) but they have not taken anything away. There is no reason for any app to jump ship because of what was said today. It was a yawn but nothing troubling. Other than once again Steve taking shots at optical drives (one day no computer will have them) but even that doesn’t scare me.
But I’m sure all the hollywood movie trailer editors are updating their resumes. Joking but that is a pretty cool feature for the average joe.
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And the number one sneak peek feature of Lion?
Wait for it…..Wait for it…..!
An App Store Application. Yay! We can all sleep better now.
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[Michael Sacci] “What is the refresh cycle for AVID? “
About every 6 – 8 months. Media Composer 3 was released November 2008, if I recall correctly. Then 3.5, then 4, then 5 earlier this year.
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Refresh cycle for Avid is a year-ish at the moment, but took 2 years coming out of the gate:
2.5 (the first version of MC Soft): June 2006
3: June 2008
4: Sept 2009
5: June 2010Using Sesame Street numbers theory (one of these things is not like the others, all of the rest are just the same), I’m gonna say next release: June. Just a guess.
Premiere Pro, post-Macromedia:
CS 3: July 2007
CS 4: Sept 2008
CS 5: April 2010Look around the COW’s Premiere forum, and ask them if they were happier with the release that took 1 year, or the one that took closer to 2. Show of hands? Correct. Happier with the 1 that took closer to 2. You don’t want to rush this stuff.
Reminds me….I was frustrated with how long a software release was taking at a company I used to work for. Can we puh-leeeez hire some temp engineers, I asked? Pleeeze? The boss said, doesn’t matter how many doctors you throw at a baby. It’s still going to take about nine months. Plan accordingly.
You know the gestation cycle of FCS. Plan accordingly.
Lightning round observations. While Steve promised something mind-blowing before year’s end,
- When was the last time Apple featured FCP in a keynote? The last time I remember was the launch, so what? Most of a decade?
- Even if I’m wrong about that, for this event, any FCS news would have been in the weeds. For years, the keynotes have been strictly about high-level messaging for the market as a whole. Not even any Photoshop shoot-outs anymore – remember those?
- It’s not the end of the year
Dude, and Lion? OS X is so old they should have called this release COUGAR! Hey-yo! I’ll be here all week! Tip your waitresses!
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I don’t know about you, but Fedex arrived at my door as soon as the keynote was finished with a brand new Final Cut Studio 4 Extreme– everything real time. Even makes espresso. Didn’t everyone else get one too?!
Now back to work.
Warren Eig
O 310-470-0905email: warren@babyboompictures.com
website: https://www.babyboompictures.comhttps://www.babyboompictures.com/BabyBoomPictures/AFX.html
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For what its worth…
I am editing with Avid Symphony 5 right now. While this new version got great reviews out of the gate, I will say my opinion is not nearly as enthusiastic as I have gotten deeper into real world use. A lot of the new features seem better in the marketing literature..just sayin..(I won’t go into detail…wrong forum for that)
Its still an impressive update, but not without its problems…getting it right is hard and takes time.
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I’m with you John. I too use Avid MC5 and find that a lot of what is said is marketting hype. Real world application differs greatly. Just like FCP’s marketting the Mixed Format Timeline. yeah, you can do it…no, it won’t look good.
Shane
GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
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[Shane Ross] “Just like FCP’s marketting the Mixed Format Timeline. yeah, you can do it…no, it won’t look good.
“Good point! This is the issue with all NLEs and why there’s no substitute for an experienced editor.
FCP’s current limitations in terms of not playing nice with mixed codecs is in many ways a blessing in disguise.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
http://www.drwfilms.comPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
Colorist – UP IN THE AIR (electronic press kit) – nominated for six academy awards
A forum host of Creative COW’s Business & Marketing and Apple Final Cut Pro forums. Formerly host of the Apple Final Cut Basics, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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[David Roth Weiss] “FCP’s current limitations in terms of not playing nice with mixed codecs is in many ways a blessing in disguise.”
A blessing to who? The various technical gotchas of FCP and the other NLEs are a barrier to entry. The digital revolution was/is about reducing that barrier. Today’s aspiring editors (and many veterans) are forced to learn how to avoid the technical issues before getting into the important part of actually editing and improving their storytelling skills. Take away the technical limitations and more people can give it a shot, more quickly. The cream rises to the top anyway, and the more competition there is the better craftsmen/women we all become.
Alex Elkins
Salad Daze Films – Freshly Tossed
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