Andy Patterson
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[Bill Davis] “[andy patterson] ” Apple has no consideration for it’s customer. I feel the same way about Adobe’s CC paradigm. Apple and Adobe care about profits only. They do not care about making the best products possible for the end user.”
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.”
I stated Apple nor Adobe care about the customer. Did you read it wrong Bill? Because right now you are helping to prove my point. I don’t think renting from the CC is as beneficially for the customer when compared to the old CS paradigm. I know you like to mock all other companies except Apple but the bat shit crazy device below is the result of Apple not offering a work station for their customers who want it.
https://www.sonnettech.com/product/xmacproserver/index.html
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[Bill Davis] “”Premiere Pro CC can probably do just as much as FCPX. ”
Wait. “Probably???”
From your posts explaining why X doesn’t cut the mustard, my presumption was that you must have extensive experience with its capabilities.”
I never stated in the response you quoted above that FCPX couldn’t cut the mustard. In fact you stated FCPX can do everything. I stated don’t use Photoshop if FCPX if it can do graphic design. We find out later that FCPX cannot do graphic design. So no! You cannot just use one program (FCPX) to do everything as you stated earlier. Your bad Bill not mine : )
[Bill Davis] “You come across very “sure” of your positions and with a god bit of insiders knowledge.
“A personal choice that Apple refuses to offer it’s users.””
Insider knowledge? Below is what I actually wrote as opposed to you trying to miss quote me out of context.
Some are starting to preferring touch screens over an actual control surface. In the end it is nothing more than personal choice. A personal choice that Apple refuses to offer it’s users.
No insider knowledge Bill. Apple doesn’t offer touch screen dude. So no. You don’t have that choice no matter how hard you want to miss quote me : )
[Bill Davis] “”As of now FCPX does not have the customization that Premiere Pro offers.””
This is true. Let me see you put the effects pallet of FCPX on a separate monitor Bill. I would like to add you are taking quotes from several different responses and different posts of mine and trying to miss represent them but I caught you little buckaroo. It took me a while to find them because you have them out of context.
[Bill Davis] “Videos are easy to source on literally anything from any point of view.
What I’m more interested in is credibility.
After the above quoted stuff, I’m interested in yours.
Care to enlighten me on any credentials you hold that makes your comments about X operations worthy of weight?
This isn’t a hostile challenge so please don’t read it that way.
I’m honestly interested in what informs your perspective.
That very first quote above was kinda out of character compared to the rest.
Just trying to understand who I’m sparing with here.
If you want my credentials, they are all over my years of posts here. I’m kind of an open book in that regard.”
I don’t care about your credentials Bill. I would still think you are a tad bit loopy (for Apple) even if you worked at Industrial Light and Magic little buckaroo : )
Having said that I used to work for the City Of Detroit’s Media Center. We did many collaborations with the Cable Commission. All of it aired over local cable although a few things we broadcast over local stations. We had a full fledged studio and a suitcase studio. We had as much equipment as most of the network affiliates. We may have had more equipment than a network affiliate in a small market. What did I do? I ran and operated cameras, switcher, CCU, CG audio boards and even edited on our $80,000.00 Avid Media Composer. We bought it back in 1998. It had a Targa 2000 for the capture card and a Pinnacle Genie Board for the real-time effects. Since it was Mac based we had to also get a PCI extension chassis. Have you ever worked on the older Avids? It may seem like a lot of money for local cable but when you consider the price of CCU, Switcher, Camplex system, clear com system, monitors etc it really wasn’t all that expensive.
As of now I do more freelance web design and graphic design work than video production. Don’t get me wrong I only do about six or seven projects a year in total but I do need to run the full multi-media spectrum. Having said that I don’t think you would have cared about my background had I loved cherished and worshiped FCPX as you do. I also think others as well as myself kind of called you out a bit on your responses. Having said that my background is not going to change the fact the FCPX cannot do everything as you had claimed nor will it change the fact the OS X doesn’t support touch screen. Even miss quoting me will not change those simple facts Bill. I must wonder why you are really concerned about my background? I actually worked in radio as well. Having said that I never did get a third class operators permit from the FCC. Did you?
Did I answer your questions to the utmost satisfaction little buckaroo? Having said that would you like to know what size condoms I wear or what brand of cigarette I smoke : )
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[Trevor Asquerthian] “I would think you’d need a TBC too – or at least a VHS with a built in TBC, otherwise you’d get rolling/ unlocked pictures. I do need to capture some family VHS so if this is possible with domestic VCRs I’d love to hear…”
If the tape is really worn out it might be needed but I have not needed a TBC for the Intensity Shuttle or the ADVC 110.
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[Michael Trenton] “After doing some thinking I decided to order the Intensity Shuttle as I think you’re definitely right it provides the most bang for the buck and will likely also be of more use to me even after I’m done with this current VHS project than one of the firewire based Grass Valley products will. Thanks for the tip!”
You will be able to playback HD to an HD monitor with the Intensity Shuttle. As someone mentioned they have an Intensity 4K PCIE version. I like my USB Shuttle though. If you have questions post them here.
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You might be able to find the ADVC 110 at B & H Photo or newegg.com. DV converters are easy to use. No Drivers needed but the Intensity Shuttle is a better bang for the buck. I would recommend getting and old SD TV. VHS looks horrible on an HD monitor or computer monitor. I love using the Intensity Shuttle along with an old SD TV for editing VHS tapes in real-time for clients.
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[Bill Davis] “Apple needs to keep their sights firmly on re-creating ALL the old tools and conventions so that they can concentrate on giving everyone what they are USED TO!
Cuz, you know, all the different stuff like range selected keywording, magnetism, the skimmer, and roles – all that stuff is silly when the development team COULD spend their time adding back ALL the traditional stuff older editors have had for years, (even when, as I was describing, it’s less relevant in the style of editing X excels at.)”
Are you saying that FCPX is such a horrible program that by adding out-of-sync indicators the keyword collection and magnetic timeline would stop working? That would be like saying Premiere can have a titling tool or key framing but not both. Why not have it all?
[Bill Davis] “Heck, I was trained in the 1980s to edit by cutting mylar tape with a razor blade.”
I did the same thing on an old Otari reel to reel system. I bet a lot of us here have had to cut and splice tap. Did you do a straight cut or and angled cut : )
Heck, I used to have to edit with old analogue 3/4″ tapes and Beta tapes but I am not sure what that has to to with the price or turtle wax : )
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[Bill Davis] ”
Sync loss happens in my experience to people who rely on either “detach audio” or “break apart clip items” to work on their audio in ways they are more conditioned to in tracked timelines. It’s pretty darn easy to avoid the problem in X. If you have to shift audio, just mute the source clip in place, make a quick audio only copy – and drop it in as a connected audio clip elsewhere. Give it a quick “Wild lines” Role so you can locate it super fast if you ever need to. No need to break anything apart and destroy the sync relationship when everything is just a digital abstraction anyway.”Why can’t people have the best of both worlds? Shouldn’t more options be welcomed?
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[Herb Sevush] “Just curious as to how you can do everything within X.”
I guess FCPX is a lot more powerful than I realized.
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[Bill Davis] “I don’t currently value that type of “learn 6 programs and switch between them daily” approach if I can possibly avoid it.
I understand the concept. Each program custom developed to do ONE task as well as possible – providing the user ultimate control with deep access to everything. The thing is, I seldom have time to touch six different things just to get the overall task done.”
Premiere Pro CC can probably do just as much as FCPX. Having said that I can chop down an oak tree with a steak knife but an axe would be much better. A chainsaw might be even better than an axe. Wouldn’t you agree?
[Bill Davis] “Part of the beauty if X (for me at least) is that I can stay inside it and get essentially everything I need to deliver my work done in one cohesive place.”
That is awesome that FCPX is so advanced. I did not know FCXP supported PDF export, RGB to CMYK conversion as well as support for bleed and slug area. If FCPX had been out when Avatar was being created the people working on the film would not have had to use Photoshop and Illustrator to design the marketing materials for Avatar. I did not now FCPX could do all that.
[Bill Davis] “With the pace of business today – bouncing between multiple tools just isn’t on my radar if I can have one that gets the job done properly in a single environment.”
I agree 100%. If your client needs you to design a DVD cover layout and you can do it in FCPX I say go for it. I wouldn’t use Photoshop myself if FCPX can be used for printing production. I had not idea of the power of FCPX. Maybe Adobe will merge Photoshop and Premiere Pro to compete against FCPX.
[Bill Davis] “If I was in my teens, I’d probably still have the vision I used to… that learning 6 deep programs – deeply – was a valuable path. Today, not so much. I’ve bought, learned and ultimately DROPPED more software packages over the decades than I currently use. And now I value the ones that let me get the most work done with the least friction in both learning and execution possible.”
I agree. I have stopped using many software titles that I used to use 10 years ago. I also bought into Adobe’s Creative Suite (CS was better than CC) because I started having clients want me to create websites and brochures for them. It is OK to just do video editing but I have done a lot more than that for my clients. Keep in mind many video post production houses and advertising agencies offer webdesign, print production as well as video production. That was not the case 30 years ago.
[Bill Davis] “Sure I’ll take a flyer on a dedicated App if it’s relatively inexpensive or if it specializes in a particular function I need (Like Slice/Track X, etc) but I’ve come to value keeping things “tight” in terms of my desire to expand my program expertise mindshare. Theres just too many things to learn out there – and nowhere near the time available to learn them all.”
Some of us have needs beyond just audio and video and some of those needs might be met with a touch screen better than keyboard and mouse. In the end it will depend on the user and the software programs being used. The touch bar and touch screen paradigm may or may not be useful for everyone.
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[Ann Bens] “Premiere only captures through firewire
The best way to go is to get yourself a Grass Valley converter to capture all your tapes.
https://www.videoguys.com/blog/which-grass-valley-video-converter-is-right-f...”The Grass Valley converters are easy to use an work great for standard definition but for the price the Blackmagic Design Intensity Shuttle offers more bang for the buck. I have the Grass Valley ADVC110 and the Intensity Shuttle both but I don’t use my ADVC110 anymore. I wish I had bought the Intensity Shuttle five years ago.