[Aindreas Gallagher]

I’m not talking about the beta or slipping shipping dates: apple reps, in response to direct questions after the event, refused to confirm *anything at all*
the state of XML, the clip viewer, EDLs, OMF – that is what I find both ridiculous and annoying.
Its not a bloody iphone protoype, its the software we use to make a living.

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[Aindreas Gallagher]

I don’t get your point – i’m not talking about the development cycle, or the software internal release cycle – I’m talking about the amount and kind of information they’ve given out and the manner in which they chose to do it.

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[Aindreas Gallagher]

for my part I’m not satisfied with the way apple have gone about this, the highly selective release of information and the refusal to answer any questions at the event or after. I’m annoyed. Its a ridiculous way to carry on with a professional customer base.

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[Aindreas Gallagher]

I don’t think that quite stands up – the iMac comparision – we know this is a complete rewrite, and they omitted any mention of a raft of key features in their.. tease.
As a customer I don’t need or want a tease, I need to know what’s going on. Apple’s approach to this, and the stone walling after the event is increasingly annoying, and altogether inappropriate for a professional customer base.

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[Aindreas Gallagher]

no – I take your point on there being fear as a factor in the reaction people have been having – but he’s not playing the ‘what’s the worst thing game’, he’s playing the ‘I’m very annoyed with Apple game’ – that’s a valid game.

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[Aindreas Gallagher]

yes – the fact that they are unwilling to clarify basic issues of concern is beyond irritating. Should the software itself prove to be the sum of all hopes, well great, but this carry on is still really annoying – taking a consumer tease approach with professional software for professional editors is in and of itself just annoying.

I’m going to break into cupertino Apple: that’s right – I am going to go in through the window in the night and I am stealing the FCPX manual.
Then I am going to RTFM in an audio blog post or something. And then we will know what the hell is going on.

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[Aindreas Gallagher]

yep. that really was a point you made on store updates – should FCPX become a granular, rapidly evolving product ala the likes of well performing iOS software – then i”m not sure what to say really – that’s flat out savagely transformative.

again – I am honestly slightly pissed with the style of reveal, but to the software effort itself: in the context you were speaking of, if as delivered organically and timely by the app store – that could just be something else entirely.
Bar anything else- I am just madly, madly curious. Damn you apple. Sort of.

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[Aindreas Gallagher]

hey,

ok sure look –
A: I’m regurgitating the post I linked to there for the top.
B: I think this could have been handled better – we’re left – all of us – in a swamp of unanswered questions: from an official presentation at the premier meet where apple chose not to broach the menu system even – couldn’t we have even seen the file save dialog box?
I mean honestly, what is this; a striptease we pay for?

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[Aindreas Gallagher]

if you’ve got the money – sure buy it – they’ve just been refreshed so there’s no reason not to. have fun – they’re lovely machines.

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[Aindreas Gallagher]

sure that’s fine – the new MBPs are savage anyway – like the guys say, buy one without any worries driving FCPX – they scream, and maybe mess around with iMovie while you’re waiting for FCPX to arrive – it’s a decent grounder on some parts of FCPX.

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