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What does FCPX teach new editors?
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Nor would you want to force all drivers to use a stick shift though. In fact most cars are automatic and some very smart and very safe drivers use them.
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But we are all amateur drivers here.
To keep the analogy going the question isn’t what do “most” drivers do, but rather what do most “pro” drivers do, and even here we want to talk about race car drivers and long distance truckers, not taxi drivers.
Herb Sevush
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[Herb Sevush] ”
To keep the analogy going the question isn’t what do “most” drivers do, but rather what do most “pro” drivers do, and even here we want to talk about race car drivers and long distance truckers, not taxi drivers”So in this stretch of the analogy I guess we’re deeming Taxi drivers as Non-Professional Drivers? You’re gonna piss off a lot of taxi drivers that see themselves as professional drivers.
-mattyc
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[Herb Sevush] “To keep the analogy going the question isn’t what do “most” drivers do, but rather what do most “pro” drivers do, and even here we want to talk about race car drivers and long distance truckers, not taxi drivers.”
And why not taxi drivers? They are professional. They have a different objective and course than a race car driver. They are professional. They get paid. Certainly the cab companies are businesses and they can be very profitable. Maybe the wrong assumption is that all professional car drivers are race car drivers. Even the UPS and FedEx driver is professional as is the bus driver. They may even need to pass special tests. Maybe the goal is to get the package and the passenger delivered on time for those drivers. Maybe overall cab, bus, package delivery services are a much bigger business than race car drivers. They are certainly professional.
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“So in this stretch of the analogy I guess we’re deeming Taxi drivers as Non-Professional Drivers?”
No, I specifically included them in the set of “pro” drivers, but not in the set of “higher end, technically demanding pro drivers.”
Or, to reverse our analogy, as one-man-shop video pros who don’t have to deal with broadcast or films. In other words, the FCPX target audience. We can now call it taXiPro, this way they can keep the X, and get the i they’ve always wanted.
Herb Sevush
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[Craig Seeman] “And why not taxi drivers? They are professional. They have a different objective and course than a race car driver. They are professional. They get paid. Certainly the cab companies are businesses and they can be very profitable. Maybe the wrong assumption is that all professional car drivers are race car drivers. Even the UPS and FedEx driver is professional as is the bus driver. They may even need to pass special tests. Maybe the goal is to get the package and the passenger delivered on time for those drivers. Maybe overall cab, bus, package delivery services are a much bigger business than race car drivers. They are certainly professional.”
Now we’re getting way off track… BUT.
I don’t think Taxi drivers should be included in any analogy whatsover. All other drivers make their money by maximizing some sort of efficiency. Racecar driver, by winning races. Truck driver by delivering stuff in a timely manner. Etc. Taxi can maximize their profitability being inefficient from a driving standpoint. The money they make is based on the cab fair, so they can make more money by taking you a round about way to get somewhere. (not saying all of them do).
But the main thing about the driving analogy is that each form of PRO driver has a different set of priorities, much like each form of Pro editors.
-mattyc
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“And why not taxi drivers? They are professional.”
Actually read my post Craig and you’ll see I specifically kept Taxi Drivers in the “set” of professional drivers.
I’ve never said that the FCPX target audience wasn’t “professional,” but rather they were not broadcast, film or technically demanding professionals. And if you see yourself as a taxi driver sort of editor then an automatic shift will suit you fine. But if your trying to pull a 16 wheeler across country, then I want to be driving a stick.
And finally, if you know how to drive a stick, you will understand how to get the most out of an automatic if your stuck with it. If you never learned to drive a stick and someone throws you into a big truck, well, be prepared for a bumpy ride.
Herb Sevush
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Awesome. Been a while, like oh, 35 years, since I’ve heard the ‘jerk face’ slam. 😉
Chris
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[Herb Sevush] ”
Actually read my post Craig and you’ll see I specifically kept Taxi Drivers in the “set” of professional drivers.”Yeah, I was just making a joke, Sorry for the confusion.
-mattyc
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[Walter Soyka] “Did I save it?”
Not sure, but it’s sure as hell a valiant effort.
Chris
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