Andy Field
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update 7 with 64 bit sexy charcoal-ness? They’ve already done it – it’s called Adobe Premiere CC
Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852 -
there are outbord mixers that work with most NLE’s but we’ve never had a problem getting an accurate mix with any of the software real time mixers..but I come from old school radio where we did it on large boards so that’s comfortable for me.
Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852 -
we keyframe color correction all the time – someone passing in and out of “autogain” camera shot – to even lighting over time – a snap in other NLE’s – I haven’t tried it in X so don’t know – but from comments it appears not possible yet
Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852 -
audio mixing is adjusting levels – compression etc is sweetening that can be done in or out of most NLE’s – it’s the mixing that’s a nightmare in FCP X – you use slider pots in ever other NLE BUT FCP X – Premiere, AVID, FCP 7 – all have real time recordable mixing keyframes – it could not be easier.
Fiddling with the pen tool to get a little audio spike here – a soft music up and under in a narration break (yes you can do range selection in this, I know…but it removes the fineness of a smooth audio mix.
again – i can’t see how an editor would prefer to stop, key frame, stop, keyframe every single little audio mix when a real time keyframe recording mixer does it in one easy pass
Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852 -
If Craig’s disappointed, then this is another Apple belly flop….no one’s been more enthusiastic about seeing the FCP X glass half full. Seriously Craig..I feel for you…..I know you’re invested in making this program work for you….and really am glad for the folks who like and use it…just wish it gave us what our team wants and needs.
Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852 -
I’m in the disappointed camp –
the number one reason we avoid FCPX is audio mixing and key framing….I can’t see how editors prefer rubber banding and manually adding keyframes when you can simply created them in real time with a software mixer to easily fineness ducking music and nat sound….weaving a nice mix under narration without stopping everything and breaking out the pen tool.
This is a breeze in Avid, Premiere and FCP 7 – and still a headache in X.
The new libraries getting back to an understandable and media-manageable file structure is nice as is some of the other improvements.
No round trip to motion is another deal breaker – in Premiere – using it daily with Audition, Photoshop and After Effects.
This is all from an editor who loved Apple products and the FCP Suite…and desperately wanted to love this program (hey it’s cheaper and no subscription) But after a year on Premiere – it’s nearly bullet proof – virtually no rendering…takes any native format – and outputs multiple formats simultaneously in background while you continue to edit…and Adobe adds enhancements virtually every month (two this month alone – although one was a big bug fix)
Come on Apple – stop looking down the ice to where you want the puck to go…..and you’ll lure lost editors back into the fold
Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852 -
Actually local news director will tell you they’d grab bigger audiences if they could run non stop weather (and mother nature helped by making it bad, cold, windy etc) Crime coverage is easy and quick – perfect for one man ban smaller staffs. President Reagan’s FCC deregulated stations – they no longer needed to create news programs to serve the public interest – that there was plenty of competition and choice with cable and satellite – so owners said – “time for you to make money” Adios ponderous thoughtful pieces, 45 second soundbites and stodgy anchors and delivery. Hello Infotainment. Been a long downhill ride since then.
Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852 -
Did they specify THIS December????
Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852 -
what they do is repackage other’s actual original reporting for much of their output…agree with Shane – having worked as a local and network news reporter who transitioned to a Preditor (producer editor)…the content suffers…little time to double check sources, facts…..having to leave the scene of a news event to put the spot together, etc….have been fortunate not to have to shoot as well..yet…..
it’s simply not possible to do all three jobs well….unfortunately, the economic model that supported the division of labor no longer exists….it did 30 years ago with 3 major networks dividing a 1/3 of the ad revenue….not as well when they are part of a 600 channel universe as well as infinite competition on the web
Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852 -
big bureaucracy wheels turn very slowly –
this is a many month evaluation over many different users.
Their goal isn’t to just pick an NLE and be done with it – there are many moving parts in legacy systems – servers – many different programs and clients…..
this is why you don’t see IT departments jumping at the latest incarnation of Windows or MS Word —
It’s also why those who embrace FCP X can’t understand the angst many organizations had discovering the next version of FCP was completely different than what their vast work forces were used to. They simply didn’t have the time and money for the massive retraining — or to wait the (what has it been now, two years?) for the program to do everything it did before in the previous version.
It’s why Mark Raudonis’s operation had to quickly find a new solution.
Big organizations are like aircraft carriers — once everything’s working with minimum fuss – no one wants to yank the steering wheel and make a 180 turn…with anything.
Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852