The Future of Editing

[Craig Seeman]

Even if you love the FCPX paradigm it’s taken close to two years to get most of the features a “pro” would use and there’s still more to grow to get there for many pros to even consider.

If anything we may see divergent paths rather than a uniform future. Greater diversity.

There’s certainly a lot interest in FCPX. If people didn’t want to learn it the Techniques forum would be dead and the Trainers would have all moved on.

[Ievgenii Larin]

Adobe is flirting too much with FCP7 editors. I guess Adobe is risking to stuck in the past if they continue to appease editors with things they’ve already seen in FCP7, not trying to create something different.

[Charlie Austin]

[Greg Andonian] “it’s very telling that Premiere Pro 7- which Adobe, as we all know, has built with a heavy emphasis on user feedback and requests- has gone in the exact opposite direction, and people are now cheering the fact that FCP Legacy- which Apple destroyed so they could focus on showing us the future of editing- has now been re-incarnated.”

I think the reason Pr 7 seems like “legacy reincarnated” is because it’s likely that the majority of those feature requests came from legacy users. As Craig points out, up until maybe a year ago, X wasn’t really viable for pro work. It certainly is now, despite the fact that there is still more to be done. I don’t think Apple were wrong, they just fumbled the initial release, which I think they know. At this point, as Craig points out, it’s just a more diverse NLE world. A good thing. 😉

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

[Charlie Austin]

[Ievgenii Larin] “Adobe is flirting too much with FCP7 editors. I guess Adobe is risking to stuck in the past if they continue to appease editors with things they’ve already seen in FCP7, not trying to create something different.”

Well, that’s their market for Pr right now. They may even snag some Avid folks, though MC 7 looks like it’ll slow that down. Apple already skated to the puck, but that puck is in a scary neighborhood for some folks right now.

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

[Chris Harlan]

[Charlie Austin] “Apple already skated to the puck, but that puck is in a scary neighborhood for some folks right now.
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Or at least a neighborhood without proper streets, and no way of telling which lane the cars are actually in.

[David Cherniack]

[Ievgenii Larin] ” I guess Adobe is risking to stuck in the past if they continue to appease editors with things they’ve already seen in FCP7, not trying to create something different.”

When you’ve actually seen it for yourself you can form an opinion that’s based on fact, not hearsay or belief.

David
https://AllinOneFilms.com

[Charlie Austin]

[Chris Harlan] “[Charlie Austin] “Apple already skated to the puck, but that puck is in a scary neighborhood for some folks right now.
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Or at least a neighborhood without proper streets, and no way of telling which lane the cars are actually in.”

LOL… Yeah, that too. For now. 🙂

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

[David Cherniack]

[Charlie Austin] “Or at least a neighborhood without proper streets, and no way of telling which lane the cars are actually in.”

LOL… Yeah, that too. For now. :-)”

Streets and Lanes? Sounds too much like Google Maps for Apple to go down that road.

David
https://AllinOneFilms.com

[Ievgenii Larin]

I can agree with your statement to some extent.

The other day I was watching Larry Jordan’s thoughts on FCPX release. He said, there is only one company on the planet that can rethink process of video editing. It’s Apple.

I was listening to one of That Post Show episodes with Bob Russo from Avid. Bob said that they would rather compete against Adobe or Authodesk, than Apple.

I hear these little evidences from different sources constantly.

P.S. Maybe the main reason I belive in Apple’s paradigm is that release of FCPX allowed me to make money by editing video for web faster and smoother.

[Gordon Modin]

[Ievgenii Larin] ” I guess Adobe is risking to stuck in the past if they continue to appease editors with things they’ve already seen in FCP7, not trying to create something different.”

David: When you’ve actually seen it for yourself you can form an opinion that’s based on fact, not hearsay or belief.

David, you are very correct in saying that a person has to witness something for themselves before they can make a complete judgement. That said, I have been using the software for the last 3 weeks and I am totally blow away by it. I used to be co-leader of the Seattle Final Cut Users Group, but have not only switched to Adobe Premiere, but have started up the Seattle Adobe Premiere Users Group simply because I am so impressed with what Adobe has accomplished and can’t wait to show everyone else.

https://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Adobe-Premiere-Users-Group-and-related-software/

Over a year ago I and 30 other editors were in Adobe’s San Jose offices to view an early CS6. They looked us right in the eye and stated how they wanted to make the type of software we, as editors, would be proud to use. I gave my 2¢ just like everybody else and you are seeing the results. Once you get behind the mouse and start using Adobe Premiere Next you will form your own opinion, but I guarantee that it will put a smile on your face.

Adobe has finally made Premiere the true hub it needs to be for the future. Photoshop used to be the hub, but is now one of the Dynamic Links just like After Effects, Speedgrade, Prelude, Story, Encore (no upgrade this time), and Audition. Speaking of Audition, it is the hidden gem of the entire suite. Not enough emphasis has been put on it’s features. A fully featured rival to Pro Tools to be sure.

https://success.adobe.com/en/na/programs/events/1303_30759_nab.html?sdid=KEYJL

Gordon Modin
Seattle Adobe Premiere Users Group