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To Editors thinking of switching to FCPX 10.1
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You nailed it, I work for Adobe, Autodesk, and Avid… They pay me to mar Apple brands. Look, all I’m trying to do is save people time and energy. Many young ones may think because Final Cut 7 has a pristine name and is great program, that FCPX is too. It’s not, and it’s important for people to know this. I think what’s most important is why do these issues exist, why have they not been fixed. I’m dumbfounded as how anyone could buy this program and not be furious over the issues I’ve pointed out.
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Agreed. It sounds pretty harsh. Especially when we’ve all been guilty of posting comments after something in a given piece of software burned us. I prefer to avoid conspiracy theories. 😉
– Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
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[james Lackleter] ” I’m dumbfounded as how anyone could buy this program and not be furious over the issues I’ve pointed out.”
Because many of the issues you pointed out, as others have pointed out, aren’t issues despite your attempts to label them as ‘facts”
As for the surround panning problem it’s not an issue because most of us don’t even attempt surround mixes in their NLE.
Steve Connor
There’s nothing we can’t argue about on the FCPX COW Forum
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[james Lackleter] “Many young ones may think because Final Cut 7 has a pristine name and is great program, that FCPX is too.”
I would hardly consider FCP 7 as pristine and free from problems. It is, however, fairly mature at this point. But that was never the case in earlier versions. And, there are still plenty of gotchas today that remain.
In any case, Apple is playing the long game with FCP X, so anyone using it today is on the bleeding edge of a growing and improving application; but, also one that takes a completely new approach to the way users edit media.
There’s no way to know today, whether history will repeat itself. If it does, then five years from now, you’ll wish you had invested some time with X. Nevertheless, that doesn’t preclude knowing (and being good with) FCP 7, Premiere Pro and/or Media Composer if you are in a job market where those skills are essential. But, it’s also fair to say, that as popular as FCP 7 became, it never dominated the top-most tier of film and television editing, which stayed with Media Composer, and still does today.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
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[Nikolas Bäurle] “Or there really is an agenda behind some of it. Gettin payed to spread the word.”
Oh dear! Seriously?
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[Oliver Peters] “In any case, Apple is playing the long game with FCP X, so anyone using it today is on the bleeding edge of a growing and improving application; but, also one that takes a completely new approach to the way users edit media.”
Very true, let’s remember FCPX is the newest NLE on the market and it has improved faster than any other NLE I have seen over the last twenty years. How long did it take Adobe to make PPro as good as it is?
Steve Connor
There’s nothing we can’t argue about on the FCPX COW Forum
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[Chris Harlan]
Oh dear! Seriously?”There must be something in the water as in the CC Debate forum people are now getting accused of being propaganda spreading plants.
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[Andrew Kimery] “propaganda spreading plants.”
I heard a sunflower saying that Adobe are great!
Steve Connor
There’s nothing we can’t argue about on the FCPX COW Forum
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Oliver some very valid points. I watched some of your work and it looked like most of the projects you used FCPX for were stereo with limited tracks. It works perfectly for stereo projects with limited clips. Basically the more tracks you add, (or w/e, clips I guess) the more bugs will crawl out. And I don’t see the point having surround inside X when it can’t transfer to Logic.
Also whoever accused me of spreading propaganda, I’ve been cutting all night and I feel awful. You gave me a good laugh with that and now I’m gleaming. Okay, back to facts, just had to share that.
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[Steve Connor] “[james Lackleter] ” I’m dumbfounded as how anyone could buy this program and not be furious over the issues I’ve pointed out.”
Because many of the issues you pointed out, as others have pointed out, aren’t issues despite your attempts to label them as ‘facts””
Exactly. IF the post had been presented as “here are some issues I have with FCPX and why i don’t like it” It would’ve been fine. And I actually agree that FCP X is not a very full featured DAW. Which is OK with me since it isn’t a DAW.
It is, however, a very nice NLE which I, a “hollywood”. editor really enjoy using. The problem with the post is the “warning” to “young” editors that people with “credits” think X is crap. And that the people who do use it and have “credits” don’t have the proper type of “credits” to be taken seriously. It’s pretty silly.
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