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The future of FCP
In light of last month’s thread:
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The Sky Is Falling, The Sky Is Falling!!! Run for the Hills!!!
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More rumor and guesses based on job adverts. All my hardware is compatible with alternate software products (apart from a graphics card swap) so I can go Smoke, CS5 or AVID if Apple want to drop the ball with FCP.
However, I continue to use the tools and wait and see. I chose FCP six years ago because it was to be compatible with the majority of my clients. If that changes, so do I. I no longer use an Aaton, Nagra or Steenbeck. Things change.
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It would be Adobe’s chance to shine. Or maybe Avid to stage a comeback.
The only reason we left Avid was FCP provided a functional product at a fraction of the cost. If Avid had been more nimble we would have never left.
However would be a bit of a bummer if it turns out true.
Let’s hope we don’t have to start migrating back to Windows to run our software 🙂
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I’m not sure how improving the interface equals prosumer. I don’s see that substantiated at all in the rumor. Advanced Professionals like easy to use interfaces too. It’s features that define professional use. Are they going to suspend supporting professional cameras? No Red support? Remove XDCAM support? Is the $1000 Studio going to replace the $199 Final Cut Express with a radical price cut?
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Maybe I need to improve my reading skills, but I took the last few sentences as meaning “Don’t panic”, and that ProApps development would still continue.
But then that’s just me…
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I’m not sure how improving the interface equals prosumer. I don’s see that substantiated at all in the rumor. Advanced Professionals like easy to use interfaces too. It’s features that define professional use. Are they going to suspend supporting professional cameras? No Red support? Remove XDCAM support?
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Don’t believe everything you read. The next release will be kickass.
On May 18, 2010, at 6:06 PM, Craig Seeman wrote:
Hi Steve,
Rumors like this are not good for professionals. Interface improvement is certainly critical but professionals features (or the lack of development of such) will cause some exodus. I do wish you’d say something to give professionals a reason to stay with Final Cut Studio.
Apple scaling Final Cut Studio apps to fit prosumers
https://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/18/apple_scaling_final_cut_studio_apps_to_fit_prosumers.htmlRegards,
Craig Seeman
3rd Planet Video
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Congrats. You got a personal cut & paste comment that Steve has been circulating for the past month. It is the same comment that was reported here at the Cow –
https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/8/1083582#1084282 -
Hmmm…since RED is pretty heavily in bed with Apple in terms of workflow…since Avid doesn’t have a clear path, nor does Adobe…this wouldn’t make sense. RED isn’t a Prosumer camera…
Since AJA is a pretty big partner, and they ONLY make professional gear, and mainly for FCP…this move wouldn’t make any sense. It would pretty much cripple AJA, and I don’t see that happening.
BMD and Matrox have other partners, but they are pretty heavily into Apple too…
Again with the rumors that make no sense. RED support ALONE makes this a ridiculous statement…
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He changes the wording slightly. I’ve seen the other responses. He’s certainly doing positive marketing. It’s not like he’s going to write epic prose.
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