[Andy Field]

I love the dinosaur debate — I taught myself FCP 1 at ABC News when the union editors were negotiating themselves out of a career – I was a producer/correspondent – (they gave up everything computer based because they felt they only dealt with the heavy metal equipment — that didn’t work well for them)

I saw the future was producer editors – photographer editors — no one person does one job

When i began my own production company i networked with a group of like minded pros that once did just one job at the network level — we’re all still working and generating projects — the folks who insisted they’ll stay “specialized” for the most part had to find other careers

As for kids being able to edit circles around us with FCP X — call me when that happens — there’s been a dozen times that an in house corporate video client said – “we’re good – we have someone editing on FCP X now” ..and then came back after the botched, mediocre, lousy edit and said “can you fix this?” It cost them twice as much than if they’d just let a professional do it once.

It isn’t the NLE – its the experience and creativity of the person on the keyboard — and you better stay 3 steps ahead of the game, teach yourself new skills (Motion graphics for someone else? Nope – start learning) Those are the rare pros that don’t seem to ever want for work.

Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852

[Andy Field]

Wait…there’s something FCP X can’t do?????

Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852

[Andy Field]

LA New York Network scripted shows – still primarily avid — I work at ABC News and they’re still using AVID for broadcast news programs but dipping a toe in Adobe and FCP X for field work with one man band producer/ shooter / reporters

Premiere’s making inroads in “Hollywood” as evidenced by scores of films cut on that NLE at Sundance this year — primarily because it’s an easy switch for FCP 7 editors – in fact you can set up Premiere to act almost identically to FCP 7 down to the keyboard shortcuts..

I know Voice of America has switched most of their aging FCP 7 seats to Premiere (I helped train some of the editors there)

FCP X is an easy decision for corporations and editors not necessarily coming from another NLE……harder for legacy editors to wrap their noggins around Apple’s new way of doing things and a frustrating (for legacy editors) lack of tracks for mixing (it can be done with roles but it’s a bit of a Texas two step compared to the straight forward it’s right in front of you way other NLE’s do this)

All in all I use them all…..prefer Premiere…but occasionally need Motion and FCP X to do something …and AVID when a client has a project already cut on that NLE —

Frankly students need to know them all today — if they’re heading to Feature work — AVID and Premiere seem to be the dominant players.

Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852

[Andy Field]

Bill..you mean like Apple did with FCP X after everyone was happy working in the earlier version?

Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852

[Andy Field]

said someone from Apple support never……

Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852

[Andy Field]

Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852

[Andy Field]

Bill has spoken! if he doesn’t need or use it …no one does — move along!

Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852

[Andy Field]

Not so fast naysayers

https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-to-release-new-macbooks-this-year-says-analyst/

Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852

[Andy Field]

I did disagree that it was “not broken” from the beginning and offered a list of what didn’t work……. you’ve embraced the Apple way of doing things — again good for you — there are many of us who don’t like it, don’t find it faster or more productive and offer our ideas too. Happy editing!

Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852

[Andy Field]

PS Bill Davis — re FCP X “not broken” from the beginning — a blast from the past from Conan O’Brien’s editors who also thought it was “perfect” from the start

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxKYuF9pENQ

Andy Field
FieldVision Productions
N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852

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