Charlie Austin
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[Robin S. Kurz] “I’m pretty sure that I never have.”
I was generalizing, but I hear “new way of editing” a lot. Either explicitly, or implied in the “relearn how you do things” sense. You *do* need to learn how the App works, and how to use all the unique features but honestly, editing is editing right?
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[Steve Connor] “Exactly, it also peeves me”
But what is a peeve?!?! And why would you have it as a pet? Anyhoo… To me, telling editors that to use X you need to relearn how you edit, your process, is both counterproductive, and incorrect. You need to learn how the app works, and then use all the cool stuff in it to make your job easier, which it does if you let it. You don’t need to change your process, whatever that is, at all, just adapt.
I do agree that trying to make X work like Premiere, or Premiere to work like Media Composer, or Media Composer to work like Final Cut 7, is an utter waste of time. They’re all the same, but different. Each has great features that the others don’t. I will say though, if I had to choose a “base” NLE onto which I would bolt all the best stuff stolen from other NLE’s, it would be FCP X. 😉
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[Oliver Peters] “but aren’t you simply supplanting one working method with another? “
Telling people that X is a completely “new way of editing” is a pet peeve of mine. (what is a peeve anyway??) It’s not reinventing the process, as a editors we are doing the same thing in X as anything else. Watching the footage, making selects, organizing it all, and then cutting pieces together. As Herb pointed out, getting all your stuff organized and prepped to cut is something you need to do no matter what you’re cutting with, from flatbeds to an editing app on your phone. What X offers, IMO, is a different, and easier way of doing the same thing. The Browser, Collections, metadata goodies are great of course, but to me, the things that set X apart from everything else are:
The Timeline- being able to just cut stuff in and move clips around without any thought at all as to whether it will collide/overwrite/screw up anything that’s in your cut is a huge advantage.
Embedded Components- much easier to deal with than separate A/V. And you can of course separate these if you want.
Roles- Also huge, particularly for audio versioning, and I feel like there are some very powerful possibilities that remain untapped here.
Compound Clips- Nested clips on steroids, and also have some cool potential.
Motion Templates and Compressor Bundles- Create these in Motion and Compressor, load them into X, done. You can share them with other users who don’t have the apps which is very cool. Compressor bundles don’t get enough press IMO. Having the ability to make a preset where you can create a 2k, 1080p, 720p and SD version of a cut with a couple keystrokes in the NLE is very nice. You could do all that and also upload a cut to YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook at the same time. Whatever deliverables you need… 1 command, no other apps needed.
Filmstrip View- Nothing else compares to this, it’s an enormous timesaver.
The Skimmer- love this thing, especially clip skimming.
Live A/V effects previews, and the quality and ease of the built in audio and compositing.
Timeline Index- I’m not sure people get how useful this is. I mean, you can do basic editing from the index if you wanted to.
Anyway…. I could drone on and on… My point is that X is an NLE, and like any NLE, you should use all the tools it offers to get your material ready to edit. What keeps me hooked is all the other stuff that really isn’t in anything else. Makes my life much easier. 🙂
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[Herb Sevush] “Or so I’ve heard.”
From a couple people. Who are wrong. 😉
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[Michael Gissing] “I can convert an AAF to an AES31 which is what I do with conversion software by AAT. This software is a great tool box for a variety of conversions including fcpxml directly so it has so many advantages for a quarter of the price.”
I’ve been looking at AATranslator for ages, and considered just getting a cheapo PC to run it. And the second I *really* need it I will. 🙂 Anyone run it in WINE? allegedly it works…
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[Michael Gissing] “Fairlight has never been about becoming the ProTools killer. I think the focus will be on being the best, not the most popular. If being the best made you the most popular then Fairlight would have already killed ProTools.”
Agree… I’m kinda surprised Fairlight isn’t more pervasive in post audio. Cost probably… and the fact that you had to at one point pay extra to be able to open AAF’s?
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[Michael Gissing] “Big plus to Apple for adding extra wireless to their phones. Dropping the jack however was not necessary unless you want to squeeze out other vendors.”
I’m with you for the most part, but I’m not convinced they did it to squeeze out other vendors… Other vendors can now make and sell lightning cans etc to more people than they could day before yesterday. And, at risk of being incorrectly labeled an “apologist”, maybe they just did it to get rid of the last bit of analog HW in the phone. I use mini plugs all the time too and it’s gonna be a PITA to change some stuff.
[Michael Gissing] “Have a look at what Blackmagic and Fairlight are about to do.”
Try to kill ProTools? 😉
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[Tim Wilson] “You know I love you Charlie, but that’s always been a straw man that Apple hides behind. Keeping the headphone jack ain’t a punchcard reader…although as I noted, I don’t think losing the headphone jack is all that big a deal, even though I use it constantly for both listening and phoning. “
🙂 I actually saw that pic while I was typing the reply… it’s not really directed at your comment, I just thought it was funny.
[Tim Wilson] “To answer your rhetorical question with another one, what it would it even look like for Apple to Think Different anymore? What would it look like for Apple to surprise us again?”
I dunno, though I really don’t know what they could do with a phone right now that would be as innovative as the original, or the iPod. Maybe when they get a cell chip into the watch and it replaces your phone (using AirPods®) that’ll do it? What’s the Next Big Thing we haven’t thought of? Maybe they’ve thought of it. It’s Apple, so if they have we won’t know until they tell the world.
I’m a glutton for punishment, so I paid 99 bucks to get access to the OS betas, and am really digging the way macOS and iOS and WatchOS and tvOS are evolving to all work together pretty seamlessly. If you’re in the Apple camp, it’s very very cool. Things like your watch unlocking your desktop when you get near it, very futuristic. 🙂
Maybe people would be surprised if the next version of FCP X has been taking so long because they’re cramming it full of features that pro’s have been clamoring for? Maybe if you can edit on your watch people will be delighted? Or maybe there actually is a new and crazily improved Mac Pro? Maybe there’s a Watch Pro? lol Guess we’ll see right?
I feel about Apple vs other HW/OS vendors like I do about X vs. other NLE’s. I’ve used the others and I like it more. I’m not a kool aide drinker, I honestly like the way all their stuff looks, feels, and functions. YMM will V 😉
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You do understand that this event was about phones, watches and iOS right? What potential features of these 3 things would have won you over? Something like this?
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[Agnes Marsala] “I’m still using 7.5 and after reading this thread I’m more horrified than ever at the thought of moving to X!”
Don’t be, it’s amazing. Seriously. 🙂
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