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Who’s opinion matters to you?
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[Scott Sheriff] “Unfortunately apple, in their infinite wisdom does not have a 30 day trial for X. So that means you can either rely on the opinion of others, or shell out 300 bucks to see if you like it…
…The opinion of long time FCP advocates is invaluable since apple chooses to operate in a cloak and dagger fashion, rather keep users in the loop.”
Very good point Scott.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
https://www.drwfilms.comDon’t miss my new tutorial: Prepare for a seamless transition to FCP X and OS X Lion
https://library.creativecow.net/weiss_roth_david/FCP-10-MAC-Lion/1POST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Business & Marketing and Apple Final Cut Pro forums.
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I totally agree with Jim Glickert ! I have been following the posts of these 3 guys, specially David Roth Weiss who I don’t know how, always “find” my questions around here and ALWAYS come with some very, very good thoughts. He has always given some kind of advice that mekes me see a light at the end of the tunnel.
I’ve been surfing around to read everything about FCPX, following the tutorials from Kevin P McAuliffe, the Ripple Training guys and what I can realize is that the App is not ready for those PROs who own a Post Production company that work for Broadcast and Hollywood feature films Industry but maybe it is ok for the rest.
“The Rest” is probably the market I’ve been working for, Corporate Videos, Training Videos, Internet, Intranets. I’m not a Youtuber and I’m not editing or doing any kind of post-production for a feature film, then let’s say I’m a Junior Pro hopping to be Big. I wont take the word Pro from the title because I make money from my work.
I hope Apple come with things to make the PROs around Creative Cow happier. That way I will not loose contact with them. And I will always hear something from them.
Today I’m waiting to hear from David Lawrence, who post an intresting thread.https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/335/9060
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Your being much to nice to David. If you swell his head it might mess with his golf game.
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[Fredy Schwerdtner] “David Roth Weiss who I don’t know how, always “find” my questions around here and ALWAYS come with some very, very good thoughts. He has always given some kind of advice that mekes me see a light at the end of the tunnel.”
You always ask good questions Fredy. And, your momma trained you say thank you. So, it’s always a pleasure for me to help you.
[Fredy Schwerdtner] “what I can realize is that the App is not ready for those PROs who own a Post Production company that work for Broadcast and Hollywood feature films Industry but maybe it is ok for the rest.”
As you’ve mentioned Fredy, X has some very useful tools for faster & smaller projects. And, it’s especially good for cutting those codecs that formerly required transcoding. However, it has limitations, some you’ve heard about, and others that I suspect will soon become the new forum scuttlebutt.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
https://www.drwfilms.comDon’t miss my new tutorial: Prepare for a seamless transition to FCP X and OS X Lion
https://library.creativecow.net/weiss_roth_david/FCP-10-MAC-Lion/1POST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Business & Marketing and Apple Final Cut Pro forums.
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[David Roth Weiss] “For the record, I do consulting work with clients all over the globe at times, and I even have a couple who already are using FCP X on my recommendation. These are mostly indies with no formal knowledge or training however, and they are purely web only. Indeed, there are people who absolutely do rely on my “musings” to direct their purchases.”
Funny, I was going to put a disclaimer about deferring their opinion to someone else with more experience, but I left it out.
No one ever doubted the use of your musings.
-mattyc
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[Matt Callac] “No one ever doubted the use of your musings.”
Even my client who bought his new Mac Pro and FCS 3 on June 20th has never doubted me for a minute Matt, but I’ll probably be wondering about that one for years.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
https://www.drwfilms.comDon’t miss my new tutorial: Prepare for a seamless transition to FCP X and OS X Lion
https://library.creativecow.net/weiss_roth_david/FCP-10-MAC-Lion/1POST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Business & Marketing and Apple Final Cut Pro forums.
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[David Roth Weiss] “[Scott Sheriff] “Unfortunately apple, in their infinite wisdom does not have a 30 day trial for X. So that means you can either rely on the opinion of others, or shell out 300 bucks to see if you like it…
…The opinion of long time FCP advocates is invaluable since apple chooses to operate in a cloak and dagger fashion, rather keep users in the loop.””
I don’t recall any of Apple’s pro apps ever having a 30 day trial, which does suck. Maybe they did for shake for a bit I can’t remember. 300 bucks won’t break the bank either way…but if you don’t want to buy it…you don’t have to…it won’t hurt their bottom line much.
-mattyc
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I’m not the least bit excited to have to switch platforms. But since I am forced to switch platforms, Premiere Pro seems to make the most sense.
Editor/Videographer
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[Matt Callac] “but if you don’t want to buy it…you don’t have to…”
True dat.
But the circle is now complete Obi-Wan.
My original point was in response to Liam, who was rather dismissive of other peoples opinions. So you can either rely on the opinion of highly respected users, or pay for the privileged of demoing, and in this case Beta testing the product. So it’s pay to play, or go with opinions. There is no third option.
In my world 300 dollars is still real money, and if I found it missing from my checking account I would be pissed off. It would fill the gas tank in my Element 6 times, or be the equivalent of a grocery store trip. I know there have been a bunch of editors that said they didn’t care because they would make that up on the next client through the door. Not really something I would brag about in these competitive times. And not what I’d call pocket change. YMMVScott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
Where were you on 6/21?
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