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The Position Tool Does Not Disable Ripple Mode – Here’s Why
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[David Cherniack] “You mean like an adjustment layer?”
Yes, Andy Neil made this suggestion here and it’s a good one:
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/335/17623
Simon Ubsdell
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[Jeremy Garchow] “Really, guys, it’s just a language. Every program has it. If you aren’t familiar with it, it sounds foreign. When people explain segment mode in Avid, I gloss. I have no idea what it means. 15 minutes with the FCPX timeline and you would have at least a cursory knowledge of what a secondary storyline is, as I’m sure I would in Avid, or maybe not? I haven’t used Avid since the 90s and plan to stay that way if at all possible.
“To a certain point I would agree with your analysis above Jeremy. However, this also speaks to a fundamental flaw of FCP X, which is that it has been created in a relative vacuum, which not only abandons previous convention, but completely ignores and even disrespects it’s reason for being.
I go very deep into this subject in an article I’m writing, so I really can’t go into the matter here. But, I can assure you, there are loads of respected people in the business who have very definitive ideas on this subject.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
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[David Cherniack] “There’s something to be applauded about longevity. Look at Betty White. Some get a standing O just for being alive”
Ha! It wasn’t for her humor?
My point was, Avid used to be hated on, and now they are forgiven. Longevity was almost not in the cards for them. FCPX has given them new hope, they’ve even gone so far as to say they will never change the interface ever. Good luck with that, I say.
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[David Roth Weiss] “I go very deep into this subject in an article I’m writing, so I really can’t go into the matter here. But, I can assure you, there are loads of respected people in the business who have very definitive ideas on this subject.”
Looking forward to it.
For once I might not be editing on the same system that was used to make Cold Mountain. The pressure is now off that I don’t have to make a feature film every time I sit down to edit a 30 second spot. Phew! 🙂 That was a snide joke.
I do think that FCPX’s language is still being written. It’s not done. It’s fine if “respected people” want to dismiss it now, but I’d like to hang around and see what’s going to come.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “My point was, Avid used to be hated on, and now they are forgiven.”
Because they had become an arrogant company, not because they made a poor product. Media Composer was and still is an incredibly efficient and capable program, and it’s improved by leaps and bounds over the last few years. It’s not the program you used in the 90s, even if the interface is 90% the same.
[Jeremy Garchow] ” they’ve even gone so far as to say they will never change the interface ever. “
Where did they say this? And if the interface works and the users of Avid products like it, why should they change it? Update it, maybe, but change for the sake of change isn’t always a good thing.
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[Michael Hancock] “Where did they say this?”
It was at the big Avid event after the FCPX release. I will find it. It got a huge cheer from the audience.
[Michael Hancock] “Update it, maybe, but change for the sake of change isn’t always a good thing.”
I totally agree. It just said to me that they still really don’t care. The hard decisions hurt at times.
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I believe they said they would not remove features. There’s a huge difference between not removing features and not updating the interface.
They showed a still of what might be the updated interface – very similar to the current one but with a new, more modern skin and what looks like improvements. https://www.advancehdtv.com/index.php/item/avid-media-composer-6.html
I’d need to see a video or hear an audio clip or press release to believe they specifically stated they would never change the interface.
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Michael Hancock
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[Michael Hancock] “They showed a still of what might be the updated interface – very similar to the current one but with a new, more modern skin and what looks like improvements. https://www.advancehdtv.com/index.php/item/avid-media-composer-6.html“
Ugh. Too many buttons. Geez Avid, just give me the ability to map shortcuts to the Option, and CMD keys and cool it with all the damn buttons. You’re starting to look like Premiere.
Andy
PS: Love the Smart Tool.
https://www.timesavertutorials.com
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[Andy Neil] “cool it with all the damn buttons. You’re starting to look like Premiere.
Andy
PS: Love the Smart Tool.”
LOL! I hate the smart tool! I like the way FCP moves clips around and Avid’s smart tool just isn’t as fluid.
Regarding buttons, you can turn off most of those buttons – they’re interface options. I never had double rows of buttons on my source/record and leave most of them in my timeline blank. Having the option to map Cmd and Alt would be kind of nice though.
Premiere’s buttons are out of control.
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Michael Hancock
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[Andy Neil] “Ugh. Too many buttons. Geez Avid, just give me the ability to map shortcuts to the Option, and CMD keys and cool it with all the damn buttons. You’re starting to look like Premiere.”
Agreed – that looks like far worse of an abomination than anything in FCPX. What are they thinking!!! Boy, does it look cluttered and messy.
Simon Ubsdell
Director/Editor/Writer
http://www.tokyo-uk.com
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