why would anyone want to use FCPX (SERIOUS discussion – no bashing)

[Michael Paul]

I just felt the need to say that those videos are great so thanks for that. I’ve been looking at a lot of those in the past days but still felt the need to let you know that I really appreciated those.

[Robin S. kurz]

[Michael Paul] “So I have the timeline index opened but what do I do then?”

Shift click as with any and every other list in FCP… or anywhere else for that matter?

So now are you trying to SELECT or MOVE the clips past a certain point?? Because selecting to move (in a case like that) is completely unnecessary and convoluted in the context of the magnetic timeline.

[Michael Paul] “in some tutorials I saw people had a button NEXT to timeline index.”

Then those were clearly AGE old tutorials. As in 3+ years. Like they say: you get what you pay for.

[Eric Santiago]

The timeline index has been a major timesaver of late.

I wonder if Avid/Adobe will ever rip that off.

[Michael Paul]

” Then those were clearly AGE old tutorials. As in 3+ years. Like they say: you get what you pay for.”
No need to get hostile or assume anything. It’s just something I saw in Youtube videos and since I am very new to the software I have no idea what is NORMAL and what isn’t normal so I don’t see any reason why you have to assume I’ve paid little money for very old tutorials or something like that. Like I’ve said I am very new to FCPX – I am using it under a week. Never mind though.
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THIS IS MY PERSONAL CONCLUSION IN CASE ANYONE IS WONDERING WHAT MY STATE OF MIND IS LIKE RIGHT NOW AND WHAT MY OPINION IS AFTER USING FCPX FOR A FEW DAYS AND AFTER LEARNING A LOT FROM YOU GUYS

First of all I would love to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH to EVERYONE in here. You guys have helped a lot. https://vimeo.com/158641571 is an amazing video that also helps a lot.

I’ve liked the organizing of clips from the very beginning. Very great.
I love that I can select areas I want to later use / hide those / that it shows me the dube detection INSIDE the clips. In Avid (for example) I add something to the time line and THEN I see: “oops it’s already in the time line” because of the dube detection. Knowing this in ADVANCE is amazing. Also here is a workflow I have in Premiere: One timeline with ALL my footage and then I “cut out” clips I need and later colour those in accordingly so I know that I have already used those – it can help a lot with big projects but the way FCPX handles it is just amazing.

Now here are important short cuts I have learned that make my life easier:
Set an IN and OUT for a clip and deleted everything that ISN’T in the in and out range.
Changing where a connector for a connected clip is located helps a lot as well.
Deleting a clip from the time line and leaving a gap is very handy as well.

So far I am really excited about learning a new program. You find stuff out and you are like “OH THIS IS COOL I never thought of it that way”. It’s all fun and I like it. Once again I would like to thank you ALL for the patience and GREAT replies.

Is there a way to change the color of markers?

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[Doug Metz]

[Michael Paul] “Is there a way to change the color of markers?”

Only if you change the marker type (right-click on marker):
Standard marker – Blue
To Do (incomplete) – Red
To Do (completed) – Green
Chapter Marker – Orange

Doug Metz

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[Tangier Clarke]

Just saw this and had to chime in. I started similar thread on LinkedIn, but here are some points anyhow:

You might find this interesting (from an AVID editor):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1282&v=hmTsTx7Ux8g

(12:00-17:50)

Specific points:
(13:35) – sound turnovers
(23:30) – about effects
(33:03) – about time and creativity
(36:55) – quality of software
(37:20) – Warner Bros. reaction to FCP X

…and a link for further debunking of myths (although since it was written, features have been added and some of the things mentioned have already been resolved).

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/know/3588

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https://ctkfilm.wordpress.com/resources/fcp-x-second-look-top-myths-and-reasons-to-switch/

https://thefcpxeditor.tumblr.com