TED Goes FCPX

[Charlie Austin]

[Andrew Kimery] “True. Though if you are trying to get someone to judge X on its actual merits it’s best not to refer to them as dinosaurs. ;)”

Well, since some dinosaur species are still thriving today as birds, it’s not really a proper insult anyway. Maybe there should be a new pejorative. Trilobites? 🙂

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[Andrew Kimery]

[Charlie Austin] “Well, since some dinosaur species are still thriving today as birds, it’s not really a proper insult anyway. Maybe there should be a new pejorative. Trilobites? 🙂
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Can we not have one analogy that doesn’t get undermined in this forum! 😉

[Charlie Austin]

[Andrew Kimery] “[Charlie Austin] “Well, since some dinosaur species are still thriving today as birds, it’s not really a proper insult anyway. Maybe there should be a new pejorative. Trilobites? 🙂
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Can we not have one analogy that doesn’t get undermined in this forum! ;)”

As an FCP X user, it is my fanboi duty to not only change all “legacy” editorial terminology (bins? sequences? phhht!), but also all legacy insults as well. 😉

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[Andrew Kimery]

[Charlie Austin] “As an FCP X user, it is my fanboi duty to not only change all “legacy” editorial terminology (bins? sequences? phhht!), but also all legacy insults as well. ;-)”

Touché.

[Bill Davis]

[Charlie Austin] “Well, since some dinosaur species are still thriving today as birds, it’s not really a proper insult anyway. Maybe there should be a new pejorative. Trilobites? :-)”

And we all know, that as go the trilobites, so go the chiggerbites and mosqueetos.

(The most seasoned “bozos” around here will, perhaps, get the reference.)

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[Brett Sherman]

I don’t think I’ve ever referred to anyone as a dinosaur. You will note I said they are not dinosaurs as that is the word that gets thrown around by others, not the FCP X users.

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Brett Sherman] “You will note I said they are not dinosaurs as that is the word that gets thrown around by others, not the FCP X users.”

I have tried to find the origin of that word in this forum. I couldn’t quite find it.

Kind of like real dinosaurs, some of the details are lost to history.

[Walter Soyka]

[Brett Sherman] “I don’t think I’ve ever referred to anyone as a dinosaur. You will note I said they are not dinosaurs as that is the word that gets thrown around by others, not the FCP X users.”

Yeah, I brought up the d-word. I guess I’m one of the “others,” and I use it as a reductive shorthand to refer to the idea that we have seen over and over here that senior editors reject FCPX because they are unable to adapt.

I absolutely agree with Brett above that there’s still some “resistance to FCPX based on false impressions.” I just think the best way forward is to correct that misinformation and engage in a dialog (that means two-way communication) so that people can make their own informed decisions, not belittle the capabilities of those who erroneously believe misinformation.

I am really sorry to have participated in the derailment of this thread, but buying into the stereotypes expressed here does nothing to further understanding or foster community and I think runs contrary to the spirit of the original article.

Walter Soyka
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