Thoughts on why FCP X is here to stay and the Mac Pro isn’t.

[Craig Seeman]

As far as the peripheral makers go, only devices I’d consider “pro” are coming out for Thunderbolt such as Video I/O and high speed storage which would be needed in fast file access. There’s currently not much motive for most consumer to use Thunderbolt (although that may change at some point).

[Chris Harlan]

[Craig Seeman] “As far as the peripheral makers go, only devices I’d consider “pro” are coming out for Thunderbolt such as Video I/O and high speed storage which would be needed in fast file access. There’s currently not much motive for most consumer to use Thunderbolt (although that may change at some point).
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How about Apple’s own monitor that is both Hub and monitor? Belkin’s announced hub? Sonnet’s PC card adapter? Seagate’s GoFlex adapter, Western Digital’s Thunderbolt MyBook drive, LaCie’s eSata adapter?

Very acceptable versions of the Pro devices you refer to are also available in either USB3 or PC Card. Does that make USB3 a pro only option?

Frankly, I would have been far happier if Apple had embraced eSATA and USB3. I could have been using them for years now, instead of just finally getting into TBolt because there are finally ALMOST enough devices to justify it.

[Tony West]

[Walter Soyka] “Maybe it’s worth it for you, maybe it’s not. I don’t know what your needs are, but you do. That’s why I suggested you try the demo on your next hairy sync project and see if it works better.”

Thanks Walter, I don’t want you to think I didn’t appreciate your tip. I went and looked at a demo for the PE and thanks for suggesting.

You made some interesting points about the way Apple treated this company and how they kind of got the short stick.

That line seemed to turn kind of on the subject of ethics. If we go there I got a list of stuff starting with
the way workers are treated in China before I get to this,

But I hear you.

[Steve Connor]

All Mac Pros on the UK Apple store are still showing 3 day delivery, on the US store they are still in stock though. Probably nothing but I live in hope!

Steve Connor
“FCPX Professional”
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[Glenn Grant]

Hi Tony,

I love the work flow you just described, I only wish it actually worked. I have been playing around with X on a few small projects and it is great. Fast edits and great for sorting media.

So I decided to give X a try with a three camera shoot of a live event with mixed formats. The Multicam worked pretty good, but I still had to go in and adjust a few shots. The further into the project I got, the more beach balls and the slower the system got. Try adding subtitles to a one hour multi cam project and the lag time is crazy. In the end, I just exported what I could, and finished it in FCP7

The sad thing is there are a lot of things to like about X and for some projects, it is the right tool to use. When I am working with 7 I find myself wishing certain things were more like X. In my experience, the workflow you described would end up in a train wreck with X.

I do have hope for X with one or two more updates.

Hey, I just figured out how to get ride of my Legacy Name!