Andy Patterson
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[Bill Davis] “But it’s not OK in my book to have to turn a forum ABOUT FCP X into a place specifically hostile to it. Not when it works perfectly well for millions of editors.”
I don’t see hostile people. Having said that this form is about debating the merits of FCPX compared to other NLEs. The forum functions as it should, not as you would like. If you don’t want to hear comments and criticisms about FCPX and other NLEs this is not the forum for you. Having said that I posted a link below to the forum dedicated to FCPX editors that use it.
https://forums.creativecow.net/fcpx
[Bill Davis] “I’ve already long since stopped inviting some of the brightest folks using it to stop by to discuss it in this forum – because the ones that I did just didn’t want to waste their time with the constant bitching and negativity here.”
Once again this is a forum to discuss the merits of FCPX and other NLE. If they want to go to the FCPX forum the link is below.
https://forums.creativecow.net/fcpx
[Bill Davis] “If it’s what the Cow wants – a Final Cut Pro X forum where every single positive comment about it must be aggressively challenged by default – well,good luck with that.”
I think perhaps you do live in an alternate universe with pixies and unicorns as others have suggested. Having said that some could argue that you want this forum to be a place where all editors (Avid, Edius, Premiere) praise, honor and worship FCPX. That is not the purpose of this forum. I now you wish it was but once again the link below might do you some good.
https://forums.creativecow.net/fcpx
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[Bill Davis] “Is that not mocking Adobe’s CC? I am not a fan of the CC myself so I don’t mind the comment. ”
It is not because everyone here knows I do my best NEVER to negatively comment on software I don’t actually have direct experience with. the business model, however IS fair game. I dislike that and everyone here knows it. Perhaps you’re just too new in these parts to understand the context?”
I don’t care if you do your best dude. You do at times mock other companies and talk negatively about other software programs so get over yourself dude! My being new doesn’t change the fact that you are a perpetual cheer leader for the Apple corporation shaking your pom poms when ever possible. I cut down Adobe and MS more than I do any other company but if I want to mention the short comings of the Apple Corporation I will do so. I don’t need your permission. Learn to deal with it! And whether you want to admit it or not I do know about the specifics of the software and products I criticize.
[Bill Davis] “As to your second point, please explain what exactly does one of Scott’s posts linking one of my friend Olivers articals have to do with you?”
Are you trying to dictate what I can and cannot say and what threads I can post to? What gives you the right? You don’t see me treating you that way nor do I see you treating other people that way. Why am I the lucky one Bill? I think you are upset because you know my criticisms about Apple are correct. If my posts upset you Bill learn to deal with reality. You are not my mom or legal guardian. Having said that I probably know a lot more about computers than you ever will and I can add an interesting perspective to these forum. I provided the link below not you. Not to mention my comments were dead on! All you want to do is shake your pom poms for Apple. How is that productive?
https://www.sonnettech.com/product/xmacproserver/index.html
[Bill Davis] “And finally.
Cool, your position is that the other programs are advanced in ways I just don’t understand.
Convince me. Give me your top three capabilities that another software package can do that X can’t?”This is a strawman argument because I never stated the other programs can do things FCPX cannot do. I stated you will do something in FCPX and think it is amazing and revolutionary when in fact other programs can do the same thing. Having said that didn’t someone just recently inform you that we can buy stock photos within Premiere Pro? Can FCPX do that?
[Bill Davis] “I’d cite Range based tagging, the magnetic timeline, and Roles as innovations singular to X – so help me understand about the equivelents or similar unique features in the other NLEs.”
Once again you are using a strawman to try and hide the fact that you are a cheerleader for the Apple corporation. I never stated FCPX does not have features not found in other programs. If I had made the statements you claim I did you would have quoted me but you cannot quote me because I never made those statements. I am also not afraid to call you out on it. Having said that what you do is take quotes from two different post and try to make it seems as though they are from the same post when in fact you are taking the quotes out of context and you know it.
Care to continue going tit for tat Bill?
I have to say I have never came across anyone like you before in a discussion forum. In another thread you had asked me about my credentials. I gave them to you. Did you read them? I think you did and you were upset to learn I worked with high-end broadcast equipment so you didn’t bother responding. I know you asked that question in hopes that my experience consisted of wedding videos (I am not knocking wedding videographers but I have never done it myself). Having said that do you ask everyone their credentials? As I sated in my other response to you if I loved honored and worshiped Apple you would not have asked for my credentials. I don’t care about you credentials or anyone else’s. Why would I? People either have an interesting perspective on the topics in this thread or they don’t regardless if they ever edit video for a living. I find your perspectives to be bat shit crazy at best regardless of where you work. You seem to go ballistic and bat shit crazy anytime anyone tries to make a suggestion about FCPX or Apple in general. Your response is always childish. You more often than not attack a strawman than the actual topic or issue and think you are being super clever. No one sees you as clever when you start shaking your pom poms for Apple. I think the word silly might apply.
Miss quoting people and making false accusations will not make FCPX better. I may be new to these forums Bill but I feel confident that people can easily see you love to shake your pom poms : )
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[Chris Wright] “I can tell you right now a 32 core will not help anything at the HD to h.264 render.
At this resolution, Premiere is code hard limited to 12 cores.”What if you are rending an AE project while editing in Premiere Pro?
[Chris Wright] “As for 4k to 4k h.264, clock speed is more important than cores as seen in this effeciency graph. the 6950k is faster than the dual xeon 28 core.
https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Premiere-Pro-CC-2015-3-CPU...So unless AMD has super turbo clock speed and much lower prices, they will simply be unable to compete. Besides, I
believe they said they were raising prices and not doing the price undercut model anymore.”As of today we don’t know what AMD’s Zen CPUs have to offer. Only time will tell?
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AMD will have a 32 core CPU but what will the price be? I am not going to buy a Kaby Lake CPU until I see what the competition has to offer. AMD’s Zen CPU may or may not be all that great. Only time will tell.
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It would be hard to recommend anything right now because the Zen CPUs will be out soon. I hope the video link below helps.
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[Bill Davis] “A) please find a post of mine where I have mocked AVID or ADOBE or SONY or any other NLE vendor EVER.”
You wrote the following below Bill.
“That’s right. Just look at how evil Apple is in forcing their customers to pay continuously to use the products they used to be able to BUY once and use forever. It’s disgraceful”.
Is that not mocking Adobe’s CC? I am not a fan of the CC myself so I don’t mind the comment.
[Bill Davis] “Yes, I do call out some of their business and marketing decisions occasionally, cuz I have some expertise in that realm. “
In another thread you asked about my credibility. Did you even bother to read my response?
https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/335/92829
Having said that we all have enough expertise to make comments about Adobe, Apple, Blackmagic, MS, Avid etc.
[Bill Davis] ” I generally don’t comment on programs about which I am largely ignorant. Odd position, huh?”
What you do a lot is talk about how great FCPX is and how advanced and innovative it is without realizing other software programs can do the same thing and sometimes did it long before FCPX. If you knew the full potential of the other software programs you probably wouldn’t be so giddy about FCPX. I guess what I am saying is you will do something in FCPX, you will think it is amazing and wonder why we don’t all go out and buy FCPX when the sad truth is the other NLE can do the same thing. Also if you kept current about technology you would know the full potential of the Surface Pro. Having said that FCPX is a good program but it could use improvements just like Avid, Edius, Premiere Pro etc.
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[Michael Trenton] “Regarding the Intensity Shuttle, does the included Express software allow me to monitor picture and audio real-time in full-screen while I record the VHS tapes (or will I need to hook up an additonal monitor to provide full screen playback)?”
You can view it on an NTSC broadcast monitor in real-time as you capture using the Intensity Shuttle. You can with the ADVC 110 as well. I should do some video tutorials.
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[John Rofrano] ” [andy patterson] “…the bat shit crazy device below is the result of Apple not offering a work station for their customers who want it. ”
That actually looks like a practical device with one possible flaw. Hot air rises and the Mac Pro was designed to have the air flow in the same direction up and out of the case. I wonder if internal hot spots are formed within because the Mac Pro is mounted sideways? In an effort to also make their designs silent, I’m sure the fans spin just fast enough to aid the natural upward flow of heat which that design defeats.”
You are only saying it looks practical because Apple doesn’t offer a generic ATX based system. In fact you are actually helping to prove my point by asking if the Mac Pro would cool efficiently. It is as big as a mATX computer case. Why not just state the obvious and say it would be nice for Apple to offer a generic ATX rack mount computer? Why not just cut to the chase? You would get more PCIE lanes an more functionality. Why settle for that expensive piece of crap that tries to make the Mac Pro into a workstation? Once again that proves my point that Apple doesn’t care about the customer if you have to buy some expensive bat shit crazy 3rd party device to make the Mac Pro useable. I used to have a rackmount computer case. It was awesome at one time but for the set up I have now I don’t really need it. Compare the prices.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811148059
https://www.sonnettech.com/product/xmacproserver/index.html
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[Jan Janowski] “Another vote for finding a VHS deck with TBC or Frame Sync…
I use a JVC HR-9911U and it has built in Frame Sync and NR.
(only thing it doesn’t have is video controls)”You should post a few pictures of your setup if you can. Having said that what capture device do you use? I admit the Fire Wire IEEE DV converters are easy to use. No drivers needed just plug and play. I am actually working on a video that compares the ADVC 110 to the Intensity Shuttle.
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[stephen knifton] “hi all … i made the mistake of installing the new release right away. when will i ever learn ? after a day of typical problems, i uninstalled and went back to the previous version. has adobe come anywhere close to stabilizing it yet ? i remember the 2015 was FULL of bugs for the better part of a year. and i run both PC and mac versions in my office, thanks in advance .. sjk.”
Send a feature request telling Adobe to start rewriting Premiere Pro CC from the ground up because Premiere is just going to get worse and worse : (