Tedious track based editing

[H spencer Young]

100% agree.

[Michael Gissing]

So much depends on what you are editing and the structure of a track/ mixer layout, something that both X & 7 are poor at. I get that magnetic can be good for certain stages or styles of editing. As someone who works on high end DAWs like Fairlight, I can tell you that audio editing on FCP7 is poor so I don’t consider it a point of comparison to say magnetic timelines are better.

Clearly it suits some and doesn’t suit other workflows. So make it toggle on/off and then a lot more people might say FCPX yes rather than their current no.

[Craig Slattery]

That’s the point. Edit assistants prep the work before it goes of to audio dub. I don’t get involved. To that extent the audio editing in FCPX is completely fine, no different to FCP7, Avid. Don’t make things more complicated than they have to be.

[Rafael Amador]

If I would edit with some kind of script, probably I would edit FCPX.
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[Andy Lewis]

“If I would edit with some kind of script, probably I would edit FCPX.”

Is this because FCPX is based on the assumption that you know the purpose of all your footage at the ingest and rough cut stage?

It seems that way to me – with tagging instead of bins and primary and secondary storylines. I do a lot of documentary and really don’t like the idea of an NLE forcing me to be less open-ended and democratic.

[Mark Dobson]

[andy lewis] ” I do a lot of documentary and really don’t like the idea of an NLE forcing me to be less open-ended and democratic.”

Not quite sure where the coercion is coming from.

I work in the documentary field myself and don’t find FCPX any more restricting than other NLEs I have used. Any system will allow you to first get a handle on what you have got and then provide timelines to throw ideas down onto.

I don’t often use the magnetic timeline to it’s full extent, but when I do have to shift a whole sequence or insert new shots I’m still amazed at the speed at which one can make changes.

My main problems with editing are mental ones.

After 15 months with the software I’ve finally taught myself enough keyboard shortcuts to not feel in any way restricted by the way the FCP timeline works.

The next update is

[Craig Slattery]

If I would edit with some kind of script, probably I would edit FCPX.
rafael

Couldn’t disagree more

[David Lawrence]

[craig slattery] “the magnetic timeline in FCPX is genius. I’d be really surprised if Avid and Adobe aren’t already developing their own versions.”

I wouldn’t hold my breath 😉

BTW, This just out tonight:

Associated Press standardizes on Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS6

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[Andy Lewis]

“After 15 months with the software I’ve finally taught myself enough keyboard shortcuts to not feel in any way restricted by the way the FCP timeline works. ”

In FCP7, I rarely touch the mouse. Even clip selection in the timeline and adjustment of effects parameters is all possible with keyboard shortcuts.

Is FCPX as fully keyboard-shortcut enabled as this? Cos Premier Pro certainly isn’t.

[Craig Slattery]

[andy lewis] ” I do a lot of documentary and really don’t like the idea of an NLE forcing me to be less open-ended and democratic.”

This makes me laugh. What we do is take a bunch of footage to make a story and people watch it on their telly. It’s pretty simple.