[Bud Kuenzli]

that link does not work any longer and I’m also looking for a crop and feather effect that will allow me to ajust the left/right/up/down crop while maintaining a feathered edge…

[Bud Kuenzli]

Yes without question

[Bud Kuenzli]

I realize it’s a one year old thread…and you’re right about the master clip. Perhaps there’s a dictionary definition of subclip but I don’t think a selection of a clip that is simply a keywording of a clip portion provides the same functionality that a subclip did. In FCP7 when you create a subclip you can then add a single effect to that clip while it sits in the browser without any further hassle.It can go into the Canvas and be manipulated and returned to a bin for use at a later date within a timeline. It acts as if it is an entirely separate clip. That behavior and functionality is not duplicated in FCPX and hence I think that calling a Favorite the same as a subclip isn’t appropriate. We’ll just have to disagree on this, I think, but as I continue to work on wrapping my head around FCPx I come across posts, both old and new, hence my reply.

[Bud Kuenzli]

For roughly 30 years I’ve said the same thing. Choose what you want to do with a computer and pick the combination of hardware and software that works best for you. Many video editors are in a dilemma like you because they prefer the basic Mac OS but the hardware and software that they want and need no longer is being updated or created in a timely manner. Others want to argue about what people -should- want or need or use but when a business needs a certain workflow such as yours and Apple can’t deliver that the decision is pretty much made for them. If my current MacPro died tonight I would replace it with a PC tower and never look back. I dislike Windows but like you, it appears I will be running it soon due to Apple’s lack of the kind of software and hardware development and support that I personally want. Time will tell and a game changing MacPro with an unexpectedly professional update to FCPX could forestall the switch.

[Bud Kuenzli]

I say “NONSENSE” to all the commentary about using Favorites. FCPX doesn’t do subclips. All you can do is label a section of clip. That isn’t a subclip. You can’t separate it and set it in the event browser and treat it like a clip without going through serious contortions. You can make a compound clip but you can only set it aside in some other project or you -could- take that Favorite, set it in a timeline, export it as a quicktime movie, and then import it and Voila! You then have a real subclip. No…calling Favorites subclips is disingenuous fanboy nonsense in my opinion. Favorites don’t provide anything close to the ease or functionality of a real subclip. I do hope FCPx will someday gain the functionality of FCP7 but it’s not even close and it doesn’t appear to be headed there.