Why are you still here? (part 3 in a continuing series)

[Dennis Radeke]

I’m here for a few reasons that should be readily apparent:

1 – I value the input of FCP 7/X users and I will often funnel your insight back to Adobe teams.
2 – Premiere Pro and Adobe product in general are a part of many FCP discussions and I’m here to answer them or to correct misconceptions and/or errors.
3 – I’ve always said that part of the fun of following Apple is the soap opera like saga – there are always twists in the story and certainly FCP X has been one of those. On a personal level, I like to observe the ups and downs of users and their reactions to various Apple gadgets. NLE being closest to my own heart, I pay particular attention to Apple’s NLE.

Dennis – Adobe guy

[David Roth weiss]

[Steve Connor] “why are you still spending your valuable time here”

1) Like all Americans, I like to watch my heros fall from grace, but of course I secretly hope they will resurrect themselves and ultimately find redemption.

2) I like to watch racing in case there’s a crash.

3) As others have said, some of the worst arguments in support of X are so laughable I can’t turn away.

[Alan Lacey]

To read Aindreas Gallagher’s posts

FlashXDR,XDcamHD,XDcamEX,D9 etc
FCS,AE,Combustion,LiquidSilver,Vegas,Edius,
G5,MBP,Vista64,XP

[Shawn Bockoven]

Hope and Change? Wait, that didn’t work out either.

[Richard Herd]

[Chris Harlan] ” find the forum a bit like an editor’s lounge “

We need some beers and cigars. Or if some prefer: chamomile tea and croissant.

[Bernard Newnham]

It is just a little odd to find myself keep coming back here. I suppose I’m endlessly amazed that people are still talking about this – including me of course.

I think its part of a wider amazement that people continue to buy this stuff – IThis and iThat, when it costs far more than the competition and is far less flexible. Why on earth would you pay a huge amount of money to be locked into Apples arms? In London recently they released some new version iPad, and they were queueing round the block again. Why do they do that? They could wait a couple of days and just walk in, there’s no shortage. Better still, walk in to Carphone Warehouse where there are half a dozen competitors to choose from at lower prices.

If I was a very rich company like Apple, I would be looking now to loose myself from Intel, and the descendents of the 8086. RISC chip architecture is the way to go, with ARM in the lead (I have shares in them). I know that OSX could run on it, as Linux will run on the ARM Raspberry Pi. So perhaps a MacPro running ARM? That might tempt me to buy an Apple product, if it had a decent editing system like FCP8, and they didn’t charge stupid prices.

On a wider note, doesn’t anyone else see a bubble here? “Largest Richest Company in the World” is always the headline which sensible people regard as a signal to get out whilst they can, don’t they?

B

[Richard Herd]

I like to read rants.

[Franz Bieberkopf]

I think it was this thread (or thereabouts) that prompted me to join and contribute:

https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/335/9629#10030

I can think of no other forum that asks questions, offers answers, and otherwise digresses usefully (and amusingly) on the subject of digital media and editing from both practical and intellectual perspectives, and with the curiosity and experience evident here.

I suppose there’s the attraction of a poorly planned professional wrestling show as well (though it’s hard to say who qualifies as a “professional”).

Further, I’m still undecided as to new directions for software – I finished two large projects in FCP7 last year and it looks like the two larger projects I’ll do this year will also be in FCP7. Avid has shwon their hand and I’m looking forward to see what CS6 and Lightworks have to offer, as well as developments in X, and I’ll have to a decision on software at some point. (In the meantime, I’ve switched almost all other software to platform agnostic options).

So there are a number of things that keep me coming back, but primarily I think this forum is unique in terms of expressing the editor’s perspective (and I’m often taken aback by exhortations here to “think of it from Apple’s perspective” etc., as this seems to miss the point entirely).

Franz.

[Rick Lang]

Why? It’s about the people!

The people posting here (myself excepted) are a wonderfully talented and insightful group. It’s not important to agree with what someone may say as it’s always worthy of consideration. The degree of respect for everyone’s opinion is paramount in this forum. I used to hang out in the Apple Discussions forums and they are worth visiting on occasion but it’s interesting that those forums can be trying in spite of all the rules guiding input. Here the rules only seem to be to be relevant and think like an adult. Many other technical blogs and forums have excellent content and are commendable but this forum has the critical mass to keep one coming back frequently. Thanks to all of you.

Rick Lang

iMac 27” 2.8GHz i7 16GB

[Herb Sevush]

[Steve Connor] “The car crash that was the FCPX launch happened 9 months ago, why are you still spending your valuable time here and what are you getting from it?”

But I’m not here, I’m skating to where here is going to be so I can be there before here ever turns into there.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin’ attached to nothin’
“Deciding the spine is the process of editing” F. Bieberkopf